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Book SynopsisPaul Tillich's classic work confronts the age-old question of how the moral is related to the religious. In particular, Tillich addresses the conflict between reason-determined ethics and faith-determined ethics and shows that neither is dependent on the other but that each alone is inadequate. Instead, Tillich reveals to us the gift that came...

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Book SynopsisAre human beings naturally endowed with a conscience? Or is morality artificially acquired through social pressure and instruction? Most people assume that modern science proves the latter. Further, most of our current social policies are based upon this “scientific” view of the sources of morality. In this book, however, James Q. Wilson seeks to reconcile traditional ideas with a range of important empirical research into the sources of human behavior over the last fifty years. Marshalling evidence drawn from diverse scientific disciplines, including animal behavior, anthropology, evolutionary theory, biology, endocrinology, brain science, genetics, primatology, education and psychology, Wilson shows that the facts about the origin and development of moral reasoning are not at odds with traditional views predating Freud, Darwin and Marx. Our basic sense of right and wrong actually does have a biological and behavioral origin. This “moral sense” arises from the infant’s innate sociability, though it must also be nurtured by parental influence. Thus, this book revives ancient traditions of moral and ethical argument that go back to Aristotle, and reunifies the separate streams of philosophical and scientific knowledge that for so long were regarded as unbridgeable.

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Book SynopsisAlasdair MacIntyre is Research Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame University, USA.

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2024 NON-FICTION KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARDAn entertaining and accessible dive into the riveting world described by quantum mechanics, from physicist, AI risk expert, and Hollywood ?alternative reality? consultant Jérémie Harris.Are human beings immortal? Are apples conscious? Do our legal systems make assumptions about free will that are just plain wrong? Of all the terrific books on quantum physics?from Stephen Hawking to Brian Greene?the questions they never seem to satisfy are the implications of the science. We know that quantum physics is real?our phones and computers wouldn?t work if the science wasn?t right. But what does it all mean?Does it mean that we live in one among a near-infinity of parallel universes? Or that everything that happens in the universe is pre-ordained?right down to what we think and how we act? Or does the science point in a stranger direction?towards the idea that the entire universe is one big mind? If one of these is true, what would it mean for our place in the universe, our immortal souls, and the future of humanity itself?The most basic encounter with quantum physics leads us to a dizzying array of incredible implications, each one more capable than the last of blowing our minds?all of which can be engaged without advanced math or deep knowledge of theory.Enter: Quantum Physics Made Me Do It?a smart, accessible, and engaging adventure through the complex and beautiful world mapped out by modern physics. Jérémie Harris at last offers us a book on quantum physics that the entire universe can enjoy?perhaps together as one big mind.

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Book SynopsisBuddhism and Postmodernity is a response to some of the questions that have emerged in the process of Buddhism''s encounters with modernity and the West. Jin Y. Park broadly outlines these questions as follows: first, why are the interpretations and evaluations of Buddhism so different in Europe (in the nineteenth century), in the United States (in the twentieth century), and in traditional Asia; second, why does Zen Buddhism, which offers a radically egalitarian vision, maintain a strongly authoritarian leadership; and third, what ethical paradigm can be drawn from the Buddhist-postmodern form of philosophy? Park argues that, as unrelated as these questions may seem, the issues that have generated them are related to perennial philosophical themes of identity, institutional power, and ethics, respectively. Each of these themes constitutes one section of Buddhism and Postmodernity. Park discusses the three issues in the book through the exploration of the Buddhist concepts of self and others, language and thinking, and universality and particularities. Most of this discussion is drawn from the East Asian Buddhist traditions of Zen and Huayan Buddhism in connection with the Continental philosophies of postmodernism, hermeneutics, and deconstruction. Self-critical from both the Buddhist and Western philosophical perspectives, Buddhism and Postmodernity points the reader toward a new understanding of Buddhist philosophy and offers a Buddhist-postmodern ethical paradigm that challenges