Ethics and moral philosophy Books

Book SynopsisPhilosophers and psychologists discuss new collaborative work in moral philosophy that draws on evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.For much of the twentieth century, philosophy and science went their separate ways. In moral philosophy, fear of the so-called naturalistic fallacy kept moral philosophers from incorporating developments in biology and psychology. Since the 1990s, however, many philosophers have drawn on recent advances in cognitive psychology, brain science, and evolutionary psychology to inform their work. This collaborative trend is especially strong in moral philosophy, and these volumes bring together some of the most innovative work by both philosophers and psychologists in this emerging interdisciplinary field. The contributors to volume 1 discuss recent work on the evolution of moral beliefs, attitudes, and emotions. Each chapter includes an essay, comments on the essay by other scholars, and a reply by the author(s) of the origin

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Book SynopsisAs Hauerwas' effort to develop a uniquely Christian ethic, this book moves from such general themes as ""Keeping Theological Ethics Theological"" and ""Keeping Theological Ethics Imaginative"" to the application of these themes to such diverse topics as the Holocaust, Jonestown and nuclear war.Trade Review"Against the Nations is vintage Hauerwas: thoughtful, provocative and always challenging. . . . The strength of this book is precisely this call to Christian faithfulness. Hauerwas has reminded us of the dangers of accommodation to the fashions of the world: his book is a call for a bold Christian moral witness." —Transformation"These essays—on matters as diverse as theological method, nuclear disarmament, pacifism, the Holocaust, and the Jonestown suicides—are united by a gracious alienation which enables their author to flush out and rough up many of the dogmas of sectarian secularism." —Commonweal"Hauerwas defends his pacifist position against the best of the just-war tradition. As a postliberal theologian in a post-Christian age, Hauerwas intentionally avoids making universal pacifist claims, preferring to debate with Christian realists and just-war theorists . . . who offer the strongest challenge to pacifism. Hauerwas insists that Christian ethics and the Church must proceed from the Gospel's message of peace, and not from natural law or liberal theology. Hauerwas's unusual strength as a pacifist is his willingness to confront squarely the political reality of the world in its most destructive forms (Holocaust, nuclear annihilation, Jonestown)." —Choice

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Book SynopsisWhat does death really mean? Is there life after death? Is that idea even intelligible?Despite our constant confrontation with death there has been little serious philosophical reflection on the meaning of death and even less on the classical question of immortality. Popular books on death and dying abound, but they are largely manuals for dying with composure, or individual near death experiences of light at the end of the tunnel.This lively conversation includes various views on these matters, from John Lachs's gentle but firm insistence that the notion of immortality is philosophically unintelligible, to Jürgen Moltmann's brave and careful examination of various arguments for what happens to us when we die. David Roochnik searches the Platonic dialogues for a metaphorical immortality which might satisfy the human longing for some meaning which does not die with us. Aaron Garrett traces the naturalization of the idea of immortality from Scotus to Locke in the historyTrade Review“...[R]anges from a light-hearted survey of myths in which mortality is preferred to endless eternity to a serious study of Locke and Spinoza. [T]he choice of this topic for a volume in the Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion series shows that the subject itself is not dead, but newly intriguing.” —Christian Century“Essays by philosophers, theologians, and others on death; topics include a comparison of Locke and Spinoza on immortality.” —The Chronicle of Higher Education“...[I]f one is looking for some new and stimulating reflections on life and death, then all the essays are well worth consideration.” —Choice

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Book SynopsisFor as long as humans have pondered philosophical issues, they have contemplated the good life. Yet most suggestions about how to live a good life rest on assumptions about what the good life actually is. Thomas Carson here confronts that question from a fresh perspective. Surveying the history of philosophy, he addresses first-order questions about what is good and bad as well as metaethical questions concerning value judgments.Carson considers a number of established viewpoints concerning the good life. He offers a new critique of Mill's and Sidgwick''s classic arguments for the hedonistic theory of value, employing thought experiments that invite us to clarify our preferences by choosing between different kinds of lives. He also assesses the desire- or preference-satisfaction theory of value in detail and takes a fresh look at both Nietzsche''s Übermensch ideal and Aristotle''s theory of the good life.In exploring foundational questions, Carson observes that many esTrade Review“[T]horough and wide-ranging book... Carson’s book should be a useful guide to those who share his interest in developing a non-realist theory of value.” —Mind“This is a well-organized, well-informed, and thoughtfully written study of precisely the topics indicated by the title. This is an up-to-date, well-informed, and wide-ranging book. Carson’s views are sensible and intelligently defended. Anyone interested in recent work in axiology or metaethics will find the book worthy of careful study.” —Ethics“Value and the Good Life is a very rich work, one that makes significant contributions to several contemporary debates, while also providing insights into the work of key historical figures.... Highly recommended.” —Philosophy in Review

