Ethics and moral philosophy Books

Book SynopsisContinue to act thus, my dear Luciliusset yourself free for your own sake; gather and save your time, which till lately has been forced from you, or filched away, or has merely slipped from your hands. Make yourself believe the truth of my words,that certain moments are torn from us, that some are gently removed, and that others glide beyond our reach. The most disgraceful kind of loss, however, is that due to carelessness.For one of the major philosophical figures of the Roman Empire, philosophy wasabove all elsethe giving of good advice. What better way, then, could he reason to be the best vehicle for his thought, if not the simple and intimate letter? Seneca's Letters of a Stoic is a work of masterfully crafted epistolary philosophy that consists of one hundred and twenty-four letters written towards the end of his life to his friend, Lucilius Junior. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

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Book SynopsisA dominant, human-centered worldview has brought us to the brink of social, ecological, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, deep cultural and climate justice analyses, and knowledge of Earth-centered cultures, The Story is in Our Bones opens a portal to restoration and justice beyond the end of a world.Trade Review"Highly recommended" —Library Journal "Filled with countless examples of women and Indigenous people reclaiming their power, The Story Is in Our Bones shares a hopeful, creative vision for Earth’s future" —Foreword Reviews "These pages summon from our bones our commitment to defend this living Earth. I bow to Osprey in deepest respect and gratitude for her years of inspired activism and this brilliant book." —Joanna Macy, environmental activist, scholar, Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology, author, Coming Back to Life and Active Hope, and featured, A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Time "Osprey Orielle Lake has given us a magnificent book loaded with knowledge, wisdom, and fine story-telling. In it she lays out a tapestry of multiple pathways that unite to demand humility in our relationship with Mother Earth. The book exposes colonialism, imperialism, racism, capitalism, and patriarchal systems as the underlying factors that have fostered an extractivist, ecologically degrading mindset that drives the current polycrisis. With lavish examples of traditional ecological knowledge, reciprocal economic and governance frameworks, and new narratives, The Story is in Our Bones does not leave the reader exasperated and helpless—it is an empowering call for action." —Nnimmo Bassey , author, To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa, Right Livelihood Award winner "As a young Indigenous woman, it is important to me that we consider all the complex intersections of colonialism, racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and ecocide while building a better world. This incredibly important and timely book includes the memory and knowledge of how we can live in balance with nature, which still lives on in Indigenous communities and is crucial to solving the multiple crises we are facing!" —Helena Gualinga (Kichwa from Sarayaku), Indigenous youth climate leader, Ecuadorian Amazon "The Story is in Our Bones is a remarkable achievement, a rich read, and one surely not to miss. For anyone who wonders—as I often do—how on Earth we're going to navigate the seemingly intractable confluence of crises, this extraordinary book offers a very potent recipe, spanning culture, global systemic change, sense-making, and remembrance of our Earth legacy. The book resonates from mind to belly to bones." —Nina Simons, co-founder, chief relationship officer, Bioneers "Osprey Orielle Lake guides us on a majestic journey of sense making for the 21st century as we attempt to emerge from emergency. She leads us through the importance of adopting a systems approach that fosters new economic models and the need to value nature and climate justice. The resounding message throughout this book is to act with urgency and purpose in these times of interlocking crises." —Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president, The Club of Rome, co-author, Earth for All "In this beautifully written book, The Story is in Our Bones offers a frank acknowledgment of the Anthropocene that serves as a vital, yet sober grounding in what we should already know but many are in denial to fully admit. At the same time, Osprey skillfully weaves history, mythology, anthropology, climate and earth science, sociology, and spirituality to illustrate the central message. Capitalism and colonialism have gotten us on