normative ethics of metaphysical traditions.Trade ReviewJin Y. Park’s work is a major achievement of phenomenological hermeneutics. It is indeed of exceptional quality which is capacious and deep in scope, lucid and erudite in style, and poignant and engaging in argumentation. Park is at ease with surfing the ineffable and seemingly contradictory expressions of Zen Buddhism and with scaling the rugged terrains of postmodern thought. Park’s most creative, incisive, and discerning moments are found in her very attempt to transversalize the borders of Eastern Buddhism and Western philosophy both modern and postmodern. To put it simply, it is intercultural and interdisciplinary. I find that her appropriation of postmodern philosophy in Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, Derrida, and Lyotard is judicious and discriminating. Among the notable features of Park’s work is a singularly prominent place of Korean Buddhism, the 'Zen hermeneutics' of language, silence and violence, and most importantly her ambitious and promising vision of creating a new paradigm of ethics at the crossroads of Buddhism and postmodern philosophy. -- Hwa Yol Jung, Moravian CollegeBuddhism and Postmodernity is a fascinating journey into the field of Buddhist philosophy. Jin Park skillfully negotiates a variety of discourses including Buddhist studies, feminism, and postmodernism. She masterfully unmasks prejudices about Buddhist traditions and their alleged lack of propensity for systematic thought, and presents a convincing case for a Zen ethics by demonstrating affinities between Zen and deconstruction. Her mastery of the material is impressive, her sketch of Zen philosophy visionary. For everyone with interest in Buddhism and/or postmodernism, Buddhism and Postmodernity is a must-read. -- Gereon Kopf, Luther College...Admirably concise and yet complex... Professor Park carefully exemplifies her own conclusions regarding the centrifugal potentials of Buddhist thought and practice by offering us clearly presented prospects on a yet-to-come ethics of non-dual interdependence. The wide ambitions of Buddhism and Postmodernity are skillfully threaded together through recurring contrasts of centripetal/centrifugal and hermeneutical/existential dynamics at play both historically and philosophically, in the West and its encounters with Buddhism, and in the global transit from modernity to postmodernity . . . Buddhism and Postmodernity raises important questions, opening promising avenues for further conversation. * Sophia: International Journal of Philosophy and Traditions, November 2009 *The dialogue between Buddhism and postmodernity is one of the most exciting developments in contemporary philosophy, with important implications for ethics. Jin Y. Park's insightful study of their relationship is grounded in a deep understanding and appreciation of both traditions. Her book is a welcome addition to the growing literature. -- David R. Loy, Xavier UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Part 2 Part One. Centripetality: Buddhism and Metaphysics Chapter 3 The Silence of the Buddha Chapter 4 Hegel and Buddhism Chapter 5 The Logic of Nothing and A-Metaphysics Part 6 Part Two. Centrifugality: Language and Violence Chapter 7 Language and Thinking: Subjectivity and Zen Huatou Meditation Chapter 8 Thinking and Violence: Zen Hermeneutics Chapter 9 Violence Institutionalized: The Social Dimension of Zen Language Part 10 Part Three. The Tension: Buddhism and the Politics of Postmodernity Chapter 11 Modernity, Postmodernity, and the Question of Legitimation Chapter 12 Postmodern Small Discourses and the Huayan World of Mutually Non-interfering Phenomena Chapter 13 Envisioning Zen Ethics through Huayan Phenomenology Chapter 14 The Ethics of Tension: Toward Buddhist Deconstructive Ethics

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Book SynopsisAmerican psychologist Carol Gilligan holds that dominant ethical theories, with their strong emphasis on rights and justice, fail to see how care is an indispensable part of moral life. This failure weakens their credibility as adequate, universal ethical theories. In Comprehending Care, Tove Pettersen investigates whether an ethics of care really does give voice to a normative perspective that traditional moral theory has disregarded. More specifically, she considers whether Carol Gilligan''s own theoretical contribution is an ethical theory of care, and if it is likely to contribute to such a revised understanding. Pettersen argues that central elements in a consistent and justifiable ethics of care theory can in fact be extracted from her works, and is an ethics that to some extent challenges traditional ethical theories by revealing some of their ontological and epistemological inadequacies, such as tacit assumptions, unforeseen disturbing implications, and deficient moral categoriTrade ReviewWell-informed and tightly argued, this book helps disentangle, clarify, and resolve many issues hotly contested in the care-versus-justice literature. Pettersen’s even-handed and non-ideological discussion shows how philosophical methods and skills can raise the level of debate