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Book SynopsisIt is commonly observed that behind many of the political and cultural issues that we face today there are impoverished conceptions of freedom, which, according to D. C. Schindler, we have inherited from the classical liberal tradition without a sufficient awareness of its implications. Freedom from Reality presents a critique of the deceptive and ultimately self-subverting character of the modern notion of freedom, retrieving an alternative view through a new interpretation of the ancient tradition. While many have critiqued the inadequacy of identifying freedom with arbitrary choice, this book seeks to penetrate to the metaphysical roots of the modern conception by going back, through an etymological study, to the original sense of freedom.Schindler begins by uncovering a contradiction in John Locke's seminal account of human freedom. Rather than dismissing it as a mere academic problem, Schindler takes this contradiction as a key to understanding the strange paradoxTrade Review"This is a brilliant, incredibly erudite, and rigorously argued book. D. C. Schindler's fundamental contribution is the working out of autonomy described as the flight from reality. Nobody has defended this account of the trajectory of modern liberalism more ably than he has. It is a huge and complete accomplishment by one of the most magnificent thinkers of our time." —Peter Lawler, Dana Professor in Government, Berry College"D. C. Schindler is probably the best Catholic philosophical theologian of his generation in the Anglophone world. In short, this book is an account and diagnosis of the rise of a modern concept of 'liberty' . . . and of an alternative vision drawn from classical and Christian tradition. It makes a better and more controlled case than any other book I know of dealing with these issues, and opens new perspectives on Locke and whole heritage of modern moral and political history." —David Bentley Hart, Templeton Fellow, Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study"Among the sacred cows of the modern age, a certain idea of individual freedom and political liberty has pride of place. D. C. Schindler unravels its genealogy in John Locke, exposes its self-defeating character, and pleads for a retrieval of a fuller conception, rooted in classical Greek philosophy. He thereby contributes to the healing of our intellectual, cultural, and social diseases. A daring and necessary enterprise." —Rémi Brague, University of Paris–Sorbonne and Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich"Schindler’s book is a brilliant tour de force of political and moral reasoning. A most timely and stringent analysis of modernity’s confused and calamitous dissociation of freedom and the good, Schindler’s book will be ranked with similarly intentioned, highly influential works by Polanyi, MacIntyre, and Gadamer." —Thomas Pfau, Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of English and professor of Germanic Languages & Literatures, Duke University"As a critique of deep currents of modern thought, Schindler’s masterful study does just what it should: it brings us into a position to understand and assess divergences at the level of fundamental principles, and to recognize their consequences. His lucid explication of 'the diabolical'—the mimicry of truth that plunges us ever deeper into unreality—sheds much-needed light into the abyss of inescapable contradictions Locke bequeathed to liberal society in his revolutionary re-conception of liberty and the will. Schindler is one of the best guides available to a revivified classical philosophy that restores the soul and reality to the communion they were made for." —Mark Shiffman, Villanova University"This book critiques modernity’s prioritization of the concept of freedom over the good in philosophical thought. Schindler . . . argues that modernity delinks the good from freedom and substitutes the latter for the former. Paradoxically, this substitution leads to contradictions and even to fragmentation of society. As a solution, the author proposes a return to the classical conception of the good central to the thought of Plato and Aristotle. There, the good is symbolic—from the Greek sym-ballò meaning 'to join together'—whereas the modern is diabolical, from the Greek dia-ballò meaning 'to divide.' . . . the scholarship is superb." —Choice“Many decades ago, Scottish-born philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre published After Virtue, a spirited defense of traditional virtue-based ethics. It was an enormously important book and has had a major influence in the area of modern moral philosophy. Schindler’s book is [of] similar significance.” —News Weekly"I thank Schindler for this backfiring book that left me overwhelmed by Locke’s brilliance." —National Review"Freedom from Reality belongs in a certain upper echelon of contemporary philosophical works, sitting on a bookshelf somewhere between After Virtue and Modernity in Crisis. . . . [I]n helping us to remember our place within the larger symbolic order of reality, the book makes itself a symbol of that same order. It contains the very wisdom that it expresses." —Public Discourse“Truth be told, David C. Schindler has made a signal contribution to our understanding of Locke.” —Law & Liberty“This book will appeal to students and scholars of political philosophy (especially political theorists), philosophers in the continental or historical traditions, and cultural critics with a philosophical bent.” —Law and Religion Forum“D.C. Schindler’s Freedom from Reality provides both an assessment and a path forward, and with great dexterity. . . . Schindler has done a great service in pointing the way forward and thinking about how we can fruitfully recover the best of the classical tradition and present it to the modern world.” —New Oxford Review"Schindler’s study of the contrast between classical and modern freedom is a fascinating and much needed account to understand