Paul Nieuwenburg
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127806 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Nieuwenburg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Nieuwenburg |
| SIGNATURE | NIEUWENBURG P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Conflicts of Values and Political Forgiveness
Citizens have a right to be governed by officials with an acute awareness of the conflicts between the constitutional values of liberal democracy. Such an awareness is an integral part of a public official's integrity. That is why citizens should have a say in deciding whether to remove from office an official with such integrity. In this article, this type of conflict between constitutional values is translated into the terms of an individual of…
The Moral Costs of Discretionary Decision-Making in Crisis
In crisis situations, first responders are expected to act speedily, improvise, and do whatever is necessary to save lives and minimize damage; they should not wait for orders before they act. But while the benefits of quick action may be self-evident, there is little consideration in theory or practice of the moral costs that come with discretionary crisis decision-making. This article presents a framework for the ethical analysis of crisis deci…
Democracy and Knowledge
The Integrity Paradox
Public integrity is a good thing, because it restores citizens' trust in government. This, in turn, is a good thing, because it promotes good government. Notwithstanding its truth, this argument creates a paradox for public officials who use it to justify integrity. On the one hand, a government's sincere commitment to integrity entails an obligation to reveal its own violations of integrity, which is not likely to increase trust. On the other ha…
The Agony of Choice
Moral pluralism is fashionable. However, the implications of moral pluralism for the investment an agent is prepared to make in his practical thinking are potentially self-defeating. In the public realm, with its added responsibility, an examination of these implications is all the more important. This article argues that we shall only be in a position to subscribe to pluralism in practice if certain moral dispositions, such as the virtues, are a…
Learning to Deliberate
One argument for deliberative democracy is that public deliberation enhances a sincere concern for the common good. Most of the theories of deliberative democracy fail to give a satisfying account of this process. One of the causes for this state of affairs is a preoccupation with autonomy, which tends to obscure that public deliberation is deliberation with others who are actually present. On such an interpretation of publicity, shame, or a conc…
Can Administrative Virtue Be Taught
Educating the virtuous administrator requires a robust conception of what a virtue is. By discussing the most influential definitions of virtue, this article attempts to detect the problems that have to be addressed by any serious approach to the practical implementation of virtue ethics in administration. A virtue is a disposition not only to act but to think, and even to perceive certain situations as embodying reasons for action. It is argued …
Learning to Deliberate
One argument for deliberative democracy is that public deliberation enhances a sincere concern for the common good. Most of the theories of deliberative democracy fail to give a satisfying account of this process. One of the causes for this state of affairs is a preoccupation with autonomy, which tends to obscure that public deliberation is deliberation with others who are actually present. On such an interpretation of publicity, shame, or a conc…
The Integrity Paradox
Public integrity is a good thing, because it restores citizens' trust in government. This, in turn, is a good thing, because it promotes good government. Notwithstanding its truth, this argument creates a paradox for public officials who use it to justify integrity. On the one hand, a government's sincere commitment to integrity entails an obligation to reveal its own violations of integrity, which is not likely to increase trust. On the other ha…
The Agony of Choice
Moral pluralism is fashionable. However, the implications of moral pluralism for the investment an agent is prepared to make in his practical thinking are potentially self-defeating. In the public realm, with its added responsibility, an examination of these implications is all the more important. This article argues that we shall only be in a position to subscribe to pluralism in practice if certain moral dispositions, such as the virtues, are a…
The Moral Costs of Discretionary Decision-Making in Crisis
In crisis situations, first responders are expected to act speedily, improvise, and do whatever is necessary to save lives and minimize damage; they should not wait for orders before they act. But while the benefits of quick action may be self-evident, there is little consideration in theory or practice of the moral costs that come with discretionary crisis decision-making. This article presents a framework for the ethical analysis of crisis deci…
Can Administrative Virtue Be Taught
Educating the virtuous administrator requires a robust conception of what a virtue is. By discussing the most influential definitions of virtue, this article attempts to detect the problems that have to be addressed by any serious approach to the practical implementation of virtue ethics in administration. A virtue is a disposition not only to act but to think, and even to perceive certain situations as embodying reasons for action. It is argued …
The Agony of Choice
Moral pluralism is fashionable. However, the implications of moral pluralism for the investment an agent is prepared to make in his practical thinking are potentially self-defeating. In the public realm, with its added responsibility, an examination of these implications is all the more important. This article argues that we shall only be in a position to subscribe to pluralism in practice if certain moral dispositions, such as the virtues, are a…
Learning to Deliberate
One argument for deliberative democracy is that public deliberation enhances a sincere concern for the common good. Most of the theories of deliberative democracy fail to give a satisfying account of this process. One of the causes for this state of affairs is a preoccupation with autonomy, which tends to obscure that public deliberation is deliberation with others who are actually present. On such an interpretation of publicity, shame, or a conc…
The Integrity Paradox
Public integrity is a good thing, because it restores citizens' trust in government. This, in turn, is a good thing, because it promotes good government. Notwithstanding its truth, this argument creates a paradox for public officials who use it to justify integrity. On the one hand, a government's sincere commitment to integrity entails an obligation to reveal its own violations of integrity, which is not likely to increase trust. On the other ha…
Democracy and Knowledge
The Moral Costs of Discretionary Decision-Making in Crisis
In crisis situations, first responders are expected to act speedily, improvise, and do whatever is necessary to save lives and minimize damage; they should not wait for orders before they act. But while the benefits of quick action may be self-evident, there is little consideration in theory or practice of the moral costs that come with discretionary crisis decision-making. This article presents a framework for the ethical analysis of crisis deci…
Conflicts of Values and Political Forgiveness
Citizens have a right to be governed by officials with an acute awareness of the conflicts between the constitutional values of liberal democracy. Such an awareness is an integral part of a public official's integrity. That is why citizens should have a say in deciding whether to remove from office an official with such integrity. In this article, this type of conflict between constitutional values is translated into the terms of an individual of…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law and economics (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (3 works)