and thereby open the way toward a synthesis between apparently irreconcilable views. -- Thomas PoggeThere are many things to admire in Pettersen's work....A thorough, comprehensive account....This is a fine work that will enhance any library devoted to contemporary ethics, feminism, and the conjunction of ethics and feminism. * Metapsychology Online, November 2008 *Carol Gilligan’s In a Different Voice is often cited but seldom read, and rarely read carefully. Tove Pettersen offers a fresh and expansive reading of the feminist 'ethic of care' by beginning from Gilligan and pursuing it to contemporary efforts to use care ethics to understand global perspectives. It is an intelligent and innovative reading of this growing tradition. -- Joan C. Tronto, Hunter College, The City University of New YorkTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Perspective of Care Chapter 2: Gender Issues and Criticism Chapter 3: Normative Foundations and Formal Features Chapter 4: Care, Cognition, and Emotions Chapter 5: Care and Traditional Moral Theory Chapter 6: Care and Justice: Reconciling Opposites Chapter 7: Distributing Mature Care Chapter 8: Conditional Care Chapter 9: Why Care? Ethical Justification of Thick Care Chapter 10: The Circles of Care

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Book SynopsisIn this first book to explore the history of euthanasia worldwide since classical antiquity, distinguished historian Ian Dowbiggin exposes the many disturbing themes that link present and past in the concept of the right to die. His deeply informed history traces the controversial record of mercy killing, a source of heated debate among doctors and laypeople alike. Dowbiggin examines evolving opinions about what constitutes a good death, taking into account the societal and religious values placed on sin, suffering, resignation, judgment, penance, and redemption. He also examines the bitter struggle between those who advocate for the right to compassionate and effective end-of-life care and those who justify euthanasia by defining human life in terms of biological criteria, utilitarian standards, a faith in science, humane medical treatment, the principle of personal autonomy, or individual human rights. The author considers both the influence of technological and behavioral changes inTrade ReviewDowbiggin has produced a well-written text of considerable breadth . . . . Those generally interested in the topic will find all they need to know about the whys and hows of euthanasia belief and advocacy in this short and easy-to-digest book. Dowbiggin has fulfilled the promise of his title and produced the best available concise history of euthanasia. * First Things *A useful, clearly written primer on an issue of increasing importance. * American Historical Review *It is certainly accessible and can be commended as a very general orientation to the history of euthanasia; one becomes familiar with the broad contours of its history. * Ethics and Medicine *Anyone desiring a more deeply informed sense of the historical background to our current debates over end-of-life issues will appreciate this thoughtful and dispassionate introduction by Ian Dowbiggin, one of our most accomplished scholars of the subject. They will learn that the burning controversies of the moment, while unprecedented in many respects, are not entirely new, precisely because they emerge out of the most fundamental problems of human existence. -- Wilfred M. McClay, University of OklahomaEssential reading that recounts with verve and clarity the story of euthanasia from the ancient Greeks to postmodern Americans. Understanding the historical record may lead contemporary advocates for euthanasia and assisted suicide to pause and reconsider their prescriptions today. Certainly those who combat these practices cannot help but be bolstered by Dowbiggin’s fine piece of work. -- Paul McHugh, Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Obedient unto Death Chapter 2: This Troublesome Shore Chapter 3: Method of Escape Chapter 4: A Higher Morality? Chapter 5: In God We Trust Chapter 6: Collision Course Chapter 7: Cradle and Grave

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Book SynopsisIn Mass Hysteria, Rebecca Kukla examines the present-day medical and cultural practices surrounding pregnancy, new motherhood, and infant feeding. In the late-eighteenth century, the configuration of the maternal body underwent a radical transformation and the two maternal bodies that emerged out of this transformation still govern our imagination and rituals surrounding pregnancy and lactation. Exploring the history and the current life of these two maternal bodies within medical institutions, popular culture, and politics, Kukla offers a critical assessment of the lived repercussions of these ideological figures and practices for contemporary women''s and infants'' health and well-being.Trade ReviewWith sly wit, impressive historical scope and deep moral conviction, Rebecca Kukla brilliantly illuminates modern cultural beliefs and practices about motherhood as an embodied experience. Taking us back into seventeenth century Europe and through