Ethics and moral philosophy Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review"“[A] clear-eyed, meticulously argued study. . . . By bringing grief to philosophy Mr. Cholbi brings philosophy closer to the other humanities; he’s as incisive a critic as he is a philosopher."---Hamilton Cain, Wall Street Journal"An informative, sweeping, and provocative examination of grief as a complex phenomenon when undertaken in response to the death of others."---Glenn C. Altschuler, Psychology Today"Fascinating, insightful, and accessible. . . . This well-written, engaging, and thought-provoking book is a brilliant example of applied philosophy. It is relevant to important debates within medicine (for example, recent controversy about definitions of a prolonged grief disorder). It will be interesting and helpful for clinicians caring for those who are bereaved, for philosophers of emotions, and of course, for all of us who, sooner or later, have to navigate the long, dark, and winding valley of loss."---Dominic Wilkinson, Journal of Applied Philosophy"One of the strengths of Cholbi’s book is in the range of authors from whom he takes accounts of grief: from the personal disclosures of C.S. Lewis to Joan Didion to the fiction of Tolstoy, Camus, and Shakespeare, just to name a few. . . . Excellent. . . . Grief certainly fulfills its aim of encouraging other philosophers to consider the existential phenomenon of grief. Cholbi has prompted such a conversation here in a significant, thoroughgoing, and engaging way."---Brad Deford, Philosophy in Review"[A] clearly written guide, which addresses many of the most important philosophical issues surrounding grief."---Becky Millar, Philosophical Quarterly"There is much to like about Cholbi's book. It is short, densely argued, and shows great familiarity with the relevant philosophical, literary, and psychological literatures."---John Danaher, Philosopher’s Magazine"The ideas [Cholbi] contributes to the experiences of grief were surprisingly comforting. . . . Michael Cholbi’s newest book is definitely one to consider for your next read. I think we could all benefit from understanding the experience of grief a little more."---Joi Foote, Redbrick"[A] wise book."---Dave Luhrssen, Shepherd Express"Cholbi’s book is a valuable addition to the contemporary analytic literature on the emotions and on grief"---Ashley Atkins, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

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Book SynopsisWhat all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of complicitors: business partners, employees, investors, news organizations, and others. And, whether we're aware of it or not, almost all of us have been complicit in the unethical behavior of others. In Complicit, Harvard Business School professor Max Bazerman confronts our complicity head-on and offers strategies for recognizing and avoiding the psychological and other traps that lead us to ignore, condone, or actively support wrongdoing in our businesses, organizations, communities, politics, and more. Complicit tells compelling stories of those who enabled the Theranos and WeWork scandals, the opioid crisis, the sexual abTrade Review"Bazerman’s catalog of complicity is sobering. His explanations for why it happens are convincing, and toward the book’s end he attempts to set out what we can do to counter it."---Julian Baggini, Wall Street Journal

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Book SynopsisPresents a collection of papers in ancient moral philosophy. This book interprets Aristotle's ethical theory as a response to Protagoras. It ranges from a literary study of Homer's influence on Plato's Protagoras to analytic studies of Aristotle's metaphysics and his ideas about deliberation.Trade Review"Whatever their state of completion, Segvic's papers shed new light on ancient texts and offer new perspectives on practical rationality. They also give those of us who did not know Segvic an appreciation of the loss that we all suffered when illness and then death prevented her from developing and sharing her many insights."---Jyl Gentzler, POLIS

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Book SynopsisHow to put democracy at the heart of AI governanceArtificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping our world. Police forces use them to decide where to send police officers, judges to decide whom to release on bail, welfare agencies to decide which children are at risk of abuse, and Facebook and Google to rank content and distribute ads. In these spheres, and many others, powerful prediction tools are changing how decisions are made, narrowing opportunities for the exercise of judgment, empathy, and creativity. In Algorithms for the People, Josh Simons flips the narrative about how we govern these technologies. Instead of examining the impact of technology on democracy, he explores how to put democracy at the heart of AI governance. Drawing on his experience as a research fellow at Harvard University, a visiting research scientist on Facebook's Responsible AI team, and a policy advisor to the UK's Labour Party, Simons gets under the hood of predictive technologies, offering

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"“Nobody is better placed than Anthony Appiah to make the case for rooted cosmopolitanism.”"---Alan Ryan, New York Review of Books"Suave and discerning. . . . Appiah seeks to reorient political philosophy by returning to the example set by John Stuart Mill. . . . For all of Appiah’s philosophic precision, his writing often resembles not Mill’s but that of Oscar Wilde—to my mind, the finest prose stylist of the 19th century. . . . The superb rhetorical performance of this book offers the most persuasive evidence for his case. . . . To read The Ethics of Identity is to enter into the world it describes; it is also to imagine what it might be like to live in so urbane and expansive a place."---Jonathan Freedman, New York Times Book Review"[An] impressive book. . . . [A] thorough exploration of moral concepts such as authenticity, tolerance, individuality, and dignity, and how they are all connected to the task of making a life. . . . It is hard to know what to admire most about this book: the urbane elegance of Appiah's prose, the reach of his knowledge, or the sheer philosophical sharpness of his analysis."---Carl Elliott, American Prospect"Kwame Anthony Appiah's The Ethics of Identity is a wonderful book. It is as rigorous as one expects the best philosophy to be, yet it is witty, humane, and engaging in ways that academic philosophy is only rarely. It is the best account of the ethics of liberal society that we possess."---Daniel Weinstock, Ethics"Kwame Anthony Appiah undertakes to combine a form of liberalism that aspires to universal validity with a full recognition and substantial acceptance of the important cultural and ethical diversity that characterizes our world."---Thomas Nagel, New Republic"This book, with its fluid, inviting phrasing, is exceptionally well written. . . . It is effective, insightful, and thought-provoking. . . . Appiah clears the way for a justification of a narrative, pragmatic, particular relations-based cosmopolitanism, which is universal without the necessity of theoretical agreement." * Choice *"This new book aims to lay the groundwork for a new version of liberal theory adequate to the challenges of our time. . . . I find Appiah's overall conception of liberalism very congenial. . . . If Appiah succeeds in attenuating the force of such claims by undermining the theoretical conceptualizations and arguments supporting them, and integrating the valid claims of identity into liberal theory, he will have contributed very significantly to the reconstruction of liberalism."---Leonard J. Waks, Education and Culture"The conclusion Appiah eloquently affirms is spot on: the key to living a moral life is clearly not to seek to forego identity. On the contrary, it is to put identity in the service of becoming ethical human beings."---Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Tikkun"Kwame Anthony Appiah, a man of multiple cultures and languages who is able to question culture itself, leaves us better able to contemplate how to lead life well and to relate ethically to others in the process."---E. James Lieberman, PsycCritiques"Appiah, . . . an elegant writer, observes that we are not simply members of groups or products of culture. Individuality and autonomy, he argues, are fundamental to personhood in all social and cultural contexts."---David Moshman, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology"[This is] a book that does [a] thorough and original a job of exposing the deep paradoxes within identity and confronting the serious ethical dilemmas to which they give rise."---John E. Joseph, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

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Book SynopsisThis work looks at why moral values enhance and solidify erotic and marital relationships. In the process, it challenges cynicism about marriage while remaining sensitive to the innumerable problems confronting couples. Its approach to marital love is both traditional and modern.

