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Wisdom in Love: Kierkegaard and the Ancient Quest for Emotional Integrity
by Furtak  Publisher Comments In this historically informed work in moral psychology, Rick Anthony Furtak develops a conceptual account of the emotions that addresses the conventional idea that reason and emotion stand in sharp opposition. Furtak begins with a critical examination of...
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Common Values (95 Edition)
by Sissela Bok Publisher Comments In Common Values, now with a new preface, Book writes eloquently and clearly while combining moral theory with practical ethics, demonstrating how moral values apply to all facets of life -- personal, professional, domestic, and international. Drawing on...
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Living with Uncertainty: The Moral Significance of Ignorance (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)
by Michael J. Zimmerman Publisher Comments Every choice we make is set against a background of massive ignorance about our past, our future, our circumstances, and ourselves. Philosophers are divided on the moral significance of such ignorance. Some say that it has a direct impact on how we ought...
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Moral Health
by Alex J Stuart Publisher Comments Three important bodies of research on moral health are being ignored by a liberal media.The first is basic research on character, known as PRAIRIE CITY, published in 1960; The second, the Roosevelt research on the Fabian socialist led national conspiracy...
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Ethics in Sport (2ND 07 Edition)
by William J. Morgan Book News Annotation This collection for undergraduate and graduate students contains 35 essays on ethics in sport. Morgan (sport humanities, Ohio State U.) brings together essays from 1964 to the present on metaethical considerations, competition and fair play, doping...
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Justice, Posterity, and the Environment
by Wilfred Beckerman Publisher Comments In rich countries, environmental problems are seen as problems of prosperity; in poor countries, they are seen as problems of poverty. Lack of clean drinking water and insufficient sanitation affect the here and now, whereas environmental problems in...
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Ethics for Everyday (02 Edition)
by David Benatar Publisher Comments Telling lies, gossiping, practicing adultery, gambling, smoking, using offensive language, corporal punishment of one?s children, copying copyrighted material ? these are moral issues that affect, and often deeply affect, our daily lives. Everyday Ethics...
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Marxist Philosophy in China: From Qu Qiubai to Mao Zedong, 1923-1945
by Nick Knight Publisher Comments This book examines the introduction of Marxist philosophy to China from the early 1920s to the mid 1940s. It does this through an examination of the philosophical activities and writings of four Chinese Marxist philosophers central to this process. These...
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On the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics: Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals, the Metaphysical Ele
by Immanuel Kant Publisher Comments Collected here in this omnibus edition are Immanuel Kant's three most important works on the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics. Included are Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals, and The Metaphysical...
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John Macmurry: Selected Philosophical Writings (Library of Scottish Philosophy)
by John Mcmurry Publisher Comments Macmurray's overriding concern is to present and adequate account of the person, but his work also addresses concerns in education, art and science, which all stem from his understanding of human agency. This leads him into a discussion of the ethics of...
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Moral Demands in Nonideal Theory (Oxford Ethics Series)
by Liam B. Murphy Publisher Comments Is there a limit to the legitimate demands of morality? In particular, is there a limit to people's responsibility to promote the well-being of others, either directly or via social institutions? Utilitarianism admits no such limit, and is for that...
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Philosophy Day After Tomorrow (05 Edition)
by Cavell Publisher Comments Nietzsche characterized the philosopher as the man of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow--a description befitting Stanley Cavell, with his longtime interest in freedom in the face of an uncertain future. This interest, particularly in the role of...
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Tolerance and the Ethical Life (Continuum Studies in Philosophy)
by Andrew Fiala Publisher Comments In a fresh and exciting way, this new book shows how tolerance connects with the practice of philosophy. Andrew Fiala examines the virtue of tolerance as it appears in several historical contexts: Socratic philosophy, Stoic philosophy, Pragmatism, and...
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Future Perfect?: God, Medicine and Human Identity (UK Edition)
by Book News Annotation Here contributors address the issues of what is a human, what is a medicalized human, and what constitutes a fabulous human in such topics as humans as perfect or trans-human, human nature and the human condition, the nature of human welfare, whether...
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The British Moralists and the Internal 'Ought': 1640-1740
by Stephen Darwell Publisher Comments This book is a major work in the history of ethics, and provides the first study of early modern British philosophy in several decades. Professor Darwall discerns two distinct traditions feeding into the moral philosophy of the seventeenth and eighteenth...
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Case Studies in Environmental Ethics
by Patrick G Derr Synopsis A collection of more than 40 case studies covering diverse topics such as genetic engineering, aesthetics, pollution, animal rights, population, and resource management, Case Studies in Environmental Ethics is intended as a supplemental book for college...
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Cowboy Metaphysics: Ethics and Death in Westerns: Ethics and Death in Westerns
by Peter A. French Publisher Comments Peter French examines the world of the western, one in which death is annihilation, the culmination of life, and there is nothing else. In that world he finds alternatives to Judeo-Christian traditions that dominate our ethical theories, alternatives...
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Basic Ethics (Basic Ethics in Action)
by Michael Boylan Publisher Comments This is a core text for undergraduate courses in Ethical Theory or a supplement for Applied Ethics courses.This text examines major moral theories from the worldview perspective, teaching students the major tenets of the principal moral theories, and the...
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Mill's Utilitarianism : Reader's Guide (07 Edition)
by Henry R. West Publisher Comments In Mill's 'Utilitarianism': A Reader's Guide, Henry R. West offers a clear, thorough and detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students...
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Virtues: Life's Enrichments: The Power of Virtues
by Donald C. Decker Publisher Comments Human happiness and progress is founded on spiritual knowledge and behavior. In the future, the masses reawaken to their spiritual beings. Virtues are the spiritual building blocks and recognition of the good in all of us. Virtues empower values and...
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