this path of catastrophic climate change, but as she says, they can be transformed. Whether it is learning from ancestors from Ukraine, movements like Via Campesina, or women foresters from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the path to a Just Transition and healthy ways of living like Buen Vivir, are rooted in interconnection and in learning from the story. If we do this, we all thrive, nestled in the bosom of Mother Earth." —Jacqui Patterson, founder, executive director, The Chisholm Legacy Project "This book traces luminous threads of possibility away from extractive collapse, coalescing back into reciprocity with sovereign living processes. Osprey Orielle Lake reminds us of the ancient lineage of regeneration, alive in our cells, awakening now in sacred form and practical action, in just the right places and forms to bring down the planetary fever." —Stuart Cowan, executive director, Buckminster Fuller Institute, co-author, Ecological Design "In this landmark offering, Lake, a tireless campaigner for a just and vibrant world, gives voice to those who have long been marginalized by the dominant culture: Indigenous and Black women from around the world along with the multitudes of our nonhuman relatives. At its core, this marvelous wide-ranging book takes us on a deep dive into root causes of our polycrisis and with flair and scholarship delivers a roadmap toward cultural transformation." —Jeremy Lent, author, The Web of Meaning and The Patterning Instinct "Reading this book in these dark times of increasing ecological destruction, is like being a salmon in the depths who scents the stream of origin that will guide it home. Osprey Orielle Lake speaks with great wisdom and scholarship—interweaving her exquisite sensitivity for the voice of the wild with her vast experience as a movement leader, and the knowledge of the many frontline communities she stands with. Reassuring us that the wisdom of our Earth-loving ancestors is still within us, Osprey shows how people all over the world are rising to defend Earth and bring more just and ecologically benign societies into being." —Cormac Cullinan, author, Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice, director, Wild Law Institute "Osprey Orielle Lake, in her magnificent The Story is in our Bones, offers us a new cosmology and a new lens with which to see reality. By combining the wisdom in Indigenous origin stories from around the planet with modern ecological knowledge, her work awakens a radical imagination capable of ushering forth a vibrant Earth Community. If you read her book and dwell in its wisdom, you will soon find yourself in the next era of your creative life." —Brian Thomas Swimme, author, Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe, director, Human Energy "This is a very valuable book. It delves deep into what we can and must learn from both Indigenous worldviews and the natural world that has helped inform them, and it does so without sentimentality or rancor; in so doing, it opens a number of paths for everyone trying to think more wisely about how we can inhabit a planet in fundamental crisis. It would best be read not as an intellectual exercise but as a guidebook to real change." —Bill McKibben, author, The End of Nature, founder, Third Act "This is a profound and much-needed book. I am grateful to Osprey Orielle Lake for presenting an in-depth analysis of the root causes of the ecological crises we face and for paths forward to secure the future of humanity in harmony with nature. With gorgeous poetics and precise logic, the chapters show us how to build a thriving future informed by radical imagination, science, Indigenous People's wisdom, and principles of climate justice. Simply stunning. " —Farhana Yamin, lawyer, climate activist, Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsAuthor's Note Foreword By Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca Nation, Environmental Ambassador and Hereditary Drum Keeper of the Ponca Tribe Part I: Entering the Terrain Chapter 1: Worldviews Are a Portal Chapter 2: The Story Is in Our Bones: Origin Stories to Remake our World Chapter 3: Ancient Trees and Ancestral Warnings Chapter 4: A Visionary Declaration from the Amazon Part II: Dismantling Patriarchy, Racism, and the Myth of Whiteness: Ancient Mother and Women Rising Chapter 5: She Rises Chapter 6: Tracing and Healing the Assault on Women Chapter 7: Listening to Black and Indigenous Women, and Debunking the Myth of Whiteness Chapter 8: Worldviews of Our Ancestral Lineages Part III: Reciprocity: A Thousandfold Act of Responsibility and Love Chapter 9: Offering and Tending to the Land Chapter 10: Composting the Cultural Toxins of Colonization and Capitalism Chapter 11: Reciprocal Relationships with People and Land Part IV: Living in Balance with the Natural Laws of the Earth Chapter 12: Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution Part V: The Land Is Speaking: Language, Memory, and a Storied Living Landscape Chapter 13: Worldviews Conjured by Words Chapter 14: Songlines Through the Landscape Chapter 15: Building a Relationship with the Storied Land Reader's Guide and Resources Acknowledgments Credits Endnotes Index About the Author About the Publisher