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Book SynopsisThis text provides an introduction to conceptions of international justice, spanning 2500 years of intellectual history from Thucydides and Plato to Morgenthau and Waltz. It shows how older traditions of political philosophy remain relevant to contemporary debates in international relations.Trade ReviewThis powerful and important book should be assigned in core courses offered to all advanced students in international relations. - International History Review; ""An excellent contribution that masterfully combines philosophy, theology, and morality into a history of international relations from the ancient Greeks to the present."" - Military Review; ""An extremely welcome and powerful contribution."" - International Affairs

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Book SynopsisThis edition re-examines the moral foundations for America's military leadership in the post-9/11 era. It considers world affairs since the first edition - the Gulf War, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, 9/11, and the emergence of the United States as an unrivaled military power.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book’s contributors provide a wealth of information that reveals the patterns of Enlightenment in Central Europe. […] The research shows Bohemian intellectual circles’ facility with multiple languages, social diversity, variety of organizations and institutions for intellectual exchange, and the convergence of secular ideas, French and German Protestant influenecs, and both the reformed and conservative strands of Catholicism and Judaism.- Austrian History YearbookTable of ContentsIvo Cerman, Introduction: the Enlightenment in BohemiaI. Enlightenment institutions and mediaRita Krueger, The scientific academy and beyond: the institutions of the EnlightenmentIvo Cerman, The Enlightenment universitiesClaire Madl and Michael Wögerbauer, Censorship and book supplyHelga Meise, Morality, fiction and manners in the moral weeklies in PragueAndreas Önnerfors, Freemasonry and civil society: reform of manners and the Journal für Freymaurer (1784-1786)II. The construction of a secular morality?Ivo Cerman, Ethics and natural law: Jesuit Wolffianism in Prague 1750-1773Ivo Cerman, Secular moral philosophy: Karl Heinrich SeibtIvo Cerman, Moral anthropology of Joseph Nikolaus WindischgrätzIII. Towards a Josephist moral theologyMartin Gaži, The Enlightenment from below: the Catholic regular clergy in Bohemia and MoraviaJaroslav Lorman, The concept of moral theology of Augustin Zippe, a moral theologian at the turn of the epochIV. Morality in the Jewish worldPavel Sládek, Ezekiel Landau (1713-1793) – a political rabbiLouise Hecht, The Haskalah in Bohemia and Moravia: a gendered perspectiveRachel Manekin, The moral education of Jewish youth: the case of Bne ZionDavid Sorkin, Afterword: the Enlightenment – Bohemian style?

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Book SynopsisEthics is commonly assumed to be the one realm in which luck and risk do not intrude.Trade Review“Although risk is widely discussed in the medical ethics literature, luck has been conspicuously absent. This book seeks to fill this void by drawing on the extensive treatments of luck by philosophers and applying them to issues in medicine and health care…the book provides a useful framework for analyzing issues in medical ethics.” John R. Williams, The Heythop Journal "Dickenson's book is truly groundbreaking. By viewing issues of applied ethics through the unusual prism of moral luck, she throws an unexpected light on familiar themes in medical ethics, and by bringing the problem of moral luck into relatively unchartered areas, she goes some way in rectifying the neglect into which this important problem has fallen in recent years." Stuart Rennie, Ethical PerspectivesTable of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter One: Ethics versus Luck. The myriad forms of luck. A preliminary typology of luck. Outcome luck: further considerations. Moral luck: how serious and genuine is the paradox?. Judgement from hindsight: Gauguin and Anna Karenina. Escaping from the paradox. Chapter Two: The Fragility of Virtue and the Robust Health of Kantianism. Moral luck and virtue. The fragility of goodness. Kantianism and moral luck. Chapter Three Utilitarianism and Luck in Outcomes. Actual consequences. Potential consequences. Remorse and regret. Chapter Four: Risk and Consent. The law of consent: prudent patient versus reasonable doctor. Remorse, responsibility and consent. Rationality and risk. How much is the doctor responsible for?. Chapter Five: Death and Dying. Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and assisted suicide. Advance directives. Chapter Six: Moral Luck and the Allocation of Health Care Resources. The `micro level`. Knowing our limits: ‘the macro level’. Chapter Seven: Reproductive Ethics: What Risks Can Women Be Asked to Bear?. Risk, contract and ‘surrogacy’. Therapeutic and human cloning. Chapter Eight Psychiatry and Risk. Risk and dangerousness: luck in outcomes. Luck in character. Chapter Nine: Luck, genetics and moral character. Are genes us?. Genetics and luck in decisions to be faced. Genetics and luck in antecedent circumstances. Gauguin revisited: character, genetics and moral luck. Chapter Ten Moral Luck and Global Ethics. Towards justice and virtue: O’Neill’s account. The final synthesis: global ethics and moral luck. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisOne of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining it. In this new book, the leading social theorist Hans Joas explores the nature of values in relation to some of the leading figures of twentieth-century philosophy and social theory. Seeking to synthesize utilitarian and normativist approaches, Joas argues that only by appreciating the creative nature of human action can we understand how values and value commitments arise. Values, Joas suggests, arise in experiences of self-formation and self-transcendence. He arrives at this thesis by tracing the tensions in the work of thinkers including Friedrich Nietzsche, William James, Max Scheler and John Dewey. He goes on to explore the work of Charles Taylor, and concludes with an examination of postmodern challenges to the concept of identity and with a provocative critique of Habermas''s treatment of the relation between the right and the good. Throughout the bookTable of ContentsPreface. Formulating the Question. The Genesis of Values as Genealogy of Morality? (Friedrich Nietzsche). The Varieties of Religious Experience (William James). Collective Ecstacy (Emile Durkhein). The Immanence of Transcendence (Georg Simmel). The Value-Feeling and its Object (Max Scheler). Shattering Intersubjectivity (John Dewey). Identity and the Good (Charles Taylor). The Concept of Self and its Postmodern Challenge. Values and Norms: the Good and the Right. Notes. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale Miller provides a cogent and careful account of the main arguments offered by Mill, considers the critical responses to his work, and assesses its legacy for contemporary philosophy.Trade Review"A unified and carefully argued account that deserves to be a cornerstone of Mill studies for years to come."Utilitas"Simply the best book on Mill available today ... the achievement for which the author deserves eternal praise is that Miller's Mill makes sense. It is pleasant to see how Mill, who is often accused of being a 'muddled thinker' presents such a consistent philosophy."Ethical Perspectives "An excellent book for all Mill scholars as well as the general reader."Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "An excellent study of Mill's moral, social, and political thought."Choice "Refreshing and intellectually satisfying."Koninklijke Brill NV"Well written, well researched and comprehensive. Persuasively argued, it achieves its objectives in an insightful way."Political Studies Review "A high quality work - scholarly, open-minded, engaging, and accessible. The book has admirable breadth, the discussions of political economy and democracy being especially welcome."Roger Crisp, University of Oxford "Dale Miller's book is a superb piece of work. It is comprehensive, compelling, informative and polished. The volume really does cover all of Mill's moral and political philosophy and its arguments are downright persuasive. The book will be the state of the art discussion of the topic and will also provide a clear and straightforward introduction for advanced undergraduate students."Brad Hooker, University of Reading "Succinct, lucid, and well informed, this is quite simply the best volume there is on the moral, social, and political side of Mill's thought. Although accessible to those studying Mill for the first time, professional philosophers will learn much from Miller's insightful, judicious, and philosophically acute commentary."William Shaw, San Jose State University and author of Contemporary Ethics: Taking Account of Utilitarianism Table of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Foundations of Mill's Moral, Social and Political Thought1. A Singular Life2. Mill's Understanding of Human NaturePart II: Mill's Moral Philosophy3. The 'Proof' Principle of Utility4. The Higher Pleasures5. Utilitarianism: The 'Happiness Morality'6. Mill's Theory of Right and WrongPart III: Mill's Social and Political Thought7. Mill on Liberty and Individuality8. Millian Normative Political Economy9. Millian DemocracyPART IV: Concluding Remarks10. Mill's Utopian UtilitarianismNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA A lively and well written account of a neglected topic -- greed A Uses the topic of greed as a way to explore broader issues concerning the nature and development of modern societies A Written with a trade as well as an academic market in mind A Many illustrations and featured examples from historical and modern sources.Trade Review'Robertson's subject is the human catastrophe of a modern society built on separation and division, especially of the mind and the body. His method is to use a focus on greed as a means of conceptually reuniting meaning and feeling. Greed is in turn linked to the reality and metaphor of growth on which so much in modern society depends. This is not just imaginative; it is unique.' Keith Hart, King's College, Aberdeen 'Robertson daringly goes to the heart of the private and collective body in search of the dark forces of social and ecological destruction. This is no ordinary work, but an ambitious reach across discourses and vast time spans. He challenges us to think in fundamental ways about "growth", and how the very concept once misapplied leads to malignant outcomes.'Harvey Molotch, New York University "The book is a compelling and timely read -fast paced, at times quite playful, and decidedly passionate- in which the author develops a critique of anthropological theory, as well as of capitalism, by using greed as the analytical focal point...This is a finely crafted book that will readers much to consider through its provocative advocacy of a new moral economics" James H. McDonald, Anthropogical Theory Although it is fluent, engaged, and ocassionally funny, this is not an easy book. THat is because Robertson asks us to make a significant change in the ways that we as academics think about the world. It is worth the effort, though. The rewards are great." James G. Carrier, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological InstituteTable of ContentsList of Figures and Captions. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. What Do We mean By Greed?. Part I: Denials and Apologies:. 3. Beastly Passions and Legitimate Desires. 4. Discipling Greed. 5. Scholars and Idiots. Part II: How Greed Grows:. 6. Feeling and Meaning. 7. Growth and History. Part III: Three Bio-Histories:. 8. The Gluttonous Peasant. 9. The Avaricious Pensioner. 10. The Venal Professional. 11. Corporate Greed. References. Tailpiece.