our predicament and our possible futures. . . . Whether we chose a 'symbolic' or a 'diabolical' account of freedom in our political, cultural, and economic life is yet to be determined. Reading Freedom from Reality will help us make this choice." —VoeglinView"A sophisticated and penetrating study of modern liberty, comparable to Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue or George Grant’s English-Speaking Justice." —Reading ReligionTable of ContentsPreface: What is Good? Part 1. John Locke and the Dialectic of Power 1. Locke’s (Re-)conception of Freedom 2. The Political Conquest of the Good in the Second Treatise Part 2. Modern Liberty as a Flight from the Real 3. The Basic Shape of Modern Liberty 4. Symbolical Order and Diabolical Subversion 5. “A Society of Devils” Part 3. Retrieving the Origin as the Essence of Freedom 6. Starting Over and Starting After: A First Foundation in Plato and Aristotle 7. Plato: The Golden Thread of Freedom 8. Aristotle: Freedom as Liberality Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDespite the flood of self-help guides and our current therapeutic culture, feelings of alienation and spiritual longing continue to grip modern society. In this book, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn offers a fresh solution: a return to classic philosophy and the cultivation of an inner life.The ancient Roman philosopher Cicero wrote that philosophy is ars vitae, the art of living. Today, signs of stress and duress point to a full-fledged crisis for individuals and communities while current modes of making sense of our lives prove inadequate. Yet, in this time of alienation and spiritual longing, we can glimpse signs of a renewed interest in ancient approaches to the art of living. In this ambitious and timely book, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn engages both general readers and scholars on the topic of well-being. She examines the reappearance of ancient philosophical thought in contemporary American culture, probing whether new stirrings of Gnosticism, Stoicism, EpicureaniTrade Review"[Lasch-Quinn] is a gifted scholar whose examination of ancient works, their modern scholarly reception, and the appearance of big ideas in popular culture is consistently brilliant. . . . She manages to cover over two thousand years of philosophical development in under four hundred pages, and while those pages are dense in content, they are charmingly readable. The introduction, ‘Therapeia,’ is worth the price of the book.” —Front Porch Republic”In her profoundly insightful and thought-provoking work, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn . . . notes, ‘the problems with contemporary culture stem in part from its inability, even in the event that basic needs are met, to provide adequate resources for the living of everyday life.’ . . . Lasch-Quinn’s work not only informs but urges the reader to seek a deeper understanding of the current problems we face.” —Journal of Sociology and Christianity"Lasch-Quinn has set out in Ars Vitae to embody the best of what true philosophical writing has to offer. She writes in a way that makes her readers better thinkers, more reflective and self-aware, and she does so by showing the development of her own thinking—who her influences are, the sources from which she draws her wisdom, and how philosophy informs her understanding of herself, the culture, and the world in which she lives." —Los Angeles Review of Books"Lasch-Quinn turns to the ancients to persuade her readers that living, contra postmodernism, can bring us to 'the heights of awe, love, and wholeness,' even in the face of great pain and evil. . . . Many of us go through days, weeks, and even years of being beaten down, but suffering, Lasch-Quinn’s book tells us, can be transfigured into beauty, even holiness. " —City Journal"This is what makes Ars Vitae such vital reading. It provides both a thorough-going critique of the therapeutic, self-obsessed ethos so dominant today, and a way beyond it, through the potential development of those inner, moral resources on which true selfhood and a moral community rest." —spiked"Ars Vitae is a remarkable book. . . . The prose feels intensely personal, and even intimate, engaging the reader in the author’s search for meaning with an approach that feels consequential without being personally needy." —Law and Liberty“Lasch-Quinn’s forward-looking vision, developed through an impressive range of learning, ties wholeness, flourishing, selfhood, and health to goodness, truth, and beauty, which remain attainable through the most basic impulses and features of human life. That she makes her argument through accessible and upbeat engagements with everyday realities like literature, film, architecture, and coffee mugs (for which she has a real fondness) only proves her point.” —The Christian Century“Ars Vitae doesn’t just stir the imagination—it stirs the scholarly imagination. It makes one think not simply about its subject but also how one might approach any subject. It is thus an example of both innovation and intervention.” —Christian Scholar’s Review“The book is not a manual but instead a glimpse into, and an invitation to join, a conversation about what is good and how to live. . . . In the end, those who take up Ars Vitae may find themselves, as I did, most grateful to Lasch-Quinn for giving them grounds for hope.” —VoegelinView"Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn’s engaging and learned Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living is an intellectual tour de force that expounds various branches of ancient philosophy, assesses the scholarly debate around them, and critiques much of the modern appropriation of the classical heritage." —First ThingsTable of ContentsMajor Abbreviations and Sources Acknowledgements Introduction: Therapeia 1. The New Gnosticism 2. The New Stoicism 3. The New Epicureanism 4. The New Cynicism 5. The New Platonism Conclusion: Philosophia Epilogue: Once Bibliography