the Enlightenment, Kukla deftly and vividly interprets texts and pictures to uncover the historical foundations of the mutually constitutive relationship between maternal bodies and the body politic and to illustrate how this history, no less than contemporarytechnologies, shapes and constrains the lived experience of pregnancy and mothering today. With insights that transcend liberalism and postmodernism, Kukla re-interprets the usual dichotomies?private/public, nature/culture, inner/outer, self/other?and offers a profoundly feminist reading of the fluid, permeable boundaries of maternal bodies. The ?fix? she proposes is one that promises to restore women?s integrity, agency and identity both within and without motherhood. <|>Mass Hysteria<|> is a tour deforce of feminist scholarship. -- Elizabeth M. Armstrong, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton UniversityKukla advances feminist thinking about maternity and breastfeeding…Highly recommended. * CHOICE *A learned, engaging, and lively account. -- Hilde Lindemann, Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University * Hastings Center Report *Packed with material drawn from the history of medicine as well as popular and professional sources....A rich resource. * Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy *[Kukla's] analysis is occasionally brilliant. * Feminist Collections: A Quarterly Of Women's Studies Resources, Summer / Fall 2008 *Mass Hysteria: Medicine, Culture and Mothers' Bodies is articulate, thoughtful, carefully researched and argued. It breaks new ground in both feminist and philosophical scholarship. Kukla encourages us to reflect critically on what mothers expect of themselves, and what society expects of mothers. -- Amy Mullin, University of Toronto MississaugaWith sly wit, impressive historical scope and deep moral conviction, Rebecca Kukla brilliantly illuminates modern cultural beliefs and practices about motherhood as an embodied experience. Taking us back into seventeenth century Europe and through the Enlightenment, Kukla deftly and vividly interprets texts and pictures to uncover the historical foundations of the mutually constitutive relationship between maternal bodies and the body politic and to illustrate how this history, no less than contemporary technologies, shapes and constrains the lived experience of pregnancy and mothering today. With insights that transcend liberalism and postmodernism, Kukla re-interprets the usual dichotomies—private/public, nature/culture, inner/outer, self/other—and offers a profoundly feminist reading of the fluid, permeable boundaries of maternal bodies. The ‘fix’ she proposes is one that promises to restore women’s integrity, agency and identity both within and without motherhood. Mass Hysteria is a tour de force of feminist scholarship. -- Elizabeth M. Armstrong, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Figures Part 3 Part One Part 4 Introduction - Impressionable Bodies Chapter 5 A "Private Looking-Glasse" Chapter 6 Permeable and Perambulating Wombs Chapter 7 The Maternal Imagination Chapter 8 Governing and Ordering Maternal Bodies Chapter 9 Preserving Nature Part 10 Imbibing the Love of the Fatherland Chapter 11 "Begin with Mothers" Chapter 12 Nature, Contingency and Freedom Chapter 13 Imbibing the Love of the Fatherland Chapter 14 The Meaning of Milk in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Chapter 15 Literal and Figurative Lactating Bodies Chapter 16 First and Second Nature Part 17 Splitting the Maternal Body Chapter 18 Rousseau's Hysterical Diagnosis Chapter 19 Monitoring and Mapping Maternal Space Chapter 20 "The Truth Was Thereby Well Authenticated" Chapter 21 The Fetish Mother and the Unruly Mother Chapter 22 Dissecting Monsters Chapter 23 Bodies Bordering on the Pathological Part 24 Part Two Part 25 The Uterus as Public Theater Chapter 26 Setting the Stage Chapter 27 The "Sonographic Voyeur" and the Rituals of Fetal Recognition Chapter 28 The "What To Expect Pregnancy Universe" Chapter 29 Transparency, Anonymity and Maternal Identity Chapter 30 Civic Responsibility, Maternal Agency, and the Technic of Pregnancy Chapter 31 Maternal Duties, and the Constitutive Power of Ideology Part 32 Separation Anxiety Chapter 33 Principles of Proximity Chapter 34 Monstrous Separations Chapter 35 Embodied Mothering Chapter 36 Denaturing the Breast Chapter 37 The Myth of the Infinitely Bountiful Breast and its Magic Milk Chapter 38 The Lactating Body as Scientific Object Chapter 39 The Reemergence of the Unruly Mother Chapter 40 Ideology and the Constitution of Desire Chapter 41 Mother-Love and the Politics of Proximity Part 42 Intimacy, Vulnerability, and the Politics of Discomfort Chapter 43 Who Wouldn't Want to Breastfeed? Chapter 44 Private Places Chapter 45 Intimacy, Vulnerability, and Maternal Sexuality Chapter 46 Making Space Part 47 Fixing the Boundaries of Mothers' Bodies Chapter 48 The Dark But Firm Web of Experience Chapter 49 Decentered Mothers - Unfixed Boundaries Chapter 50 Solidifying the Maternal Self