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Book SynopsisWars throughout history have been fought in the name of ideology, religion and the pursuit of peace. Our thinking about war - when it is justified, how it should be fought and how it is perceived - has changed dramatically over time.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 The Risk Society at War 1 2 Complexity and War 28 3 War in an Age of Risk 62 4 Consequence Management 103 5 The Geopolitics of Risk Management 131 6 The Risk Age and its Discontents 173 Bibliography 185 Index 199

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Alexander Miller's highly readable introduction to contemporary metaethics provides a critical overview of the main arguments and themes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary metaethics. Miller traces the development of contemporary debates in metaethics from their beginnings in the work of G. E. Moore up to the most recent arguments between naturalism and non-naturalism, cognitivism and non-cognitivism. From Moore's attack on ethical naturalism, A. J. Ayer's emotivism and Simon Blackburn's quasi-realism to anti-realist and best opinion accounts of moral truth and the non-reductionist naturalism of the Cornell realists', this book addresses all the key theories and ideas in this field. As well as revisiting the whole terrain with revised and updated guides to further reading, Miller also introduces major new sections on the revolutionary fictionalism of Richard Joyce and the hermeneutic fictionalism of Mark Kalderon. The newTrade Review"No student or teacher could want for a more knowledgable and lucid guide - essential reading for any moral philosopher who wants to be taken seriously." Morning Star "This remains the indispensable guide to the subject for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and philosophers wanting to get 'up to speed' on the issues." Brian Leiter, University of Chicago "For many years, the first edition of Alex Miller’s An Introduction to Contemporary Metaethics has been the primary text for my course on metaethics. No text that I know of introduces students so thoroughly to the central theories, distinctions and arguments. The second edition fills in the additional background now needed. In particular, the expansion of the chapter on error theories is particularly welcome." Nadeem Hussain, Stanford University "Given its breadth, thoroughness, and originality, Miller's An Introduction to Contemporary Metaethics is compulsory reading for everyone interested in metaethics. The updated material of this second edition guarantees that there will soon exist a second generation of metaethicists for whom reading this book is a formative experience." Jussi Suikkanen, University of Birmingham Acclaim for the first edition: "An Introduction to Contemporary Metaethics provides for the first time a critical survey of famous figures in 20th Century metaethics together with in-depth discussions of contemporary philosophers and will be an invaluable resource for students, teachers and professional philosophers with interests in contemporary metaethics." Philosophical Inquiry "His discussion is always succinct, rigorous and lucid. The book will be very useful to upper-division undergraduates." Choice Magazine "A precise and accessible reading of a rather complicated subject." Syzetesis "In this book Alexander Miller, an established expert in moral philosophy, provides a concise, clear and insightful account of the central issues of metaethics. He manages to make these difficult issues accessible to those who are new to this area of philosophy, while offering original contributions to the debates that will be of interest to experts in the field. This is an engaging and accomplished introductory work." Philip Stratton-Lake, University of Reading "Miller’s book is ambitious, lucid, and comprehensive – an extremely useful and detailed study of the field. I wish it had been available when I taught my graduate seminar in moral realism, for it would have made an excellent reference work throughout the course – both for its clear exposition and its rigorous critical perspectives. I recommend it to all serious students of metaethics." John Corvino, Wayne State UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Moore’s Attack on Ethical NaturalismChapter 3 Emotivism and the Rejection of Non-NaturalismChapter 4 Blackburn’s Quasi-RealismChapter 5 Gibbard’s Norm-ExpressivismChapter 6 Mackie’s ‘Error-theory’, The Argument From Queerness and Moral FictionalismChapter 7 Judgement-Dependent Accounts of Moral QualitiesChapter 8 Naturalism I - Cornell RealismChapter 9 Naturalism II - ReductionismChapter 10 Contemporary Non-Naturalism - McDowell’s Moral RealismAppendix: Sense, Reference, Semantic Value, and Truth-ConditionsBibliography

