Real American Ethics

Real American Ethics albert borgmann The University of Chicago Press Chicago & London albert borgmann is a Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montana. He is the author of Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life, Crossing the Postmodern Divide, and Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium, all published by the University of Chicago Press. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2006 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 2006 Printed in the United States of America 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 1 2 3 4 5 isbn-13: 978-0-226-06634-9 (cloth) isbn-10: 0-226-06634-7 (cloth) Part of chapter 10 was previously published as “Information and Inhabitation,” in Design Philosophy Papers: Collection Two, ed. Anne-Marie Willis (Ravensbourne, Australia: D/E/S Publications, 2005), pp. 10–19. Part of chapter 10 appeared in “Everyday Fortitude,” The Christian Century, Nov. 14, 2001, pp. 16–21. Copyright © 2001 Christian Century. Reprinted by permission. Part of chapter 12 was previously published as “A Moral Conception of Commodification,” in The Moralization of the Markets, ed. Nico Stehr, Christoph Henning, and Bernd Weiler (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2006), pp. 193–211. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Borgmann, Albert. Real American ethics : taking responsibility for our country / Albert Borgmann. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. isbn-13: 978-0-226-06634-9 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-226-06634-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Ethics—United States. 2. United States—Moral conditions. i. Title. bj352.b67 2006 170.973—dc22 2006016449 ` The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992. ... - tailieumienphi.vn