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Book SynopsisExamines the role of anger and forgiveness in the autobiographical, literary, and philosophical works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Argues that for Rousseau, anger is an inevitable outcome of social intercourse, and that forgiveness is central to his understanding of subjectivity and hence of moral and political action.Trade Review“This intelligent, original, and thought-provoking study offers a fresh understanding of Rousseau’s moral and political philosophy from the specific angle of forgiveness.”—Laurence Mall,University of Illinois“A lucid, illuminating contribution to research on the history of modern attitudes towards sentiment and emotion.”—Jason Neidleman French Studies“While Rousseau’s conception of natural pity has been the focus of numerous studies attending to issues in his social and political thought, neither anger nor forgiveness has been explored in any great depth. Man or Citizen engages with all the important primary and secondary sources and moves nicely between fiction, autobiography, and social and political texts.”—Julia Simon,author of Rousseau Among the Moderns“A well-researched and clearly written study, of interest to scholars of Rousseau, political theory, philosophy, and literature.”—XVIII New Perspectives on the Eighteenth CenturyTable of ContentsContents IntroductionPart I. The Political Significance of Forgiveness and Anger in Rousseau’s Thought: The Dialogues as a Case StudyChapter 1. The Magnanimous Pardon: A Force to be Reckoned WithChapter 2. The Philosophes’ Plot and the Frenchman’s AngerChapter 3. The Productive Capacities of the Citizen’s AngerChapter 4. The Frenchman’s ConundrumPart II. Private, Interpersonal Forgiveness: The Rousseauvean InterventionChapter 5. The Confessions: Saint-Lambert and Rousseau’s Miraculous ReconciliationChapter 6. Publicized Anger and the Unforgivable: Reconsidering the Story of the Foundling HospitalChapter 7. Forgiveness Among Men and Citizens in JulieChapter 8. Émile and Sophie: To forgive or not forgive? That is the QuestionConclusion. Forgiveness Today and Rousseau’s Legacy Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe contributors explore the arguments for and against the traditional view that the ethic of care is associated with girls and women and the ethic of justice with boys and men.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Mary Brabeck: Who Cares? Defining and Re-Defining the Ethic of Care Twenty Three Hundred Years of Women Philosophers: Toward a Gender Undifferentiated Moral Theory by Mary Ellen Waithe The Liberation of Caring: A Different Voice for Gilligan's "Different Voice" by Bill Puka Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child: The Call and Response for a Liberational Ethic of Care by Black Feminists by Toinette M. Eugene Pragmatism, Feminism and Sensitivity to Context by Charlene Haddock Seigfried Prolegomena to Future Caring by Barbara Houston Empirical Studies of Those Who Care Ways of Knowing, Learning and Making Moral Choices by Nona Lyons Gender Differences in Empathy and Prosocial Moral Reasoning: Empirical Investigations by Nancy Eisenberg, Richard Fabes and Cindy Shea Ethical Sensitivity and Moral Reasoning among Men and Women in the Professions by Muriel Bebeau and Mary Brabeck The Caring Self: Social Experiences of Power and Powerlessness by M. Brinton Lykes Educating for Care Transforming Moral Education by Jane Roland Martin The Just Community Educational Program: The Development of Moral Role-Taking as the Expression of Justice and Care by Ann Higgins Educating Moral People by Nel Noddings Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFreud's psychoanalytical discoveries have had a profound impact on morals but in this text, the author asserts that Freud is misunderstood on the various psychological issues relevant to morality and the ethical implications that can be drawn from his views. He reinterprets Freud's ideas.Table of ContentsPart 1 Foundational issues: the hermeneutical problem of reading Freud; the determinism - free will problem; reconciling the paradox - psychic determinism and moral responsibility. Part 2 Psychological egoism: overview of psychological egoism; the pleasure principle and psychological hedonism; narcissism; object love. Part 3 Normative implications: on modifying normative standards - the case of the love commandment; normative aspects of psychoanalytic practice. Part 4 Foundations of ethics in Freudian theory: toward a psychoanalytically informed ethic; how is practical reason guided? happiness and the basic goods of life; normative principles and social theory. Appendix: why take psychoanalytic findings seriously? The credibility of Freudian theory.