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Book SynopsisIn this clear, concise, comprehensively revised and up-to-date introduction to environmental ethics, Robin Attfield guides the student through the key issues and debates in this field in ways that will also be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers.Trade Review"Robin Attfield has always been good at bringing together the fragmented, and sometimes quarrelsome, assemblies of campaigners who (somewhat desperately) strive to protect our planet. Here he does it again, wisely pointing out how many different reasons there are for attempting this enterprise and how they can most usefully be combined ... Congratulations!" Mary Midgley "This is clearly the best introductory book in environmental ethics to date." Dieter Birnbacher, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf "Attfield, for decades a leading figure in the field, continues at the forefront with his second edition. Here is further proof that environmental ethics is alive, well, challenging, and urgent on Earth." Holmes Rolston, III, Colorado State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List Of Abbreviations Author's Preface 1. Environmental Problems And Humanity Introduction: Environmental Problems And The Global Environment Local And Global Environmental Problems Animal Welfarism And Environmentalism Theories Of Value Environmental Ethics And Its Neighbours Theories Of The Genesis Of The Problems Human Stewardship Of Nature But Is Caring About The Environment Really Possible? 2. Some Central Debates Dominion And Stewardship A Recent Critique The Emergence Of Environmental Ethics In The Early 1970s Holism, Anthropocentrism And Biocentrism Compared Biocentric Consequentialism Alternative Theories Meta-Ethical Debates 3. Some Critiques Of Environmental Ethics Environmental Ethics, Motivation And The Good Life There Is More To Ethics Than These Promising Approaches Allow There Is More To Human Motivation Too Can Environmental Ethics Make A Difference? Can Values Contribute To Change? Does A Consequentialist Environmental Ethic Have Unacceptable Implications? Would Biocentric Consequentialism Preserve Enough Species? 4. Taking The Future Seriously The Scope And Limits Of Future-Related Responsibilities Some Bases For Future-Related Responsibilities Some Grounds For Restricting Future-Related Responsibilities Restricting Future-Related Responsibilities By Discounting Do Human Interests And Environmental Responsibilities Converge? Saving The Future From Environmental Injustice Representing The Future In Present Decision-Making 5. Sustainable Development, Population And Precaution The Concept Of Sustainable Development Debates About Sustainable Development Sustainable Development And The Debate About Sustainability Sustainable Development Policies And Sustainable Development Population, Neo-Malthusianism, Justice And Sustainability The Precautionary Principle Sustainable Development And Liberal Democracy 6. The Global Community And Global Citizenship Global Citizenship And A Cosmopolitan Ethic Varieties Of Global Citizenship And Cosmopolitan Ethic The Common Heritage Of Humankind Issues Of Global Governance Global Warming: Principles For A Possible Agreement Global Problems, Global Ethics And Global Decision-Making 7. The Ethics of Climate Change Glossary Of Key Terms Bibliography

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Book Synopsis* An ideal introduction to the emerging field of Toleration, a critical topic in political philosophy * Written in a lively prose style, ideal for classroom use.Trade Review"Cohen tells us that the history of liberalism is the history of toleration. The claim survives reflection: few events in human history have been more important than when your religion ceased to be regarded as a good reason to kill you. Toleration is remarkably bold yet remarkably engaging, simply written, and brimming with insight."—David Schmidtz, Center for the Philosophy of Freedom "Cohen's book provides an exemplary analysis of what toleration is (and is not), and a lucid assessment of the reasons - strong and weak - why it is so valuable."—Hillel Steiner, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester and Research Professor, University of Arizona "Written in an accessible style and unafraid to embrace controversy, Andrew Cohen provides a lively and challenging introduction to the meaning and justification of toleration. He robustly defends his own principles of toleration, and his conclusions about some of the examples he discusses, along with the arguments in favour of them, are especially likely to stimulate debate and discussion, both among students and their teachers."—John Horton, Keele University "The iron-fisted King Feris treated everyone equally but tolerated little, while King Juris tolerated everything except for harm to others. Who would not prefer King Juris? And who would argue that toleration is not important? Andrew Cohen's snappy, often amusing, style makes the issue come alive, and is more effective than a straightforward argument for the importance of toleration. Cohen also challenges society-wide shibboleths by arguing that drug use, pornography, and prostitution by and with consenting adults ought to be tolerated, but corporations as they are currently instituted ought not. The book is a fine introduction to toleration."—Neera Badhwar, University of Oklahoma (Emerita) and George Mason University (Affiliate)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 The Topic and Its Historical Relevance 8 2 Two Approaches to the Normative Issues 19 3 The Harm Principle 36 4 Other Principles 55 5 Extending the Harm Principle 86 6 Children and the Paradoxes of Toleration and Liberalism 111 7 General Defenses of Toleration 125 8 Conclusion 151 Notes 157 References 168 Index 173

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Book Synopsis* An ideal introduction to the emerging field of Toleration, a critical topic in political philosophy * Written in a lively prose style, ideal for classroom use.Trade Review"Cohen tells us that the history of liberalism is the history of toleration. The claim survives reflection: few events in human history have been more important than when your religion ceased to be regarded as a good reason to kill you. Toleration is remarkably bold yet remarkably engaging, simply written, and brimming with insight."—David Schmidtz, Center for the Philosophy of Freedom "Cohen's book provides an exemplary analysis of what toleration is (and is not), and a lucid assessment of the reasons - strong and weak - why it is so valuable."—Hillel Steiner, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester and Research Professor, University of Arizona "Written in an accessible style and unafraid to embrace controversy, Andrew Cohen provides a lively and challenging introduction to the meaning and justification of toleration. He robustly defends his own principles of toleration, and his conclusions about some of the examples he discusses, along with the arguments in favour of them, are especially likely to stimulate debate and discussion, both among students and their teachers."—John Horton, Keele University "The iron-fisted King Feris treated everyone equally but tolerated little, while King Juris tolerated everything except for harm to others. Who would not prefer King Juris? And who would argue that toleration is not important? Andrew Cohen's snappy, often amusing, style makes the issue come alive, and is more effective than a straightforward argument for the importance of toleration. Cohen also challenges society-wide shibboleths by arguing that drug use, pornography, and prostitution by and with consenting adults ought to be tolerated, but corporations as they are currently instituted ought not. The book is a fine introduction to toleration."—Neera Badhwar, University of Oklahoma (Emerita) and George Mason University (Affiliate)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 The Topic and Its Historical Relevance 8 2 Two Approaches to the Normative Issues 19 3 The Harm Principle 36 4 Other Principles 55 5 Extending the Harm Principle 86 6 Children and the Paradoxes of Toleration and Liberalism 111 7 General Defenses of Toleration 125 8 Conclusion 151 Notes 157 References 168 Index 173

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Book SynopsisMoral psychology is the systematic inquiry into how morality works, when it does work, and breaks down when it doesn't work. In this comprehensive new textbook, Mark Alfano outlines the five central concepts in the study of moral psychology: agency, patiency, sociality, temporality, and reflexivity.Trade Review"Moral Psychology is a first-rate contribution to philosophy and a pedagogical tour de force, a fantastic gift to scholars working in ethics and moral psychology and to our students. Alfano is wickedly smart, in complete control of all the philosophical and empirical literature in moral psychology, and writes in crystal-clear, inviting prose. The study questions are amazing challenges to think hard, often personally, about implicit bias, one's own and one's loved ones' trustworthiness, emotions, character, relativism, and the significance of morality to a good life. Simply outstanding."—Owen Flanagan, Duke University "Accessibly written, though far from being a mere survey, this book is at once a concise and in the best sense idiosyncratic introduction to some recent findings in empirical moral psychology and an argued account of the relationship between those findings and moral philosophy."—Edward Harcourt, University of Oxford "There is much to like about this book, and I highly recommend it. It is particularly suitable as a textbook for courses on moral psychology (entry level or advanced), but even researchers working in the field will find many interesting thoughts and stimulating insights."—Ethical Theory and Moral Practice "Mark Alfano's Moral Psychology is an exciting and challenging introduction to the interface between philosophical ethics and the empirical sciences."—Scott Forrest Aikin, PhilosophyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Preferences 2. Responsibility 3. Emotion 4. Character 5. Disagreement Afterward References Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisRegardless of who you are or how you live your life, you disagree with millions of people on an enormous number of topics from politics, religion and morality to sport, culture and art.Trade Review"A fine introduction to the issues surrounding disagreement, this text will engage students with its lively prose and lucid thought."Ernest Sosa, Rutgers University"Frances's commitment to working with realistic examples makes for a kind of contact with everyday intellectual life that can seem missing in much of the professional literature on disagreement. Although the book is designed for students, it also gave me new things to think about."David Christensen, Brown UniversityTable of ContentsList of Stories Introduction Part 1: Basics of Disagreement 1. Genuine vs. Illusory Disagreement 2. Easier Questions about Disagreement 3. Harder Questions about Disagreement 4. Expert Testimony and Higher-Order Evidence 5. Peers, Inferiors, and Superiors 6. Some Results 7. The Peer Rule and the Superior Rule 8. Disagreement over Facts, Values, And Religion 9. Disagreement over Beliefs vs. Actions 10. What We Should Believe vs. What We Actually Believe 11. Response to Disagreement vs. Subsequent Level Of Confidence 12. What It Means To Realize Disagreement 13. The Disagreement Question Refined 14. Disagreement with One vs. Disagreement with Many 15. Some More Results 16. Study Questions and Problems Part 2: Conciliatory or Steadfast? 1. Introduction 2. Revising the Three Rules Of Thumb 3. Rethinking Judgments about Peers And Superiors 4. More Revision: Confidence Level vs. Evidence Level 5. When You Have No Idea Who is in the Better Position 6. Split Experts 7. Special Case: Religious Belief 8. Some Results 9. Questions on Uniqueness, Independence, and Peerhood Uniqueness Independence Conditional Peers and Superiors Feldman’s Questions 10. Does Disagreement Lead To Skepticism? 11. The Disagreement Question Revisited 12. Study Questions and Problems Index

