Position and Responsibility: Jeurgen Habermas, Reinhold Niebuhr, and the Co-reconstruction of the Positional Imperative by Carl I Lindberg Professor of Philosophy Ilsup Ahn (Paperback, 2009)
Description: What is the moral criterion for those who hold power positions and authority in governments, corporations, and institutions? Ahn answers this question by presenting the concept of the positional imperative. The positional imperative is an executive moral rm for those who hold power positions in political and ecomic organizations. By critically integrating the Neo-Kantian reconstructionism of Jurgen Habermas with the Neo-Augustinian reconstructionism of Reinhold Niebuhr, through the method of co-reconstruction, Ahn identifies the positional imperative as an executive moral rm embedded in all power positions: Act in such a way t only to abide by laws, but also to come by the approvals of those affected by your positional actions. By uncovering this executive moral rm, Ahn argues that a position holder is t just a professional working for the system, but a moral executive who is willing to take the responsibility of his or her positional actions. Endorsements: How should Christians and n-Christians live moral lives in the tightly defined roles characteristic of modern corporate and bureaucratic societies? This is a seldom-asked question in our age that celebrates spontaneity and flexibility. But this fine book both asks this difficult question and answers it with the resources of Christian ethics and political philosophy. It is an important study that creatively investigates new territory in social ethics. --Don Browning Alexander Campbell Emeritus Professor of Religious Ethics and the Social Sciences, University of Chicago In this compelling book, Ilsup Ahn addresses a burning contemporary issue: are there moral criteria for those in corporate, governmental, or institutional positions of power? Engaging the philosopher Jurgen Habermas and the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, Ahn identifies a 'positional imperative.' In light of this rm, power holders are moral executives who bear responsibility for their actions. In our time when moral responsibility has been denied or igred in financial institutions and governments, Ahn makes a singular contribution to thought. I highly commended this work for anyone interested in current political and moral questions. --William Schweiker Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics University of Chicago About the Contributor(s): Ilsup Ahn is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at North Park University, where he teaches philosophical, religious, and social ethics.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wipf & Stock Publishers
ISBN-10
155635634x
ISBN-13
9781556356346
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95962431
Dimensions
Weight
351g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Eugene
Spine
14mm
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
Carl I Lindberg Professor of Philosophy Ilsup Ahn
Date of Publication
06/08/2009
Subject
Christian Theology
Imprint
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication
United States
Genre
Christian Theology
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