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Book SynopsisA reflection on the circumstances of child abuse, and on the consequences of this abuse. There are examples from literature and from clinical material.

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Book SynopsisAre animals part of a fallen creation? Do animals have immortal souls? How does God value animals? Does Christ's reconciling work include animals? This encyclopaedic volume is the most comprehensive collection of original studies on animals and theology ever published.

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Book SynopsisThis text poses the question "what is theology?" and goes on to discuss issues of methodology, the relation of theology to other disciplines and different theological perspectives. It also investigates topics in the fields of philosophical theology, symbolic theology and applied theology.Trade Review‘The book as a whole represents a splendid achievement of Christian spiritual insight and “rationale”. Many readers will find that the reading of it confirms their faith…Professor Macquarrie has done our generation a real service in producing it.’ Expository Times

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Book SynopsisA Hauerwas "reader", this book is aimed at undergraduate students of ethics. The author characterizes non-violence as the cornerstone of Christian ethics.Trade Review"The books are beautifully produced and illustrated and clearly organised. They are the product of a clear view of quality RE."LOOK! HEAR!

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Book SynopsisPhenomenology and the Holy is a study of the holy which attempts to find this both in the ordinary and in the sublime, thus challenging the reduction of the holy to a discrete and separated field of experience.

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Trade ReviewIf you ever thought that theologians should stay in their ivory towers, safely out of harm’s way, and that those who want to change our world for the good should be left to get on with the job at hand…. think again! Justin Thacker combines a deep theological understanding with a strong knowledge of economic theories of poverty relief, and a clear compassion for our struggling planet and its people, to provide a brilliant theological analysis that will inform and challenge all of us who long to bring about a better world. He shows that some of the best efforts to alleviate poverty are being done precisely by those who are grounding their work most closely in a well thought-out theological understanding of what they’re doing. This is a superb book and I encourage you to read it -- Ruth ValerioAt last - a thorough, graceful, nuanced and compelling theological engagement with capitalism and development. Avoiding easy stereotypes, false certainties, and cheap point-scoring, Thacker's book looks at global poverty through the lenses of Creation, Fall, Israel, Redemption and Consummation, to produce what he terms a 'symphonic account' of the theology of poverty. While Christians all over the world have intuitively been responding to poverty in many of the ways Thacker suggests, now we will be able to do so with renewed focus and strength, armed with this robust primer on why it is a theological imperative that we do so with urgency. -- Eve PooleDr Justin Thacker has produced a resolutely theological, rather than pragmatic, analysis of global poverty. Justin's writing is steeped in theological and biblical study, but he is also at home in the currents of contemporary political and economic discussion, and the interaction between these things means the book is also full of practical insights as to what we can - and should - do." -- Sean DohertyThacker is not only a very capable theologian, he also has extensive practical experience of aid work. 'Global Poverty' contributes to practical debates about aid, and includes some cutting critiques of the approaches adopted by major Christian development agencies. This is a must-read for anyone involved in aid work and for those who contribute to it. -- RC * Christianity magazine, July 2017 *This book is readable, resolute and profoundly relevant to the concerns and pains of a divided world. It could help most of us to think more deeply, care more persistently, and look at the needs of God's world with fuller insight and humility. I commend it with conviction. -- John Proctor * Reform Magazine, June 2017 *Thacker's excellent book is a challenge to rethink poverty and to better understand its causes so that our response can be more effective. I highly recommend it- it puts overseas aid into its proper context and invites us to respond in ways that could make a real difference. -- Marion Gray * The Reader, Winter 2017 *Table of ContentsPart 1: Creation 1. The image of God and the dignity of humanity 2. The problem of paternalism 3. The nature of poverty Part 2: Fall 4. The nature, depth and breadth of sin 5. Sin, taxes and debt - who owes whom? 6. Structural sin - are we really guilty? Part 3: Israel 7. Israel's mission 8. Exodus 9. Jubilee 10. Laws 11. Prophets Part 4: Redemption 12. The gospel and salvation 13. Secular theories of development 14. Theologies of development Part 5: Consummation 15. New heavens and new earth 16. The poor always with you 17. The problem of aid utopianism 18. So why should we bother? 19. Conclusion: the question of equality Epilogue - What does this mean in practice?