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Book SynopsisIn the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that Google intends to develop an automated car, the U.S.Trade Review?This eminently readable book does a great job on two fronts. It opens up the issues of joint intentionality, group agency, and collective responsibility, introducing readers to the many perspectives found in this rapidly emerging field, and it offers a fine, accessible statement of the distinctive views that the author herself has developed on those issues.? Philip Pettit, Princeton University and the Australian National University ?In this outstanding new book, Deborah Tollefsen analyses group belief and agency while at each stage clearly articulating the relation between groups and individuals. She critically evaluates all the major philosophical theories of group cognition and develops her own novel, integrative framework anchored in our everyday practices of interpreting the actions of groups. Tollefsen?s accessible work has implications for ethics and the law, for psychology and for social theory, effectively bringing philosophy to life.? John Sutton, Macquarie University ?Deborah Tollefsen is well versed in the contemporary philosophical debates about, to put it broadly, the mentality of groups. This book is a thoughtful and clearly written introduction to these debates. Tollefsen also offers her own perspective, one which engages with the notion of mentality itself.? Margaret Gilbert, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Group Belief 2. Group Intention 3. Group Agency 4. Group Cognition 5. Interpreting Groups 6. The Moral Responsibility of Groups Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that "Google intends to develop an automated car", "the U.S.Trade Review?This eminently readable book does a great job on two fronts. It opens up the issues of joint intentionality, group agency, and collective responsibility, introducing readers to the many perspectives found in this rapidly emerging field, and it offers a fine, accessible statement of the distinctive views that the author herself has developed on those issues.? Philip Pettit, Princeton University and the Australian National University ?In this outstanding new book, Deborah Tollefsen analyses group belief and agency while at each stage clearly articulating the relation between groups and individuals. She critically evaluates all the major philosophical theories of group cognition and develops her own novel, integrative framework anchored in our everyday practices of interpreting the actions of groups. Tollefsen?s accessible work has implications for ethics and the law, for psychology and for social theory, effectively bringing philosophy to life.? John Sutton, Macquarie University ?Deborah Tollefsen is well versed in the contemporary philosophical debates about, to put it broadly, the mentality of groups. This book is a thoughtful and clearly written introduction to these debates. Tollefsen also offers her own perspective, one which engages with the notion of mentality itself.? Margaret Gilbert, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Group Belief 2. Group Intention 3. Group Agency 4. Group Cognition 5. Interpreting Groups 6. The Moral Responsibility of Groups Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries. Yet 1. 2 billion people still live in extreme poverty and around 2. 9 billion cannot meet their basic human needs.Trade Review‘David Hulme’s is a passionate and personal yet professional plea for attacking poverty rather than trying to stop bodies washing ashore in the Mediterranean. We can still argue about definitions of poverty and the value of charity, but it is no longer possible in our interconnected planet to deny the self-interests of the wealthy West in addressing pandemics, narco-trafficking, climate deterioration, and terrorism. Read why things have to change.’Thomas G. Weiss, The Graduate Center, CUNY"The impulse to assist poor people in poorer countries appears weaker than it has at any time in the recent past. In this slim volume, David Hulme presents the case in support of global connectedness (albeit with some reforms and course corrections) and reinforcing foreign aid (but with significant modifications). This persuasive polemic, smoothly flowing and accessibly presented, is well worth a read. The essential humanity that permeates the narrative is uplifting."Anirudh Krishna, Duke University"Hulme addresses this complex topic with clarity and provides a platform for further discussion about future development initiatives. The book is therefore a good resource for development practitioners, planners and policymakers."Environment and Urbanization Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1-Why Worry About the Distant Poor? 2- The Limits of Foreign Aid 3- What Can Be Done? 4- Climate Change and Inequality 5- From Broken Promises to Global Partnership Further Reading

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues. Holland engages with debates ranging from the more familiar ? such as euthanasia, advance decisions to refuse treatment, and new reproductive technologies ? to the philosophical implications of recent developments in genetics, including prenatal genetic therapy, genetic enhancement and human cloning. The book is built around four crucial themes. The first is moral status: what are the implications of the moral status of human embryos or animals for our biomedical practices? The second theme ? life, death and killing ? looks at the ethics of ending, or failing to lengthen, human life. Holland then explores various questions of personal identity raised in contemporary bioethical debates. Finally, he presents and develops a version of the argument from nature ? which continues to be influential in bioethics ?Trade Review"Steven Holland�s Bioethics has become established as the best one volume introduction to philosophical bioethics. I recommend it warmly to students of philosophy and bioethics, but the general reader will also find it enjoyable and accessible. I am delighted to welcome its second edition." Richard Ashcroft, Queen Mary University of London "Anyone wishing to get their bearings on the fundamental philosophical questions about moral status, personal identity, life, death, killing, and appeals to nature, that underlie issues in bioethics, should start with Stephen Holland�s book. It is an excellent, balanced work that introduces bioethics in the way that it should be introduced, that is, with some philosophical depth." John P. Lizza, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Book SynopsisColin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution. Recent biomedical advances such as genetic screening, gene therapy and genome editing might be used to promote equality of opportunity, reproductive freedom, healthy aging, and the prevention and treatment of disease. But these technologies also raise a host of ethical questions: Is the idea of genetically engineering humans a morally objectionable form of eugenics? Should parents undergoing IVF be permitted to screen embryos for the sex of their offspring? Would it be ethical to alter the rate at which humans age, greatly increasing longevity at a time when the human population is already at potentially unsustainable levels? Farrelly applies an original virtue ethics framework to assess these and other challenges posed by the genetic revolution. Chapters discuss virtue ethics in relation to eugenics, infectious and chronic disease, evolutionary biology, epigenetics, happiness, reproductive freedom and longevity. This fresh approach creates a roadmap for thinking ethically about technological progress that will be of practical use to ethicists and scientists for years to come. Accessible in tone and compellingly argued, this book is an ideal introduction for students of bioethics, applied ethics, biomedical sciences, and related courses in philosophy and life sciences.