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Book SynopsisAdam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on thinkers ancient and modern, as well as his own experience as a record-setting athlete, he argues that fulfillment lies not in achieving goals but in forging a life journey that enables us to see our struggles and triumphs as an integrated whole.Trade ReviewHere, at last, is a book about what happiness really means, and why it often eludes us in our stressed-out, always-on lives. Adam Sandel, a young philosopher with wisdom beyond his years, ranges from Socrates to popular culture to show that happiness is not about piling up achievements but about living life as a journey, in harmony with nature and in the company of friends. -- Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, ThriveHappiness in Action points the way to a deeper life. In this spirited and humane book, Adam Sandel shows that happiness does not lie in a string of accomplishments, but in attending to the moments that unfold as we are absorbed in meaningful activities, and forging from these moments the narrative coherence of our lives. -- Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as SoulcraftAdam Sandel’s book will help bring philosophy back to the place it once held—as a central pursuit whose value is open to all. His philosophical exposition unwinds itself with grace and clarity, giving readers a new and richer understanding of what it means to live for the journey. -- Sean D. Kelly, coauthor of All Things ShiningA remarkable book. It addresses an omnipresent and vexing subject—how to live a fulfilling life—with verve, creativity, and wisdom. Adam Sandel’s eloquent prescription bristles with insights drawn from deep study and fearless reflection. I was surprised, enthralled, instructed, and elevated as I read. -- Randall Kennedy, author of Say It Loud!Proposes that fulfillment comes not from racking up successes, but from losing ourselves in activities that we find meaningful…Offers much to ponder; Sandel’s critiques of technology and its effects on our judgment and agency are particularly resonant. * Christian Science Monitor *Adam Sandel brings learning, wisdom, and clarity to age-old questions about how to live a life of happiness and meaning. At once immersed in the insights from classical Western thinkers and alert to his own experiences and challenges, Sandel offers perspective and consolation relevant to our challenging times, and perhaps, to any age. -- Martha Minow, author of When Should Law Forgive?Drawing on his own experiences, Sandel makes philosophy accessible for readers who, in their own infinitely various ways, struggle with the tension between goal-oriented striving and the embrace of life as a journey. -- Daniel Moran * New Books Network *Through thoughtful engagement with ancient philosophy, Sandel proves there are still fresh arguments to be made about how to live a fulfilling life. Falling somewhere between an erudite self-help manual and an accessible philosophical treatise, this provides plenty to ponder. * Publishers Weekly *Adam Sandel’s book reclaims for philosophy what has recently been captured by the vast self-help literature: the question of how to live a good and worthy life. Sandel offers a compelling critique of goal-driven activity and offers a moving alternative that emphasizes the virtues of self-possession, friendship, and engagement with nature. Written with great clarity in a wonderfully compelling manner, this exquisite work engages the vital questions of how to live without jargon and yet with depth and subtlety. -- Moshe Halbertal, author of Maimonides: Life and Thought

