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Application or Construction? Two Types of Public Policy Ethics
Poama, A. 2018
Application or Construction? Two Types of Public Policy Ethics
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This chapter offers a conceptual map of the field of public policy ethics (EPP). It distinguishes between two types of EPP, according to their treatment of the phenomenon of moral disagreement as... Show moreThis chapter offers a conceptual map of the field of public policy ethics (EPP). It distinguishes between two types of EPP, according to their treatment of the phenomenon of moral disagreement as instantiated in questions of public policy. According to the first type, one’s moral stance on morally controversial policies needs to be ultimately derived from a foundational ethical theory that solves the problem of moral disagreement. According to the second type, one’s moral position on policy matters is formed independently of the recommendations given by any one particular foundational theory. I call the first type applied EPP and the second one constructive EPP. I further argue that an adequate appreciation of the distinction between these two types can help us tackle some of the standard objections raised against EPP. Show less
The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy
Lever, A.; Poama, A. 2018
The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy
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What does it mean to do public policy ethics today? How should philosophers engage with ethical issues in policy-making when policy decisions are circumscribed by political and pragmatic concerns?... Show more

What does it mean to do public policy ethics today? How should philosophers engage with ethical issues in policy-making when policy decisions are circumscribed by political and pragmatic concerns? How do ethical issues in public policy differ between areas such as foreign policy, criminal justice, or environmental policy?The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy addresses all these questions and more, and is the first handbook of its kind. It is comprised of 41 chapters written by leading international contributors, and is organised into four clear sections covering the following key topics:

  • Methodology: philosophical approaches to public policy, ethical expertise, knowledge, and public policy
  • Democracy and public policy: identity, integration and inclusion: voting, linguistic policy, discrimination, youth policy, religious toleration, and the family
  • Public goods: defence and foreign policy, development and climate change, surveillance and internal security, ethics of welfare, healthcare and fair trade, sovereignty and territorial boundaries, and the ethics of nudging
  • Public policy challenges: criminal justice, policing, taxation, poverty, disability, reparation, and ethics of death policies.

The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, politics, and social policy. It will be equally useful to those in related disciplines, such as economics and law, or professional fields, such as business administration or policy-making in general.

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