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Taylor & Francis Ltd Free Will and Human Agency 50 Puzzles Paradoxes
Book SynopsisIn this new kind of entrée to contemporary discussions of free will and human agency, Garrett Pendergraft collects and illuminates 50 of the most relevant puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with the philosophical literature on free will, each chapter describes a case, explains the questions that it raises, briefly summarizes some of the key responses to the case, and provides a list of suggested readings. Every chapter is accessible, succinct, and self-contained. The puzzles are divided into five broad categories: the threat from fatalism, the threat from determinism, practical reason, social dimensions, and moral luck. Entries cover topics such as the grandfather paradox, theological fatalism, the consequence argument, manipulation arguments, luck arguments, weakness of will, action explanation, addiction, blame and punishment, situationism in moral psychology, and Huckleberry Finn. Free Will and Human Agency is an effective and engaging teaTable of ContentsPreface, Part I: Fatalism and other sources of existential angst, Part II: The threat from determinism(s), Part III: Practical reason, Part IV: Social dimensions, Part V: Moral luck
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dialogues on Climate Justice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Confucianism and Christianity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Anarchy and Anarchist Thought
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Free Will and Human Agency 50 Puzzles Paradoxes and Thought Experiments
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Plutarchs Three Treatises on Animals
Book SynopsisThis volume offers a new translation of Plutarch's three treatises on animalsOn the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational, and On Eating Meataccompanied by introductions and explanatory commentaries. The accompanying commentaries are designed not only to elucidate the meaning of the Greek text, but to call attention to Plutarch's striking anticipations of arguments central to current philosophical and ethological discourse in defense of the position that non-human animals have intellectual and emotional dimensions that make them worthy of inclusion in the moral universe of human beings. Plutarch's Three Treatises on Animals will be of interest to students of ancient philosophy and natural science, and to all readers who wish to explore the history of thought on humannon-human animal relations, in which the animal treatises of Plutarch hold a pivotal position.Trade Review"Man kann dem Verfasser nur zu dieser Ausgabe gratulieren, die neben einer flüssig lesbaren Übersetzung in wohltuender Knappheit und ansprechender Form alle wichtigen zoologischen und philosophischen Informationen aus Antike und Moderne in Bezug auf die Mensch-Tier-Beziehung präzise auf den Punkt bringt und deshalb gewiss für lange Zeit der Standardkommentar für die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit diesen drei berühmten Traktaten Plutarchs unter dem Aspekt der Human-animal studies bleiben wird." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review[One can only congratulate the author on this edition, which, in addition to a fluently readable translation in a pleasantly concise and appealing form, brings all the important zoological and philosophical information from antiquity and the present in relation to human-animal relations precisely to the point. It will certainly remain the standard commentary for the scientific study of these three famous treatises by Plutarch from the point of view of human-animal studies for a long time.]Table of ContentsPreface; Whether Land or Sea Animals Have More Intelligence, or On the Cleverness of Animals: De sollertia animalium; Introduction; Translation; Whether Beasts Are Rational, or Gryllus: Bruta animalia ratione uti; Introduction; Translation; On Eating Meat: De esu carnium; Introduction; Treatise I: Translation; Treatise II: Translation; Bibliography; Index
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Taylor & Francis Communicating Aggression in a Megamedia World Routledge Focus on Communication Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Communicating Aggression in a Megamedia World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Business Ethics and Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Collective Action Philosophy and Law
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Taylor & Francis Caring for Liberalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Role of Bioethics in Emotional Problems
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Field Philosophy and Other Experiments
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Love in Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Moral Epistemology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Morality Made Visible
Book SynopsisWhile highly respected among evolutionary scholars, the sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Edward Westermarck is now largely forgotten in the social sciences. This book is the first full study of his moral and social theory, focusing on the key elements of his theory of moral emotions as presented in The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas and summarised in Ethical Relativity. Examining Westermarck's evolutionary approach to the human mind, the author introduces important new themes to scholarship on Westermarck, including the pivotal role of emotions in human reciprocity, the evolutionary origins of human society, social solidarity, the emergence and maintenance of moral norms and moral responsibility. With attention to Westermarck's debt to David Hume and Adam Smith, whose views on human nature, moral sentiments and sympathy Westermarck combined with Darwinian evolutionary thinking, Morality Made Visible highlights the importance of the theory oTrade Review"Otto Pipatti has done a great service by writing a brief, clear and careful book on Westermarck’s core moral and social ideas [...]. What Pipatti has given us is a compelling and very well researched monograph on an unjustifiably overlooked major figure in the social sciences."Aaron Garrett, The Journal of Scottish Philosophy Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Research Programme on Morality 2. The Evolution of Westermarck’s Theory of Moral Emotions 3. Westermarck’s Mature Account of Morality 4. Sympathy in Westermarck’s Sociology (I): Evolutionary Roots and Expansion 5. Sympathy in Westermarck’s Sociology (II): The Genesis and Maintenance of Moral Norms 6. The Anatomy of Moral Responsibility 7. The Origin and Development of Moral Sentimentalism: Westermarck on Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, and Hume 8. The Smithian Roots of Westermarck’s Theory of Morality Concluding Remarks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Hume on Art Emotion and Superstition
