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Why Privacy Isn't Everything
Anita L. Allen
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Description for Why Privacy Isn't Everything
Paperback. "None of your business!" People seeking to keep their private lives from scrutiny often fall back on these words. This work shows that we are every bit as accountable for our private actions as for our public deeds. It defends accountability for private life, stating that it protects and dignifies. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Accountability protects public health and safety, facilitates law enforcement, and enhances national security, but it is much more than a bureaucratic concern for corporations, public administrators, and the criminal justice system. In Why Privacy Isn't Everything, Anita L. Allen provides a highly original treatment of neglected issues affecting the intimacies of everyday life, and freshly examines how a preeminent liberal society accommodates the competing demands of vital privacy and vital accountability for personal matters. Thus, 'None of your business!' is at times the wrong thing to say, as much of what appears to be self-regarding conduct has implications for others ... Read more
Accountability protects public health and safety, facilitates law enforcement, and enhances national security, but it is much more than a bureaucratic concern for corporations, public administrators, and the criminal justice system. In Why Privacy Isn't Everything, Anita L. Allen provides a highly original treatment of neglected issues affecting the intimacies of everyday life, and freshly examines how a preeminent liberal society accommodates the competing demands of vital privacy and vital accountability for personal matters. Thus, 'None of your business!' is at times the wrong thing to say, as much of what appears to be self-regarding conduct has implications for others ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Feminist Constructions
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742514096
SKU
V9780742514096
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About Anita L. Allen
Anita L. Allen is professor of law and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Why Privacy Isn't Everything
Professor Allen's major new book offers an impressive and compelling analysis of the controversial link between privacy and personal accountability. Whether arguing for accountability with regards to sex, drugs, or the family, Allen's work is essential reading for a wide audience.
Julie Inness, Mount Holyoke College A wise, warm, and courageous meditation on the complex issues of privacy and ... Read more
Julie Inness, Mount Holyoke College A wise, warm, and courageous meditation on the complex issues of privacy and ... Read more