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Book SynopsisBased on the 1928 Bampton Lectures, The Vision of God was the first of Kenneth E. Kirk''s three major books on moral theology. Drawing inspiration from the ascetic tradition of Christianity, Kirk advocates the priority of worship in ethical thought. Beginning with the sixth beatitude, he places the visio Dei front and centre throughout, placing himself in a eudaimonistic tradition that ranges from Irenaeus to Aquinas and the Shorter Catechism. Worship, he shows, offers the opportunity to discover and acknowledge something more valuable than the self, and thus contains the key to moral instruction. Although Kirk published an expanded ''complete edition'' of The Vision of God in 1931, he notes in the preface to the shorter text presented here that ''what remains approximates to, though it is not quite identical with, the actual lectures as originally delivered.'' The reader therefore has in their hands the essence of Kirk''s thesis, which continues to prompt debate today.Trade Review"It could be argued that Kirk's Vision of God is the single most significant essay on moral theology written by an Anglican in the twentieth century. . . . It is effectively a prolegomenon to virtue ethics, which, since the advent of Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue, has once again taken pride of place. But Kirk's argument also directs us towards an integrated vision of theology, where moral, ascetic and doctrinal thought coalesce within one context." Stephen Platten, in Theology, January 2021 "We have never read any theological work which has a more direct bearing on practical problems of ecclesiastical statesmanship and religious policy." Times Literary Supplement "A great book." Expository TimesTable of ContentsForeword Preface Lecture I. The Vision of God in Pre-Christian Thought 1. The Vision of God 2. Formalism and Rigorism 3. Jewish Anticipations 4. Pagan Anticipations 5. Philo of Alexandria Lecture II. The New Testament 1. Rigorism and Eschatology in the Teaching of Jesus 2. New Testament Variations 3. The Origin of New Testament Rigorism 4. The Vision of God in the New Testament Lecture III. Formalism 1. The Beginnings of Codification 2. Codification in the New Testament 3. The Dangers of Formalism 4. The Motive of Reward in the Gospels Lecture IV. Rigorism 1. The Beginnings of Monasticism 2. Monasticism and The Vision of God 3. The Gnostics Lecture V. The Reply to Rigorism (I. - Discipline) 1. Rigorists & Humanists 2. The Two Lives 3. The Reform of Monasticism Lecture VI. The Reply to Rigorism (II. - Doctrine) 1. Naturalism and Christianity 2. St Clement of Alexandria 3. St Augustine 4. St Bernard of Clairvaux Lecture VII. Confusion and Order 1. The Twelfth Century 2. The School of St Victor 3. St Thomas Aquinas 4. St Ignatius of Loyola 5. St Francis de Sales Lecture VIII. Law and Promise 1. The Reversal of Tradition 2. 'Worship' and 'Service' 3. Disinterestedness and Pure Love 4. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines a variety of different concepts related to data science ethics and techniques that can help with, or lead to, ethical concerns, whilst featuring cautionary tales that illustrate the importance and potential impact of data science ethics.Trade ReviewAn excellent reading with both depth and breadth on some of the most important challenges and risks data scientists, businesses, governments and societies face today as Artificial Intelligence adoption grows. These are topics everyone needs to be aware of, and this is one of the very few must read books on these issues * Theodoros Evgeniou, Professor of Decision Sciences and Technology Management at INSEAD, France *This is an important and timely book for data scientists, written in a clear and engaging way. Motivated by many relevant examples, the author successfully de-mystifies data ethics lingo and presents a comprehensive view of ethical considerations during the entire data science lifecycle. * Galit Shmueli, Tsing Hua Distinguished Professor, Institute of Service Science and Institute Director, College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan *Table of ContentsFoster Provost: Foreword Preface 1: Introduction to Data Science Ethics 2: Ethical Data Gathering 3: Ethical Data Preprocessing 4: Ethical Modelling 5: Ethical Evaluation 6: Ethical Deployment 7: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe notion of the human' is in need of urgent redefinition. At a time of radical bio-technological developments, and in light of the political and environmental imperatives of our age, the term posthuman' provides an alternative. The philosophical landscape which has developed as a response to the crisis of the human, includes several movements, such as: Posthumanism, Transhumanism, Antihumanism and Object Oriented Ontology. This book explains the similarities and differences between these currents and offers a detailed examination of a number of topics that fall under the posthuman umbrella, including the anthropocene, artificial intelligence and the deconstruction of the human. Francesca Ferrando affords particular focus to Philosophical Posthumanism, defined as a philosophy of mediation which addresses the meaning of humanity not in separation, but