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Taylor & Francis Pragmatic Encroachment in Epistemology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Community and Loyalty in American Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Birds and Other Creatures in Renaissance Literature
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Taylor & Francis Ethics at the End of Life New Issues and
Book SynopsisThe 14 chapters in Ethics at the End of Life: New Issues and Arguments, all published here for the first time, focus on recent thinking in this important area, helping initiate issues and lines of argument that have not been explored previously. At the same time, a reader can use this volume to become oriented to the established questions and positions in end of life ethics, both because new questions are set in their context, and because most of the chaptersâwritten by a team of expertsâsurvey the field as well as add to it. Each chapter includes initial summaries, final conclusions, and a Related Topics section.Trade Review"This collection features quality work by influential philosophers on matters of great importance, and scholars interested in life and death issues will benefit having this collection at hand." - William Simkulet, University of Wisonsin, USTable of ContentsJohn K. Davis, "Introduction"Geoffrey Scarre, "Is it possible to be better off dead?"Taylor W. Cyr, "How Does Death Harm the Deceased?"Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin, "The Significance of an Afterlife"Jens Johansson, "The Severity of Death"John K. Davis, "Defining Death"James Stacey Taylor, "Autonomy, Competence, and End of Life"Eric Vogelstein, "Deciding for the Incompetent"Paul T. Menzel, "Change of Mind: An Issue for Advance Directives"Nancy S. Jecker, "Medical Futility and Respect for Patient Autonomy"Paul T. Menzel, "Refusing Lifesaving Medical Treatment and Food and Water by Mouth"Thomas S. Huddle, "Suicide, Physician-Assisted Suicide, the Doing-Allowing Distinction and Double Effect"Michael Cholbi, "Grief and End of Life Surrogate Decision-making"Bruce Jennings, "Solidarity near the End of Life: The Promise of Relational Decision-making in the Care of the Dying"Colin Farrelly, "Justice and the Aging of the Human Species"
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Complexity and Values in Nurse Education
Book SynopsisThis work explores the interplay of complexity and values in nurse education from a variety of vantages. Contributors, who come from a range of international and disciplinary backgrounds, critically engage important and problematic topics that are under-investigated elsewhere. Taking an innovative approach each chapter is followed by one or more responses and, on occasion, a reply to responses. This novel dialogic feature of the work tests, animates, and enriches the arguments being presented. Thought-provoking, challenging and occasionally rumbustious in tone, this volume has something to say to both nurse educators (who may find cherished practices questioned) and students. Given the breadth and nature of subjects covered, the book will also appeal to anyone concerned about and interested in nursing's professional development/trajectory. Trade ReviewRoger Watson – Professor of Nursing, University of Hull (UK), editor-in-chief of Nurse Education in Practice.I look forward to having a copy of this fine volume on my shelf. The international line-up assembled by Martin Lipscomb for this edited work should be a sufficient indicator of both the quality of the content and its readability. The format represents the best in free speech, robust debate and transparency, all values that are being rapidly eroded in society – an erosion that is also affecting debate within nursing and nursing education.The work brings together some of the ‘biggest hitters’ in terms of recent developments in nursing research, philosophy, practice and education. Moreover, contributors have been carefully chosen. Some publicly disagree—politely—about aspects of nursing, and knowing many of the contributors, their personalities as well as their views are on display.The book focuses on matters philosophical and ethical. There is no fixed format except that each chapter is accompanied by one or more responses and, often, a reply to responses. Anyone engaged in nursing education will immediately identify with the issues discussed. Many ‘nails are hit on the head’ and there is valuable advice here for aspiring nurser educators.Miriam Bender – Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Nursing Philosophy, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine (USA).This anthology addresses an important topic. Chapters provide philosophical dialogue on a wide range of current debates, and the book provides rich material for disciplinary thinking about the future of nursing education and practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1.Pain is (or may not be) what the patient says it is – professional commitments: objects of study or sacrosanct givens? 2.Who wants a radical nursing curriculum? 3.Moral Realism: Is it plausible? 4.No Moral Compass: A Critique of the Goals and Methods of Contemporary Nursing Ethics Education. 5.Metaphysics and research education in nursing. 6.Making Sense in Nursing Education. 7.Educational Entropy in the 21st Century: A failure to adapt? 8.The social mandate of nursing: a mandate unfulfilled. 9.Meillassoux, correlationism, and phenomenological transcript analysis. Afterword.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd On Science
