title: The problem of moral choice in political ethics
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metadata.value: Derzhivitskii, Evgenii V.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Larionov, Igor Yu.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2019-11-14T10:19:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2019-11-14T10:19:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2019-09
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Derzhivitskii E. V., Larionov I. Yu. The problem of moral choice in political ethics. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2019, vol. 35, issue 3, pp. 406–416.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2019.302
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.uri
metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/16578
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: In this paper, we identify and describe the particular characteristics of moral choice in political
  ethics. For that purpose, the main features of political ethics as applied ethics, as well as
  its difference from other areas of applied ethics, are revealed. We describe the method and
  the limits of interpretation of political ethics as professional ethics. We come to the conclusion
  that in some cases of political choice we cannot appeal to norms and principles of public
  morality. The reasons are the ineradicable properties and goals of political activity—that is,
  its significant impact on the welfare and lives of citizens of the state, a high degree of risk
  and uncertainty, and the continuous presence of open ethical questions. On that ground, we
  argue that in the case of moral choice political ethics should analyze each situation separately,
  since any attempt to create universal prescriptions and recommendations would inevitably fail
  as inappropriate. Hereafter, we propose the typology of ethical conflicts typical for political
  practice. The first type is the moral conflict caused by the necessity of political compromise
  that presupposes breaking previous promises. The second type is proper moral dilemmas that
  include the choice between life and death of other people. The third type presents the choice
  between some historically significant goals and the personal political career of a politician.
  In the discussion, we will provide real-life examples for each type of political moral conflict.
  The main research methods of the paper are categorical analysis of ethical concepts, comparative
  analysis, cultural-historical method, analysis of moral dilemmas, event analysis, politicalpsychological
  method, method of political-cultural comparative studies, and content analysis.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: With the support of Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), project №19-011-00234 “Moral
  normality in professional ethical codes in the conditions of formation of a digital society”.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies;Volume 35; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: political ethics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: moral conflict
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: moral choice in politics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: compromise
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: lies in politics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: moral motivation of politicians
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the responsibility of politicians
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: political suicide
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The problem of moral choice in political ethics
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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