Ethics and architecture: the case of Albert Speer
It has been argued that there are obligations, or virtues and vices, that pertain uniquely to architectural practice. Thus Jack Sammons has argued that the moral failings of the Nazi architect Albert Speer were failings specific to him as an architect (qua architect). I argue that Sammons’ account...
Main Author: | Norman Lillegard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
2014-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Architecture and Urbanism |
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Online Access: | https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JAU/article/view/3308 |
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