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Taylor & Francis Epistemic Dilemmas
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Media Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Extimate Technology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics and Ethics of Toleration
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Taylor & Francis Extimate Technology
Book SynopsisThis book investigates how we should form ourselves in a world saturated with technologies that are profoundly intruding in the very fabric of our selfhood. New and emerging technologies, such as smart technological environments, imaging technologies and smart drugs, are increasingly shaping who and what we are and influencing who we ought to be. How should we adequately understand, evaluate and appreciate this development? Tackling this question requires going beyond the persistent and stubborn inside-outside dualism and recognizing that what we consider our inside self is to a great extent shaped by our outside world. Inspired by various philosophers â especially Nietzsche, Peirce and Lacan âthis book shows how the values, goals and ideals that humans encounter in their environments not only shape their identities but also enable them to critically relate to their present state. The author argues against understanding technological self-formation in terms of making ourselveTrade Review“Understanding how self-formation works is crucial as we increasingly find ourselves in pervasive and intense technological environments. This book uses insights from Peirce, Nietzsche, Lacan and Freud to argue that the self is not only already unsettled, but becomes even more unsettled when technology, meant to enhance us, becomes an intrinsic part of us. The proposed interactionist perspective on self-formation and the concept of sublimation proposed by Ciano Aydin helps us to think about this problem and opens up new avenues for thinking about how new technologies mess with human existence as we struggle to integrate them into our lives.” – Mark Coeckelbergh, University of Vienna, Austria"This is a fascinating effort to reflect on how modern technologies have honed Nietzsche’s challenge, as he put it at the outset of his Genealogy of Morals: ‘We don't know ourselves, we knowledgeable people—we are personally ignorant about ourselves. And there's good reason for that. We've never tried to find out who we are.’ Ciano Aydin answers with an intriguing Technological Sublimation Theory." – Paul van Tongeren, Radboud University, The Netherlands"This work is a benchmark fusion of the philosophy of self with the philosophy of technology. Ciano Aydin addresses the ever increasing incorporation of new technologies into our way of life and exposes the current drift back toward essentialist and dualist thinking about self. Inspired by Nietzsche and Peirce, Aydin develops a radical interactionist view of the formation of selves, culminating in his Technological Sublimation Theory. Aydin’s application of his theory to examples of the permeation of new technologies throughout modern life lays the groundwork for a new research paradigm. Peirce’s normative thought and his philosophy of mind are treated masterfully throughout and the recognition of the resonance of some streams of Peirce’s thought with Nietzsche’s is long overdue." – Nathan Houser, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USATable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: What Is the Self?1. The Essentialist and Dualist Self and Why it Cannot Be Sustained2. From "Self" to "Self-Formation"Part II: Is Self-Formation in a Technological World Possible?3. The Autonomous Self and the Determined Self 4. The Artifactual Mind5. Brain Imaging Technologies and Critical Self-Formation6. How Critical Is Critical Self-Formation?Part III: How Should We Technologically Form Ourselves?7. Technological Self-Formation as Enhancement8. The Technological Uncanny as a Permanent Structure of Selfhood9. Self-Formation as Sublimation and the Question Concerning Technology10. Technological Sublimation Theory Applied to Three Existential TechnologiesEpilogue: Groundwork for a Philosophy of Existential Technology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Philosophy of Group Polarization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Veganism Archives and Animals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Veganism Archives and Animals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Principles of New Ethics IV
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Taylor & Francis Ubuntu and Western Monotheism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Ubuntu and Western Monotheism
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Practical Reason
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Taylor & Francis Ltd LivingWith Wisdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Climate Justice Beyond the State
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Taylor & Francis Ltd John Rawls and the Common Good
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Ethos of the Climate Event
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Value Incommensurability
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Taylor & Francis Human Enhancement and WellBeing
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Taylor & Francis From Value to Rightness
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Taylor & Francis What Should Individuals Do About Climate Change
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leading Works in Health Law and Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Waiting for God Routledge Classics
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Taylor & Francis Human Enhancement and WellBeing
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