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Book SynopsisAn accessible yet authoritative overview addressing the issues of a rational basis to Christian faith.Table of ContentsCONTENTSIntroduction / 91 Is There Any Such Thing as Objective Truth? / 132 Why Believe in God? / 293 Is the Bible’s Picture of Jesus Reliable? / 504 Was Jesus Raised from the Dead? / 685 Does Evolution Disprove Christianity? / 816 Can Cognitive Science Explain Religion? / 1017 Is Christianity Unique? / 1218 Do Evil and Suffering Show That God Does Not Exist? / 1409 Can We Be Happy Apart from God? / 151Conclusion / 161Further Reading / 175Notes / 177

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Book SynopsisThis collection brings together a wide range of authoritative, informed perspectives on issues of ethics and security facing Canadians, linking abstract analytical and philosophical questions to the critical and challenging questions of decision-making practice in Canadian foreign policy.Trade Review"A useful and important addition to courses on Canadian foreign policy, particularly in that it raises issues surrounding ethics and security as a foreign policy objective." - Claire Turenne Sjolander, Department of Political Science, University of Ottawa; The work is highly relevant to current discourse on the evolving concept of security and makes a genuine contribution to the underlying theoretical discussion... It will appeal to a wide audience, and because of its broad range of selected issue areas, will serve as a very useful textbook for courses on Canadian foreign policy." - Harald von Riekhoff, Department of Political Science; Carleton UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction1 Linking Ethics and Security in Canadian Foreign Policy / Rosalind IrwinPart 2: Ethics and Security: Conceptual and Analytical Issues within a Changing Global Context2 The Ethics of Mutual Vulnerability: A Developmental Perspective for Foreign Policy / Jorge Nef3 The Ethics of Development Assistance and Human Security: From Realism and Sovereigntism to Cosmopolitanism / Peter PenzPart 3: Ethics and Canadian Policies towards Human Rights and Development Assistance4 Moral Vision and Foreign Policy: The Case of Canadian Development Assistance / Cranford Pratt5 Niche Diplomacy in Canadian Human Rights Policy: Ethics or Economics? / Heather Smith6 Gender, Food Security, and Foreign Policy Towards Africa: Women Farmers in Kenya and the Right to Sustenance / Terisa E. Turner, Leigh S. Brownhill, and Wahu M. KaaraPart 4: International Humanitarian Law and Norms7 Soft Power, Moral Suasion, and Establishing the International Criminal Court: Canadian Contributions / W. Andy Knight8 Echoes of Apartheid? Canada, Nigeria, and the Politics of Norms / David Black9 Theorizing the Landmine Campaign: Ethics, Global Cultural Scripts, and the Laws of War / Andrew LathamPart 5: Humanitarian Intervention and Democratization10 Humanitarian Intervention in Zaire: A Case study of Humanitarian Realism / Howard Adelman11 Promoting Democracy in Haiti: Assessing the Practical and Ethical Implications / Tom KeatingPart 6: The Ethics of Energy and Natural Resource Security: Fishing and Nuclear Policy12 The Ethics of CANDU Exports / Duane Bratt13 Fishing for Norms: Foreign Policy and the Turbot Dispute of 1995 / Peter J. StoettPart 7: Conclusions14 Towards Human Security? / Rosalind IrwinQuestions for DiscussionSuggested ReadingsContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the ideas of Bernard Shaw, Rod Preece examines modernist views of animal rights in the context of late Victorian socialism.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Long Life and Varied Interests of G.B.S. 2 Animal Sensibilities in the Shavian Era 3 Inclusive Justice among Bernard Shaw’s Contemporaries 4 The Inclusivism of Bernard Shaw 5 Creative Evolution 6 Inclusive Justice Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisLeading Canadian experts discuss when and if sociologists should intervene in public debates and engage in social activism.Table of ContentsForeword / Michael BurawoyIntroduction: Burawoy’s “Normative Vision” of Sociology / Ariane Hanemaayer and Christopher J. SchneiderPart 1: Debating the Normative Dimensions of Professional Sociology1 Returning to the Classics: Looking to Weber and Durkheim to Resolve the Theoretical Inconsistencies of Public Sociology / Ariane Hanemaayer2 Public Sociology, Professional Sociology, and Democracy / Axel Van Den BergPart 2: Critical Reflections on the Possibility of Public Sociology3 L’Ouverture des bouches: The Social and Intellectual Bases for Engaged and Public Social Theory / Scott Schaffer4 Precarious Publics: Interrogating a Public Sociology for Migrant Workers in Canada / Jill Bucklaschuk5 Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Teaching Public Sociology / Susan PrenticePart 3: Blurring the Line between Policy and Public Sociology6 Public Sociology and Research Ethics / Anne Mesny7 Coral W. Topping, Pioneer Canadian Public Sociologist: “A Veteran Warrior for Prison Reform” / Rick Helmes-HayesPart 4: Innovative Engagements in Public Scholarship8 Social Media and e-Public Sociology / Christopher J. Schneider9 Public Ethnography as Public Engagement: Multimodal Pedagogies for Innovative Learning / Phillip Vannini and Laura MilneConclusion / Ariane Hanemaayer and Christopher J. SchneiderEpilogue: Student Reflections on a Public Sociology Course at UBC, Okanagan Campus / Kyle NolanAppendix 1: Theory and Practice of Sociology Syllabus, University of ManitobaAppendix 2: Public Sociology Syllabus, UBC, Okanagan CampusContributors; Index

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Book SynopsisAssisted Suicide in Canada provides an accessible, up-to-date introduction to this vitally important topic of ongoing public debate.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 An Overview of Carter v Canada2 Developments in Law and Policy since the Ruling3 Background to the Moral Debate over MAID4 Moral Arguments for and against MAID5 Invoking the Notwithstanding Clause6 The Ethics of Public Funding for MAID7 Freedom of Conscience for Health-Care Providers8 Additional Legal and Policy IssuesConclusionGlossary; Notes; References; Index

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Book SynopsisIn SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING,engineers, faculty, and students will find an informative guide tothe professional, societal, and ethical responsibilities that facepracticing engineers today. Through an integrated approach to thetheory of engineering ethics and practical real-world issues, thiscomprehensive book offers readers an in-depth analysis oftechnology''s current social role. Drawing on readings and case studies first published in IEEETechnology and Society Magazine, this easy-to-read text willdevelop readers'' understanding of the important issues surroundingmacroethical public policy debates, including discussions ofsustainable development, public health, risk and product liability,and telecommunications. These cases and readings also provide anopportunity to apply the theory in real-world situations. SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING will helpstudents meet the new accreditation criteria for engineeringadoptedTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND SOCIETY. Technology, Values, and Society. The Social Context of Engineering. SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERS. Moral Dilemmas in Engineering. Frameworks for Engineering Ethics. ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY. Technology Policy and Ethical Issues. Risk and Product Liability. Engineering and Sustainable Development. Engineering in a Global Context. Technology and Health Care. Information Technology. Appendix. Author Index. Subject Index. About the Editor.

