Unmasking Administrative EvilM.E. Sharpe, 18 mai 2015 - 248 pages The modern age with its emphasis on technical rationality has enabled a new and dangerous form of evil--administrative evil. Unmasking Administrative Evil discusses the overlooked relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life. The authors argue that the tendency toward administrative evil, as manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven into the identity of public affairs. The common characteristic of administrative evil is that ordinary people within their normal professional and administrative roles can engage in acts of evil without being aware that they are doing anything wrong. Under conditions of moral inversion, people may even view their evil activity as good. In the face of what is now a clear and present danger in the United States, this book seeks to lay the groundwork for a more ethical and democratic public life; one that recognizes its potential for evil, and thereby creates greater possibilities for avoiding the hidden pathways that lead to state-sponsored dehumanization and destruction. What's new in the Fourth Edition of Unmasking Administrative Evil:
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Table des matières
1 The Dynamics of Evil and Administrative Evil | 3 |
2 Compliance Technical Rationality and Administrative Evil | 23 |
The Holocaust and Public Service | 39 |
From MittelbauDora and Peenemünde to the Marshall Space Flight Center | 59 |
The Marshall Space Flight Center NASA and the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia | 83 |
6 Public Policy and Administrative Evil | 109 |
Abu Ghraib Moral Inversion and Torture Policy | 133 |
Searching for a Basis for Public Ethics | 157 |
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About the Authors | 200 |