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Book SynopsisDescribed by Jeffrey Masson as ''the single best introduction to animal rights ever written,'' this new book by Tom Regan will structure the animal rights debate for generations to come. In a style at once simple and elegant, Regan dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates perpetrated by the mass media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of ''humane treatment'' favored by animal exploiters, and explains why existing laws function to legitimize institutional cruelty. Written by the leading philosophical spokesperson for animal rights, Tom Regan''s shocking exposZ of animal abuse makes an essential and lasting contribution that will significantly impact the history of animal rights advocacy in America.Trade ReviewTom Regan's Empty Cages is a powerful call for justice on one of the most urgent issues human society faces. Calmly, lucidly, he asks readers to confront the miserable conditions we have inflicted on animals—not only in the familiar cases of factory farming, product testing, and hunting, but in less well-documented areas such as greyhound racing and circus performance. Answering the charge that advocates for animal rights are crazy extremists, he shows convincingly that they are, instead, thoughtful people who follow an argument to its logical conclusion. The reader has three choices: find a flaw in the argument, work for change, or throw the book away and try to forget it. The indelible force of Regan's argument makes the third course very difficult. -- Martha C. Nussbaum, University of ChicagoEmpty Cages will do for the animal rights movement what Silent Spring did for the environmental movement. -- Howard Lyman, author of Mad Cowboy"If you are only going to read one book about animal rights, this is the one to read." -- Ray Greek, M.D., co-author of Specious ScienceTom Regan delivers a searing indictment of the way we treat animals in the world we have made for ourselves, and presents a trenchant case that animals have or should have rights in the same way that human beings have. -- J. M. Coetzee, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe book you are holding in your hands is, in my estimation, the single best introduction to the topic of animal rights ever written. -- Jeffery Moussaieff MassonEvery veterinarian should read Tom Regan's Empty Cages, and every student of veterinary medicine should be required to read it. This book is important to the future integrity of our profession." -- Jean Greek, DVM, DACVD, co-author of Specious ScienceEvery so often a book is written that is destined to change the way people think. Tom Regan has written just such a book. Empty Cages is compelling because it is logical, rational, and written in an elegantly simple style. It will educate and sadden you, and make you angry, but never is it inflammatory. Reading it may not convert you into an animal rights advocate, at least not immediately, but it will most definitely give you an understanding of and sympathy for the movement. And all animals, everywhere, will benefit. Please buy this book, read it, and tell your friends about it. Everyone needs a copy on their bookshelf. -- Jane GoodallTom Regan is the Tom Paine of animal rights, the rational visionary who, while passionately defending the rights of man, no less passionately defends the rights of animals. His contributions are historically unprecedented. The animal rights movement may have evolved from the humane feelings of compassion and mercy. In Tom Regan, it has found the voice of reason. -- Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace, founder and president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyEmpty Cages is a long-awaited and much-welcomed personal and heartfelt book written by the 'dean' of the modern animal rights movement. Covering a broad range of important topics in an easy-to-read style, Tom Regan dispenses with misleading stereotypes about animal advocates and shows how nonsensical it is to label those who work on behalf of animals as 'radicals' or 'extremists.' . . . Empty Cages is a must-read and deserves the widest of audiences. -- Marc Bekoff, author of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age and Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They DoAnimal factory farmers hide behind such phrases as 'humane treatment' and 'responsible care.' Tom Regan gently but honestly takes you into the hog and chicken barns, onto the cattle feedlots; after that, it is up to you. This thoughtful book deserves a wide readership. -- Maxine Kumin, Pulitzer Prize winning poet and author of Always Beginning: Essays on a Life in Poetry (2000)The major animal user industries and governments throughout the world say they treat animals 'humanely.' Empty Cages exposes the myth. Compassionate people will be outraged when they read about the mind-numbing cruelty inflicted upon our fellow creatures. The challenge of animal rights is simple: Treat other animals with the same respect that we would treat one another—a truly revolutionary idea. -- Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Biotech Century and Beyond BeefTom Regan's Empty Cages is for everyone who cares about animals: It will inform those new