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Book Synopsis"All you have to do is watch the news, or be warned not to open your email today, to recognize the necessity for this revised and enhanced edition of this critical work, first published in 1995. We are inundated daily with intellectual property issues and warnings against computer viruses and hackers.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments for the First Edition. Acknowledgments for the Second Edition Getting Started. Critical-Thinking Skills. Professional Codes of Ethics. "Cracking" and Computer Security. Encryption, Law Enforcement, and Privacy. Computers in Safety-Critical Systems. Whistle Blowing. Intellectual-Property Issues. Environmental and Health Concerns. Striving for Fairness. Managing Your Career. Appendix A: Notes for the Instructor. Appendix B: Codes of Ethics. Appendix C: Pointers to Additional Resources. Index. About the Editor.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of influential essays illustrates the range, depth, and importance of moral realism, the fundamental issues it raises, and the problems it faces.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is frankly opinionated, though far from close-minded, and joins analytic arguments with appeals to sensibility... Time and again, Purdy points out double standards, juxtaposing the ways in which we frame and judge women's behavior with the ways in which we frame and judge behavior elsewhere." -- Margaret Olivia Little, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Women and Health

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Book SynopsisMost Cartesian scholars focus on the metaphysical and epistemological aspects of the philosopher's texts. In this long awaited volume, John Marshall invites us to reconsider René Descartes as an ethicist. Through an unconventional study of his...Trade ReviewDescartes's Moral Theory is clearly written and well structured. Marshall makes his arguments easy to follow and uses illustrative examples. He considers and amply cites the relevant Cartesian texts, and is so fair to the opposing point of view in cases of textual ambiguity that one can mount strong counterarguments simply on the basis of evidence Marshall himself provides in his notes. -- Sarah Donahue * The Review of Metaphysics *Rene Descartes is an important but neglected moral philosopher. John Marshall's book is designed 'to introduce Descartes's moral thought to an anglophone audience' and he succeeds. * Ethics *

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Book SynopsisRape, claims Ann J. Cahill, affects not only those women who are raped, but all women who experience their bodies as rapable and adjust their actions and self-images accordingly. Rethinking Rape counters legal and feminist definitions of rape as mere...Trade ReviewCahill provides a readable and well-researched book on feminist theories that have guided our strategies on rape.... This provocative book will re-draw our attention to rape as a central concern for feminist activism. * Feminist Academic Press *

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Book SynopsisThis original and ambitious book aims to change how we think about good lives. The perennial debates about good lives—the disagreements caused by conflicts between scientific, religious, moral, historical, aesthetic, and subjective modes of...Trade ReviewHumans seek to live good lives, trusting in habit and custom as primary guides. However, certain facts arise which disrupt the attempt to realize such lives.... Because the writing quality is of a very high order, the reader wil readily absorb Kekes's initial exposition of the problem and follow him to his final conclusions. One may end up disagreeing with these conclusions, but one will have learnt to look at an old problem from a novel, illuminating, and human angle. -- Christopher Albrecht, St. Basil College * The Review of Metaphysics *A worthy successor to a run of excellent books.... Carefully argued and highly readable. There is an impressive directness and integrity about the writing: clear, straightforward, and utterly free from the pretentiousness and obfuscation of so much contemporary academic writing. Even those who are unconvinced that it will radically alter our philosophical outlook on the problems of the good life wil have to admit that it casts a fresh and challenging light on questions of the utmost importance. -- John Cottingham, University of Reading * Mind *John Kekes's project has been to encourage others to be realistic about what it takes to make good lives for themselves in a troubled, flawed, and apparently contingent universe. -- Preston Jones, Cambridge School of Dallas * Touchstone *

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Book SynopsisAn innovative, substantial intervention in critical race theory, this book brings together an impressive roster of thinkers to trace the question of race in modern philosophical inquiry and explore its influence on contemporary philosophy.

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Book SynopsisIn this systematic and scathing attack on the dominant contemporary version of liberalism, John Kekes challenges political assumptions shared by the majority of people in Western societies. Egalitarianism, as it''s widely known, holds that a government ought to treat all citizens with equal consideration. Kekes charges that belief in egalitarianism rests on illusions that prevent people from facing unpleasant truths.Kekes, a major voice in modern political thought, argues that differences among human beings in the areas of morality, reasonability, legality, and citizenship are too important for governance to ignore. In a rigorous criticism of prominent egalitarian thinkers, including Dworkin, Nagel, Nussbaum, Rawls, Raz, and Singer, Kekes charges that their views present a serious threat to both morality and reason. For Kekes, certain inegalitarian truths are obvious: people should get what they deserve, those who are good and those who are evil should not be treated as if they had Trade Review"Egalitarianism, Kekes finds, is grounded in an optimistic but unwarranted faith in the basic goodness of human beings. The egalitarian moral vision of society presupposes good and reasonable people who cooperate to design and maintain political arrangements that provide equal freedom, rights, and resources, thereby enabling everyone to live according to a wide plurality of different conceptions of the good life. This attitude Kekes takes to be the product of wishful thinking, a vision he regards as dangerous not only because it denies evil but because it is meant to serve as a practical guide to politics. . . . Frequent appeals to justice, compassion, fraternity, and community are illusory, says Kekes, apart from an inherited culture, a legacy symbolized by attachment to land, village, and the local churchyard where one's ancestors have lived for generations. . . . Western societies, as this volume makes clear, are confronted with ubiquitous and ill-defined appeals to the priority of freedom, choice, and human dignity, all unanchored in a coherent account of nature and human nature."—Jude P. Dougherty, FCS Quarterly, Summer 2004"The Illusions of Egalitarianism is an excellent and much-needed criticism of the egalitarianism that dominates contemporary Anglo-American ethics and political philosophy. John Kekes does a thorough and comprehensive job of exposing the threadbare nature of the assumptions of many of the most admired figures in the field. He is devastating in showing how egalitarian thinkers attempt to impose an inappropriately theoretical template on the real world which highlights just one moral consideration above all others and is highly intolerant of diversity or world pluralism."—Anthony O'Hear, Honorary Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy"Argued with relentless logical rigor, The Illusions of Egalitarianism is that rare phenomenon—a work of philosophy that is not only profound but also gripping, lucid, impassioned, and utterly timely."—Myron Magnet, Editor, City Journal

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Book SynopsisEvil is the most serious of our moral problems.Trade ReviewSince it reflects aspects of human nature—envy, ambition, the need for belonging—evil is a permanent threat. We can best combat it, John Kekes believes, by cultivating 'moral imagination.'... An education in the litearary and philosophical classics helps nourish the moral imagination.... There is much to admire in this lucid and morally serious book. Its concreteness sets it apart from the arid abstraction of many works of analytic philosophy. Its insistence on the existence of evil is refreshing in an age of academic relativism. Its modest conclusions are wise and generally right. * First Things *The principal value of The Roots of Evil is that the author squarely faces the challenge of evil, a task of no small importance when Islamofascism and much else are testing the mettle of the West. While some obsess over the 'root causes' of the appalling things people do to one another, Kekes reminds us that evil actions find their origin in the individual. His book closes with some sensible if currently unfashionable recommendations for coping with evil: attending to its internal conditions by exposing people to the humanities and attending to its external conditions by a firm commitment to punishment. Indeed, the book contains much by way of sturdy good sense. * The New Criterion *This is an interesting, systematic, nondogmatic, and informed attempt to make sense of evil on secular grounds. * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisPreferential trade agreements have become common ways to protect or restrict access to national markets in products and services. Hafner-Burton explores how governments pursue trade policies that advance their political interests, including human rights.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments AbbreviationsIntroduction Chapter 1. Coercing Human Rights Chapter 2. A Path to Answers Chapter 3. Preferences Chapter 4. Institutions Chapter 5. Power Chapter 6. Effects Chapter 7. The Future Appendix

