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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
by Simon Wiesenthal  Publisher Comments While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to — and obtain...
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On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 
Powells.com Staff Pick Lying is a craft, but bullshitting is an art. "Hence the familiar notion of the 'bullshit artist,'" moral philosopher Harry Frankfurt reminds us in this fun, erudite treatise. On Bullshit surely ranks as one of the best gift books to come along in quite...
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Voluntary Simplicity (REV): Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
by Duane Elgin Publisher Comments When Voluntary Simplicity was first published in 1981, it quickly became recognized as a powerful and visionary work in the emerging dialogue over sustainable ways of living.Now, more than ten years later and with many of the planet's environmental...
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Elements of Moral Philosophy 5TH Edition
by James Rachels Publisher Comments Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, this concise, lively book combines clear explanations of the main theories of ethics with discussions of interesting examples. Topics covered include famine relief, euthanasia...
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Natural Goodness (UK Edition)
by Philippa Foot Publisher Comments Philippa Foot has for many years been one of the most distinctive and influential thinkers in moral philosophy. Long dissatisfied with the moral theories of her contemporaries, she has gradually evolved a theory of her own that is radically opposed not...
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Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
by Jonathan Lear Publisher Comments Shortly before he died, Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation, told his storyandmdash;up to a certain point. andldquo;When the buffalo went away the hearts of my people fell to the ground,andrdquo; he said, andldquo;and they could not...
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Experiments in Ethics (Flexner Lectures)
by Kwame Anthony Appiah Publisher Comments In the past few decades, scientists of human nature--including experimental and cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, evolutionary theorists, and behavioral economists--have explored the way we arrive at moral judgments. They have called into...
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Philosophical Classics)
by Adam Smith Publisher Comments The foundation for a system of morals, this 1749 work is a landmark of moral and political thought. Its highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment, and virtue offer a reconstruction of the Enlightenment concept of social science, embracing...
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Information Technology and Moral Philosophy
by Jeroen Van Den (edt) Hoven Publisher Comments This book gives an in-depth philosophical analysis of moral problems to which information technology gives rise, for example, problems related to privacy, intellectual property, responsibility, friendship, and trust, with contributions from many of the...
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The Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche Synopsis Considered by many as one of his most important works, The Genealogy of Morals is a collection of three essays on Nietzsche's thoughts on the origin of our moral prejudices, In the three essays ('Good and Evil, ' 'Good and Bad'; 'Guilt', 'Bad Conscience',...
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What Should I Do If Reverend Billy Is in My Store?
by Bill Talen
Publisher Comments The Reverend Billy is a revivalist preacher who leads the Church of Stop Shopping, an anticonsumerist communion devoted to putting the odd into God. Created by the actor Bill Talen, the Reverend first appeared alongside the sidewalk preachers in New York'...
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Thinking Critically About Ethical Is 6TH Edition
by Vincent Ry Ruggiero Publisher Comments This concise accessible text emphasizes doing ethical analysis, rather than focusing on ethical theory or the history of ethics. Ruggiero's readers are invited to apply ethical principles to issues that exemplify the kinds of moral challenges encountered...
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The Middle Works of John Dewey, Volume 5, 1899-1924: Ethics, 1908 (Collected Works of John Dewey)
by John Dewey Publisher Comments Volume 11 brings together all of Dewey's writings for 1918 and 1919. A Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions textual edition. Dewey's dominant theme in these pages is war and its after-math. In the Introduction, Oscar and Lilian...
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A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last
by Stephen Levine Publisher Comments In his new book, Stephen Levine, author of the perennial best-seller Who Dies?, teaches us how to live each moment, each hour, each day mindfully--as if it were all that was left. On his deathbed, Socrates exhorted his followers to practice dying as the...
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Future of Human Nature (03 Edition)
by Jurgen Habermas Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-127)....
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Mad in America : Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally ILL (02 Edition)
by Robert Whitaker Publisher Comments In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker reveals an astounding truth: Schizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries, and quite possibly worse than asylum patients did in the early...
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Choosing Civility : the Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct (02 Edition)
by P. M. Forni Publisher Comments Most people would agree that thoughtful behavior and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, cellphones, and multi-tasking. In Choosing Civility, P. M. Forni identifies the twenty-five rules that are most...
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Alasdair Macintyre (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus)
by Mark Murphy Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-219) and index....
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Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age
by A C Grayling Publisher Comments "Magnanimity is in short supply," writes A. C. Grayling is this wonderfully incisive book, "but it is the main ingredient in everything that makes the world a better place" And indeed Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age is itself a...
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Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life
by John Mccain Publisher Comments “Courage,” Winston Churchill explained, is “the first of human qualities . . . because it guarantees all the others.” As a naval officer, P.O.W., and one of America’s most admired political leaders, John McCain has...
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