to animal advocacy, inspire those already on the front lines, and empower both. This book will define the future vitality and growth of the animal rights movement for generations to come. If you want the full story about animal rights, you must read Empty Cages. -- Kim Stallwood, president, Institute for Animals and SocietyIn a world where exploitation of other species has become mechanized and institutionalized, the animals need a spokesman. That voice belongs to Tom Regan, whose Empty Cages is a clearly written, eloquent argument in favor of compassion for the beings with which we share the planet. Far from a polemic, it's an appeal to reason. Like Matthew Scully's Dominion, the book is both a personal story of Regan's own evolution to animal rights and a ringing critique of the casual cruelty that has come to inform our daily lives. Read this book and you'll think twice about eating meat, watching a circus, wearing fur or supporting animal-based research. -- Jim Motavalli, editor, E: The Environmental MagazineAll who care for animals, and those who see animal rights advocacy as misanthropic extremism should read this book. It is a rude awakening—and a clarion call—exposing the sham of 'humane standards' and the lie of 'unavoidable necessity' touted by the industries of cruel animal exploitation. Tom Regan argues with logic and compassion why such outrageous mistreatment must be abolished for the good of all. -- Michael W. Fox, veterinarian, author, and syndicated columnistTom Regan is a brilliant visionary. His new book, Empty Cages, debunks myths and exposes unscrupulous practices hidden from public view. People who are willing to 'question authority' need to read this original, illuminating, and thorough examination of the case for animal rights. -- Neal Barnard, M.D., president, Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineThis is the book that will inspire the next wave of animal rights activism. And the next wave after that one. -- Gary Kowalski, author, The Bible According to Noah and Science and the Search for GodEmpty Cages is among the most important books ever written on the great subject of how we humans treat and relate to animals. A rare and special book that can help us to awaken to our humanity. -- John Robbins, author of Diet For A New America and The Food Revolution[This book] is an invaluable introduction to a critical re-examination of our relationship to animals. It deserves to be widely read. * New Scientist *Empty Cages' greatest contribution is the frank assessment of the current state of the movement and the blueprint for 'Moving Forward.' . . . Empty Cages was also an enjoyable read. -- Robert Leonard * The American Vegan *Of value to everyone. * Vegnews *Professor Regan's book is like no other. It has all the virtues of good philosophy, but is unique in that it tells the story of how he began to see that respect for animals requires vegetarianism.Empty Cages is an excellent introduction for newcomers to the world of animal rights. * Animal Guardian *"This book is persuasive." -- M.L. * The Environmental Magazine *Table of ContentsPart 1 PROLOGUE: The Cat Part 2 PART I NORMAN ROCKWELL AMERICANS Chapter 3 Who Are You Animal Rights Advocates Anyway? Chapter 4 How Did You Get That Way? Part 5 PART II MORAL RIGHTS: WHAT THEY ARE AND WHY THEY MATTER Chapter 6 Human Rights Chapter 7 Animal Rights Part 8 PART III SAYING AND DOING Chapter 9 What We Learn from Alice Part 10 PART IV THE METAMORPHOSES Chapter 11 Turning Animals into Food Chapter 12 Turning Animals into Clothes Chapter 13 Turning Animals into Performers Chapter 14 Turning Animals into Competitors Chapter 15 Turning Animals into Tools Part 16 PART V MANY HANDS ON MANY OARS Chapter 17 "Yes . . . but . . ." Chapter 18 EPILOGUE The Cat

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of the relationship between the Pragmatist tradition and political theory. Offers a detailed and original reading of four major thinkers: John Dewey, Richard Rorty, Jrgen Habermas and Hilary Putnam. In recent years pragmatism has become a very trendy and popular area of study.Trade Review"This is a splendid contribution to the lively conversation about the vitality of the pragmatic legacy, and a sympathetic, lucid, critical reconstruction of Dewey's political philosophy showing how his understanding of democracy is grounded in our moral life." Professor Richard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research "Pragmatism has been vigorously revived in philosophy, and Matthew Festenstein's book provides an exemplary and thoroughgoing account of its implications for political theory." Raymond Plant, St Catherine's College, Oxford "An interesting study which lives up to its own pretensions: to be a non-exhaustive, yet fresh look at a tradition which deserves attention from political theorists." Acta PoliticaTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: Dewey's Political Philosophy:. 1. Interpreting Dewey's Political Thought. 2. Pragmatism in the Moral Life. 3. Individuality and Democracy. Part II: New Pragmatisms:. 4. An Overview. 5. Ethnocentrism and Irony. 6. Reconstructions. Conclusion. Notes. Index.