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Book Synopsis"How should we read Lolita? The beginning of an answer is that we should read it the way all great works deserve to be read: with attention and intelligence. But what sort of attention should we pay and what sort of intelligence should we apply to a...Trade ReviewStyle is Matter is beautifully written, and it is a pleasure to read. While Leland de la Durantaye expresses a sufficient number of 'strong opinions' of his own that are likely to provoke debate, he has done a fine job of outlining how Nabokov's art works, and why it resists facile interpretation. This book will serve as a useful reference point for future discussions of Lolita and Nabokov's work as a whole. * Slavic Review *The centerpiece of this erudite, philosophically sophisticated study is Nabokov's Lolita—most particularly, the moral issues intrinsic to its subject and structure and the hotly debated questions to which they give rise. In an effort to solve the 'riddle' of how to read this controversial novel, Durantaye also discusses relevant aspects of numerous other works of Nabokov's fiction, from his earliest Russian novel, Mary, to the last one he completed in English, Look at the Harlequins! Cutting a broad swath through Nabokov's oeuvre, the author at the same time digs deep, paying as much, if not more, attention to Nabokov's statements and opinions about art-culled from the author's abundant letters, interviews, essays, lectures, scholarly studies, and translation projects-as he does to the verbal texture, or style, of a specific novel, Lolita included. * Nabokov Studies *The focal point of Durantaye's graceful and thoughtful book is Lolita, in particular the ambivalence—the uneasy mixture of empathy and antipathy—that most readers and critics feel toward the novel's hero and narrator, Humbert Humbert. At once seducing readers through his rhetorical skill and repelling them through his vile behavior, Humbert raises in especially acute form the question of the interrelationship in Lolita of the aesthetic and the moral—a matter that has exercised Nabokov's best critics, and not only of Lolita. Therefore, while using Lolita as a starting point and a touchstone, de la Durantaye looks to the whole body of Nabokov's writing. * Nabokov Online Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Lolita, and a Hitherto Little Remarked-upon ReaderPart One: Reader and Response 1 Cruelty, or Nabokov's Reader 2 The Reality of the Author 3 The Criminal Artist 4 Safely Solipsizing 5 Anesthesia 6 Humbert’s Green LanePart Two: Style and Matter 7 A Riddle with an Elegant Solution 8 The Particularity of Literature 9 Lexicomania 10 The Fine Fabric of Deceit 11 The Figure in the Magic CarpetConclusion: StyleAcknowledgments Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPreferential trade agreements have become common ways to protect or restrict access to national markets in products and services. The United States has signed trade agreements with almost two dozen countries as close as Mexico and Canada and as distant as Morocco and Australia. The European Union has done the same. In addition to addressing economic issues, these agreements also regulate the protection of human rights. In Forced to Be Good Emilie M. Hafner-Burton tells the story of the politics of such agreements and of the ways in which governments pursue market integration policies that advance their own political interests, including human rights.How and why do global norms for social justice become international regulations linked to seemingly unrelated issues, such as trade? Hafner-Burton finds that the process has been unconventional. Efforts by human rights advocates and labor unions to spread human rights ideals, for example, do not explain why American and European gTrade Review"Forced to Be Good is fascinating and important. Emilie M. Hafner-Burton provides a compelling account of how the United States and Europe have used preferential trade arrangements to protect human rights in foreign countries. Her book poses a key challenge to the conventional wisdom on how norms of justice spread, and it will be of substantial interest to scholars and policymakers alike."—Edward D. Mansfield, Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania"In this book, Emilie Hafner-Burton shows convincingly that old-fashioned, interest-based political bargaining, not a moral impulse to improve the world, led to human rights being included in recent U.S. and European trade agreements. Despite mixed (at best) motivations, some of these agreements nevertheless made a positive contribution to improving human rights. Anyone interested in recent trade policymaking generally, or in using trade to influence human rights specifically, should read this book to find out how the process really works."—Kimberly Ann Elliott, Center for Global Development"Why have human rights provisions increasingly been attached to preferential trade agreements in recent years? Forced to Be Good is the best single treatment of the issue I have read. Emilie Hafner-Burton argues, counterintuitively, that it's not because human rights NGOs have affected norms. She shows that a shift in institutional politics within the United States and the European Union made it impossible for political executives to negotiate trade deals as they had in the past. She demonstrates a positive correlation between legislative constraints on the executive and the extent to which human rights provisions were inserted into trade agreements."—Daniel Drezner, Tufts University"A wonderfully provocative book! Emilie Hafner-Burton argues that the surge in trade agreements containing human rights clauses can be explained with reference not to powerful new norms of justice or vigorous lobbying by labor unions and NGOs but to their usefulness as tools with which policymakers in the West tackle parochial issues unrelated to the protection of human rights and compete for influence over trade policy. The message may not please; the empirical analysis, however, is systematic and compelling."—Walter Mattli, University of OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgments AbbreviationsIntroduction Chapter 1. Coercing Human Rights Chapter 2. A Path to Answers Chapter 3. Preferences Chapter 4. Institutions Chapter 5. Power Chapter 6. Effects Chapter 7. The Future Appendix

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Book SynopsisRobert B. Westbrook reconstructs the evolution of Dewey's thought and practice in this masterful intellectual biography, combining readings of his major works with an engaging account of key chapters in his activism.Trade ReviewA major event in the history of American letters.... This book should last as the definitive word on Dewey for at least as long as Dewey lived. -- Alan Wolfe * Washington Post Book World *An exceptionally intelligent, rigorous, and thorough book. Westbrook's call for a renewed appreciation of Dewey's relevance is strengthened by great learning and conviction. -- Lewis Menand * New York Review of Books *Far and away the best book on Dewey yet. Westbrook's intellectual biography is scholarship at its finest, a very unusual combination of vast learning, dialectical acuity and literary skill.... This book will do a great deal to make Dewey more available and plausible, and to help his writings shape the imagination of a new generation of Americans. -- Richard Rorty * New Leader *Neither a straight biography nor a narrow work of scholarship, John Dewey and American Democracy offers instead a briskly readable narrative of Dewey's lifework, focusing on his advocacy of democracy.... Westbrook's reconstruction of Dewey's evolving thought is detailed, sympathetic, and lucid. * The Nation *Westbrook provides a vigorous, convincing, and readable analysis of the major episodes in Dewey's career, including his conflicts with such other prominent, public intellectuals as Randolph Bourne, Walter Lippmann, Lewis Mumford, and Reinhold Niebuhr. -- David A. Hollinger * The Atlantic *A comprehensive intellectual biography of the great democratic theorist and activist.... Westbrook's scholarship is definitive, and he succeeds in defending Dewey’s work against most of his important critics, and reminding us that Dewey's concerns and ambitions are still relevant to today's world. * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Making of a PhilosopherPart One. A Social Gospel (1882–1904)1. The Hegelian Bacillus2. Organic Democracy3. Chicago Pragmatism4. No Mean CityPart Two. Progressive Democracy (1904–1918)5. Reconstructing Philosophy6. Democracy and Education7. The Politics of WarPart Three. Toward the Great Community (1918–1929)8. The Politics of Peace 239. The Phantom Public10. Philosophy and DemocracyPart Four. Democrat Emeritus (1929–1952)11. Consummatory Experience12. Socialist Democracy13. Their Morals and Ours14. Keeping the Common FaithEpilogue: The Wilderness and the Promised LandBibliographical NoteIndex

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