Secrets : on the ethics of concealment and revelation /

Secrets : on the ethics of concealment and revelation /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bok, Sissela
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [1982]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Secrecy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Geheimnis.
Ethik.
Schweigepflicht.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Approaches to secrecy
  • Secrecy and moral choice
  • Coming to experience secrecy and openness
  • Secret societies
  • Secrecy and self-deception
  • Confessions
  • Gossip
  • Secrecy, power, and accountability
  • The limits of confidentiality
  • Trade and corporate secrecy
  • Secrecy and competition in science
  • Secrets of state
  • Military secrets
  • Whistleblowing and leaking
  • Intrusive social science research
  • Investigative journalism
  • Undercover police operations
  • Conclusion.