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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.Table 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 SynopsisSets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. The author examines the growing literature on trust to analyze public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.Trade Review"No one now writing has Hardin's intellectual reach and elegance of argument." —Paul M. Sniderman, Stanford University "Although Trust is suitable for a wide audience, it is a must-read for anyone who is considering research on trust." —Jonathan Baron, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. 1 An Age of Distrust? 2 Trust and its Relatives. 3 Current Research on Trust. 4 Social Capital and Trust. 5 Trust on the Internet. 6 Terrorism and Distrust. 7 Liberal Distrust 8 Representative Democracy and Trust. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisAt present, there is an enormous gulf between the visibility of evil and the paucity of our intellectual resources for coming to grips with it. We have been flooded with images of death camps, terrorist attacks and horrendous human suffering.Trade Review"Continental philosophy at its best." Modern Theology "Richard Bernstein takes us through the most baffling question of all, the one that in the end defies philosophical understanding, that of evil. The last century put this irresistibly on our agenda, and we cannot avoid it. No-one has the answer, but Bernstein takes us through a number of the most important and insightful thinkers, who can help us in our search. With the admirable clarity and great philosophical sympathy which always characterizes his work, he defines their understanding of evil, and puts them into conversation with each other. One emerges from this work still baffled, but in a much more fruitful way, empowered to go on thinking. This is a striking achievement for a work on this subject. Bernstein has once again pushed the debate forward several steps." Charles Taylor, McGill University "Richard Bernstein's work represents the best of an American tradition in philosophy, inspired by pragmatism and the analytical requirements of jargon-free clarity and drawing extensively and powerfully on traditions within Continental philosophy. To my ears Bernstein's is a hugely important voice in contemporary philosophical debate – it is sane and humane." Simon Critchley, University of EssexTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Part I Evil, Will, and Freedom. Radical Evil: Kant at War with Himself. Hegel: The Healing of the Spirit?. Schelling: The Metaphysics of Evil. Intermezzo. Part II: The Moral Psychology of Evil. Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil?. Freud: Psychic Ambivalence and Ineradicable Evil. Part III: After Auschwitz: Radical Evil and Responsibility. Prologue. Levinas: Evil and the Temptation of Theodicy. Jonas: A New Ethic of Responsibility. Arendt: Radical Evil and The Banality of Evil. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisThis is an accessible analysis of justice in the contemporary world. It introduces the moral debates around issues such as immigration, national self-determination and cultural rights, as well as resource transfers between generations and from rich to poor countries, through the lenses of liberalism, communitarianism, libertarianism and feminism.Trade Review"[Justice in a Changing World] is a remarkably engaged introduction of cutting-edge theoretical debates on social justice which demonstrates how normative arguments in political theory engage with pressing issues in contemporary politics ... Fabre succeeds in bringing out the nuances and complexities of each issue, helpfully guiding the reader through the debate but showing that there is no easy answer. This is an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to learn more about the subject." Political Studies Review "Reading Fabre’s book is an excellent way to learn the subject. It is accessibly written, but comprehensive, and especially good on the contemporary issues of international and multicultural justice." Harry Brighouse, University of Wisconsin "In Justice in a Changing World, Cécile Fabre deftly combines a clear discussion of current debates about justice with a presentation of their stringent application to some of the most pressing and intractable problems in contemporary politics. Both analytical and engaged, this is a first-rate introduction to a major area of political theory. All those interested in the topic can learn a great deal from this book." Matthew Festenstein, University of YorkTable of ContentsChapter 1 Setting the stage. 1. Introduction. 2. Egalitarian liberalism. 2.1. Rawls’ Theory of Justice. 2.2. Egalitarian liberalism post Rawls I: luck egalitarianism. 2.3. Egalitarian liberalism post Rawls I: sufficientism. 