in relation to technology and ecology. The posthuman shift thus emerges in the global call for social change, responsTrade ReviewFerrando skillfully disentangles the umbrella term “posthumanism” and offers original thought experiments concerning a posthuman future ... As such, Philosophical Posthumanism is well-suited to audiences who are new to posthuman theory, but it also provides original critical material that will interest readers familiar with the field of posthumanism. * A Review of International English Literature *A generous and creative work ... the most distinguishing feature of Philosophical Posthumanism is its author’s vision towards a better future. * Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture *Philosophical Posthumanism is exemplary in its lucid survey of the major thinkers, theories and concepts … The navigational questions make this book especially useful for those teaching introductory courses on posthumanist theory, or for anyone looking for an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the field. * Symposium *Ferrando has written a philosophically original inquiry that addresses the formidable questions our time has given rise to that may rekindle hope in the power of critical thinking—that thinking gets somewhere—even in transcending itself, in all but the most despairing. * Philosophy in Review *[An] exceptional and exemplary primer on the subject … [One] cannot overestimate the importance of Ferrando’s timely intervention … The book is an essential reading for all who are interested in a lucid understanding of this new horizon of philosophical theory and praxis of our times. And it is perfect as a textbook on the subject for college or university students. * Sophia *An erudite and important contribution to the growing field of Posthumanist literature ... An exciting, inspiring and at times dizzying book that successfully identifies the urgency of posthumanist thought in a world increasingly beleaguered by legacies of Western humanist practices. * Theory, Culture & Society *[A] pioneering work in the rather young intellectual tradition of Posthumanism … Ferrando’s book has its biggest merit in bringing together a very thoughtful historical analysis of the intellectual roots of posthumanism and at the same time using these considerations within the performance of posthuman theory as nondualist and non-anthropocentric celebration of life in all its diversity. The author meets highest academic standards in presenting the diverse theories involved within this movement of thought and adds a very accessible and engaging text to the canon of philosophical literature. * AI & Society *With an impressive ability to combine a recognition of the current state of scholarship, a synoptic vision of the field, and an enthusiasm for research and discovery, Ferrando portrays the posthuman in its heterogeneity and philosophical posthumanism in its multifaceted theoretical endeavors. Furthermore, she does this with the rigor and skill of a distinguished scholar, the explanatory ability of an expert teacher, the enthusiasm and pathos of a narrator, and the inspiration of a prophetic "realistic" announcer. * Interconnections: Journal of Posthumanism *Contains a series of original reflections which will not fail to stimulate robust discussion ... [Ferrando] builds an ontology of the posthuman that embraces the whole of reality, extending posthumanism’s scope to the entire universe, and indeed, to all possible universes. * Philosophy Now *Engages in a passionate way with the history of posthuman thinking, its future visions and various schools of thought nourished by a critical stance toward classical humanism ... [Ferrando] meets highest academic standards in presenting her arguments and adds a very accessible and engaging text to the canon of philosophical literature. * Popular Inquiry *A wholly exciting, easy to follow, and useful reference. * Il Capitale Culturale *Francesca Ferrando's Philosophical Posthumanism is the best book on transhumanism that I have read so far. I believe that it is a must-read for transhumanists and non-transhumanists alike. * Singularity *Thought-provoking and meaningful. * VTU Review: Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences *In this stunning book Francesca Ferrando paints a clear and inspirational picture of the future of humankind. Her book is both thorough and exciting. It is a delight to see that she does not simply toe the line and follow 'official' thinking, but quite rightly the philosophy of Nietzsche and Lamarck gets an airing. If you want to know what Posthumanism is all about and peek into our future world, then dive into the book and wallow in its pages. * Kevin Warwick, Emeritus