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Trade Review"Thoughtful, heartfelt and deeply faithful..." -- Samuel Wells"It takes a particular gift, persuasiveness, and credibility to challenge a paradigm so ingrained and so evaded by a generation of textbooks. Long experience as both a mental health nurse and a theologian has given John Swinton that credibility. The community of Christians, gathered around a suffering Lord, has unique resilience to respond to evil creatively. This hopeful book recovers a theodicy of action and faithfulness. It has immense pastoral value." -- Ian TorranceThis is an important book which should be read by anyone in Christian ministry, dealing as it does with the timeless truths that underpin practical theology: listening in silence, lament, forgiveness, thoughtfulness and hospitality. The book is particularly strong in its treatment of lament and the use of the psalms. Although first published by Eerdmans in 2007, this book has not gone out of date, except in one respect. Where it might benefit from being updated is in its references to the issue of asylum seekers and our failure as a society to offer hospitality to those in need. Another strength of the book is the author’s insistence on the need for the church to avoid being tempted to try and explain suffering and evil rather than responding ‘to evil by faithfully engaging in the practices of love in the midst of evil’. Criticism notwithstanding, this book is thoroughly recommended. -- Marion Gray * The Reader, Winter edition *

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Book SynopsisIn the six essays contained in this text the author reflects on the ethical implications of psychoanalytical insight.

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Book SynopsisA psychiatrist and world-famous authority on suicide offers a persuasive argument against legalizing assisted suicide in the United States.Trade Review"A powerful contribution to this debate." -- Charles E. Rosenberg - New York Times Book Review"Starred Review. [An] important and alarming report." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book Synopsis“A book for these times: a bridge between the rational and the intuitive, the psychoanalytical and the spiritual, the personal and the social.” —The Australian

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Book SynopsisFrom the age of Darwin to the present day, biologists have been grappling with the origins of our moral sense. Why, if the human instinct to survive and reproduce isselfish,&rdquo do people engage in self-sacrifice, and even develop ideas like virtue and shame to justify that altruism? Many theories have been put forth, some emphasizing the role of nepotism, others emphasizing the advantages of reciprocation or group selection effects. But evolutionary anthropologist Christopher Boehm finds existing explanations lacking, and in Moral Origins, he offers an elegant new theory. Tracing the development of altruism and group social control over 6 million years, Boehm argues that our moral sense is a sophisticated defence mechanism that enables individuals to survive and thrive in groups. One of the biggest risks of group living is the possibility of being punished for our misdeeds by those around us. Bullies, thieves, free-riders, and especially psychopaths- those who make it difficult fo