3. The communitarian critique of Rawls: individuals and communities. 4. The libertarian critique of Rawls: justice as entitlements. 5. Themes and issues. Chapter 2 Justice towards future generations. 1. Introduction. 2. Egalitarian liberalism and future generations. 2.1. Rawls’ just savings principle. 2.2. Luck egalitarianism. 2.3. Sufficiency. 3. The transgenerational community: a source of obligations to our successors. 4. Libertarianism and future generations. 5. Two objections to obligations to future generations. 5.1. Rights, obligations, and non-existing people. 5.2. The non-identity objection. 6. Conclusion. Chapter 3 Multiculturalism . 1. Introduction. 2. An egalitarian liberal position: Kymlicka’s defence of minority rights. 3. Communitarianism and minorities. 4. A libertarian position: Kukathas’ liberal archipelago. 5. Conclusion. Chapter 4 National self-determination. 1. Introduction. 2. Liberal nationalism. 3. Communitarianism and national self-determination. 4. Libertarianism and national self-determination. 5. Conclusion. Chapter 5 Global distributive justice . 1. Introduction. 2. Egalitarian liberalism and global distributive justice. 2.1. Luck egalitarianism, sufficientism and the irrelevance of borders. 2.2. Egalitarian liberalism and the moral relevance of borders I: Rawls’s. Law of Peoples. 2.3. Egalitarian liberalism and the moral relevance of borders II: Nagel’s. political conception of justice. 3. Communitarianism and global distributive justice. 4. Libertarianism and global distributive justice. 5. Conclusion. Chapter 6 Immigration . 1. Introduction. 2. An egalitarian liberal case for relatively open borders. 2.1. A Rawlsian view on immigration. 2.2. Egalitarian liberal arguments for open borders. 2.3. Open borders and distributive justice: sufficiency and immigration. 3. A communitarian position: Walzer on immigration. 4. A libertarian position: Hillel Steiner on immigration. 5. Who should take in immigrants?. 6. Conclusion. Chapter 7 Reparation for past injustices. 1. Introduction. 2. Egalitarian liberalism and reparative justice. 2.1. Luck egalitarianism, sufficientism, and reparations. 2.2. Refining the egalitarian liberal position. 3. Communitarianism and reparations. 3.1. The transgenerational community: in defence of reparations. 3.2. Judging the past: a very limited defence of reparations. 4. Libertarianism and reparations. 5. Conclusion. . Conclusion. Works cited

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Book Synopsis* The Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben is one of the mostly widely read and influential philosophers and cultural theorists of the last decade. * This is a study of the 'oath' as a bond that ties together the law, citizens and the legislator.Trade Review"A brilliantly provocative thesis as to why ideological apparatuses, developed to deal with the problem of grounding social life, have led to unnecessary political horror." Marx and Philosophy "Full of fascinating ideas and encompasses a great breadth of scholarship." Kelvingrove Review "A brilliant work displaying remarkable erudition and startlingly original insights. May this work receive the immediate and lasting readership it deserves." Leland de la Durantaye, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsTranslator's Note The Sacrament of Language

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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 SynopsisThis book explains and advances formal axiology as originally developed by Robert S. Hartman. Formal axiology identifies the general patterns involved in (1) the meaning of good and other value concepts, in (2) what we value (value-objects), and in (3) how we value (valuations or evaluations). It explains the rational, practical, and affective aspects of evaluation and shows how to make value judgments more rationally and effectively. It distinguishes between intrinsic, extrinsic, and systemic values and evaluations, and discusses how and why they fall into a rational hierarchy of value. It demonstrates the intrinsic worth of unique conscious beings and develops an axiological ethics in the three value dimensions. It explores the search for a logical calculus of value and introduces applications of axiology in psychology, religion, aesthetics, and business. It is critical of Hartman''s shortcomings but builds upon his strengths and extends his theory of values where incomplete.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 ONE The Form of the Good Chapter 3 TWO What Things are Good and Better? Chapter 4 THREE How We Value: Systemic, Extrinsic, and Intrinsic Valuation Chapter 5 FOUR Ethics and Other Applications Chapter 6 Appendix: Axiology Glossary Chapter 7 Works Cited Chapter 8 Index Chapter 9 About the Author

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