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Book SynopsisNanotechnology will eventually impact every area of our world Nanoethics seeks to examine the potential risks and rewards of applications of nanotechnology. This up-to-date anthology gives the reader an introduction to and basic foundation in nanotechnology and nanoethics, and then delves into near-, mid-, and far-term issues. Comprehensive and authoritative, it: Goes beyond the usual environmental, health, and safety (EHS) concerns to explore such topics as privacy, nanomedicine, human enhancement, global regulation, military, humanitarianism, education, artificial intelligence, space exploration, life extension, and more Features contributions from forty preeminent experts from academia and industry worldwide, reflecting diverse perspectives Includes seminal works that influence nanoethics today Encourages an informed, proactive approach to nanoethics and advocates addressing new and emerging controversies before they impede progressTrade Review"This is a thought-provoking book … Essential reading for scientists entering the realm of nanotechnology." (Nanotechnology Perceptions, July 2008) "It is recommended reading for scientists and engineers working in all areas of present-day nanoscience and nanotechnology." (Angewandte Chemie, May 13, 2008) "...this compact collection is highly welcome." (Angewandte Chemie, 2008-47/21) “…these essays will provide a broad background for those who have yet to discover the many benefits that may result.” (Chemistry and Industry, December 2007) "Das Buch wird Wissenschaftler(inne)n und Ingenieur(inn)en empfohlen, die in allen Bereichen der gegenwartigen Nanowissenschaft und ?technik arbeiten." Angewandte Chemie 2008-120/21Table of ContentsForeword: Ethical Choices in nanotechnology Development (Mihail C. Roco). Preface. Contributors. PART I : Introduction: The Nanotechnology Debate. 1. Nanoscience and Nanoethics: Defining the Disciplines (Patrick Lin and Fritz Allhoff). 2. Why the Future Doesn't Need Us (Bill Joy). 3. On the National Agenda: U.S. congressional Testimony on the Societal Implications of Nanotechnology (Ray Kurzweil). PART II: Background: Nanotechnology in Context (John Weckert). 4. Nanotech's Promise: Overcoming Humanity's More Pressing Challenges (Christine Peterson and Jacob Heller). 5. Debating Nanotechnologies (Richard A. L. Jones). 6. In the Beginning: The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (Neal Lane and Thomas Kalil). PART III: Issues: Preparing for the Next Revolution (John Weckert). 7. The Nanotechnology R(Evolution) (Charles Tahan). 8. Technology Revolutions and the Problem of Prediction (Nick Bostrom). 9. Complexity and Uncertainty: A Prudential Approach to Nanotechnology (Jean-Pierre Dupuy). 10. The Precautionary Principle in nanotechnology (John Weckert and James Moor). PART IV: Issues: Health and Environment (James Moor). 11. Nanotechnology and Risk: What are the Issues? (Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Roy Ambli Dalmo). 12. Personal Choice in the Coming Era of Nanomedicine (Robert A. Freitas, Jr). 13. Are We Playing God With Nanoenhancement (Ted Peters). 14. Anticipating the Ethical and Political Challenges of Human Nanotechnologies (David H. Guston, John Parsi, and Justin Tosi). PART V: Issues: Democracy and Policy (James J. Hughes). 15. Global Technology Regulation and Potentially Apocalyptic Technological Threats (James J. Hughes). 16. Deliberative Democracy and Nanotechnology (Colin Farrelly). 17. Rhetoric of "Stakeholding" (David M. Berube). 18. Rules of Engagement: Democracy and Dialogue in Creating Nanotechnology Futures (Jack Stilgoe and James Wilsdon). PART VI: Issues: Broader Societal Impact (John Weckert). 19. Nanotechnology and Privacy: Instructive Case of RFID (Jeroen van den Hoven). 20. Nanotechnology and the Military (Daniel Moore) 21. Can Nanoscience Be a Catalyst For Educational Reform (Patricia Schank, Joseph Krajcik, and Molly Yunker). 22. Impact of Nanotechnologies on Developing Countries (Joachim Schummer). PART VII: Issues: The Distant Future? (Fritz Allhoff). 23. Challenges and Pitfalls of Exponential Manufacturing (Mike Treder and Chris Phoenix). 24. Nanoethics and the High Frontier (Tihamer Toth-Fejel and Christopher Dodsworth) 25. Ethics for Artificial Intellects (J. Storrs Hall). 26. Nanotechnology and Life Extension (Sebastian Sethe). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Reverend Victor Lee Austin, Ph.D., is Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City. He is the author of scholarly articles in political theology, ecclesiology, and social ethics, as well as a book of theological meditations on everyday life, A Priest's Journal.Trade ReviewWith glad and generous confidence in the distinction of Christian ethics, Austin guides his readers into this subject. The simplicity and clarity of his style hold many points for deeper thoughtful reflection, and one senses too, for the reader to be moved towards a fuller humanity through what is absorbed here. -- Susan F. Parsons * Studies in Christian Ethics *This timely book ... appears in the famous book series ‘Guides for the Perplexed’, which always include essays of high level and incontestable quality. In sum, Austin’s Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed is an excellent book that can be appreciated as well by ethicists and non-scholars as well. * Theological Book Review *How does one write an introductory text without being overly reductive, on the one hand, or unnecessarily bogging down the reader with finer points, on the other? Victor Lee Austin admirably navigates between these twin pitfalls in this useful and concise volume … Austin writes clearly and cogently with an eye towards the practical and pedagogical … [A]n accessible introduction for the beginner in Christian ethics or Catholic moral theology. -- Travis Pickell University of Virginia, USA * Theology *Our goal in life is to become as fully human as God would like us to be... For those of you who want to try to live a more fully human life and to understand the purpose of Christian ethics, I do recommend this book. -- Robert Kent * Today's American Catholic *Provides a fine approach to Christian ethics and reviews the Christian moral life, using many biblical references to chart the evolution and meaning of Christian thoughts on justice, how to succeed as a human being, and more. Philosophy and theology blend in a fine story packed with insights and perfect for collections strong in scholarly assessments of Christian belief based on a blend of analysis and Biblical passages -- James A. Cox * The Midwest Book Review *‘Austin's Guide is a rare combination: a broad, sophisticated introduction to the vast universe of Christian ethics, but one that is energized by a constant stream of engaging prose and arresting examples. The text is even-handed and truly comprehensive in its scope, avoiding privileging any one school of ethics. And Austin's eye for the extraordinary in the ordinary shines especially in the final chapters on the moral challenges of friendship and disability.' - David Cloutier, Mount St. Mary's University, USA. -- David Cloutier‘Austin has done a great service for the "perplexed" by offering an accessible, conversational, and cogent introduction to Christian ethics. The text is comprehensive and simple, without at all being simplistic. Those knowledgeable in the field will discern how carefully Austin presents Christian ethics, in a manner informed by - even if not weighed down by - current scholarship. Those unaware of such research can trust they encounter in this book a reliable and trustworthy guide to the Christian moral life, a true scholar who invites his readers to understand the Christian life as not only accessible (through terms like friendship and good sense) but also as attractive and vivifying.' - William C. Mattison III, The Catholic University of America, USA. -- William C. Mattison IIIAustin’s guide is valuable for its opening chapters and could be a good starting point for a study of Christian ethics as virtue ethics. -- Cathriona Russell, Trinity College, Dublin * Modern Believing *Table of Contents1. What is Christian Ethics?; The overall picture: Christian ethics and the contemporary world Key ideas; Vital moments of history and the development of Christian ideas; Attitudes to Scripture and divine commands; Key perplexities (questions: headings of chaps. 2, 3-4, 5, 6-8, 9); Summary; 2. Why are Christian ethics different?; Reasoning about Christian ethics - the sources: Scripture, Tradition, Natural Law, and Experience.; Scripture: some initial comments; Tradition: an introduction; Natural law: an introduction; Conscience and the formation of Christian character; Brief comparison to some other ethical theories: duties, consequences and virtues; existentialism; neo-Darwinianism; relativism.; Comparison to the Western secular capitalist/utilitarian perspective; Summary; 3. Why do Christians differ amongst themselves over ethics? Part 1 - Sources and History; Differences over Scripture, Tradition and Natural Law; Scripture: further comments on key problems; Fundamentalists, conservatives and liberals - and various shades between. Tradition: more history - Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants; Catholic and Protestant differences: Tradition and Natural Law - a further exploration; Summary; Part 2-Contemporary issues; Evangelicalism; Liberation theology; Feminism; Contemporary natural law theories; Christian virtue ethics; Summary; 5. What about similarities? Can Christian ethics be part of a global ethic?; MacIntyre, Hauerwas and the critique of the Enlightenment; Hans Kung and a global ethic; Q&A.

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