Professor, Coventry University and Reading University, UK *Francesca Ferrando book will be of great value to those who wish to understand the range of non-anthropocentric approaches to philosophy and politics. In Philosophical Posthumanism, they will find an account of the theoretical foundations and practice of posthumanism that is impressively scholarly, ethically engaged and engaging. * David Roden, Associate Lecturer in Philosophy, The Open University, UK *The emergence of posthuman thinking is a paradigm shifting event. Categorical dualities get twisted. Francesca Ferrando is at the forefront of thinking philosophically about the great variety of correlated developments. * Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Associate Professor of Philosophy, John Cabot University Rome, Italy *A remarkable text ... The intensity and depth with which Francesca Ferrando addresses complex posthumanist theories, while manifesting her own conceptualization of posthumanism, united with clarity and precision, makes this a text that can be approached by both experts and laymen in the field. * Isegoría, Revista de Filosofía moral y política *Ferrando presents her brand of posthumanist thought with an intense academic vigor, consistent systematicity, and a genuine commitment. * KULT Online *What makes Philosophical Posthumanism a generous and creative work is Francesca Ferrando’s ‘appreciation of the paradoxical structure of the posthuman condition itself’ ... the most distinguishing feature of [the book] is its author’s vision towards a better future. * Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture *Table of ContentsForeword: The Posthuman As Exuberant Excess by Rosi Braidotti Introduction: From Humans to Posthumans 1. Part 1 What is Philosophical Posthumanism? 1. Premises 2. From Postmodern to Posthuman 3. Posthumanism and Its Others 4. The Birth of Transhumanism 5. Contemporary Transhumanism(s) 6 The Roots of Transhumanism 7 Transhumanism and Techno-Enchantment 8. Posthumanist Technologies as Ways of Revealing 9. Antihumanism and the Übermensch 10. Philosophical Posthumanism Interlude 1 Part 2 Of Which “Human” is the Posthuman a “Post”? 11. The Power of the Hyphen 12. Humanizing 13. The Anthropological Machine 14. Almost, Human 15. Technologies of the Self as Posthumanist (Re)Sources 16. The Epiphany of Becoming Human 17. Where does the word “human” come from? 18. Mammals or Homo sapiens? Interlude 2 Part 3 Have We Always Been Posthuman? 19. Post-Anthropocentrism in the Anthropocene 20. Posthuman Life a. Bios and Zoe b. Animate / Inanimate 21. Artificial Life 22. Evolving Species 23. Posthumanities 24. Posthuman Bioethics 25. Human Enhancement 26. Cognitive Autopoiesis 27. Posthumanist Perspectivism 28. From New Materialisms to Object Oriented Ontology 29. Philosophical Posthumanist Ontology 30. The Multiverse a. The Multiverse in Science b. The Multiverse in Philosophy c. A Thought Experiment: The Posthuman Multiverse Concluding Celebration Bibliography Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking work, Frederick Beiser argues that Georg Simmel was one of the foremost yet overlooked philosophers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Whilst Simmelâs work was crucial in laying foundations for sociology, his several books, including The Philosophy of Money, were deeply philosophical. Simmel's doctorate was on Kant's philosophy and that his intellectual outlook was greatly influenced by his lifelong love of philosophy.It is this philosophical Simmel that Frederick C. Beiser, a renowned scholar of German philosophy, explores in this fascinating and important book. Beginning with a helpful overview of Simmel's early intellectual life, Beiser considers the formation of Simmel's sociology and his views on ethics, before examining his theories of historical knowledge; the arguments contained in his most important work, The Philosophy of Money; the role of Kant's philosophy in his thinking; his critique of pessimism and his philosophy of religion. The second part of the book explores the deeper philosophical importance of Simmel's work, by considering his theories of the method and essence of philosophy, the philosophy of life and his important work on aesthetics.An outstanding and path-breaking book, The Philosophy of Georg Simmel will be of interest to students and researchers in philosophy and sociology alike, particularly those studying nineteenth century philosophy and the history of sociology.

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Book SynopsisIris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.Trade ReviewThis is philosophy dragged from the cloister, dusted down and made freshly relevant -- Terry Eagleton * Guardian *Gripping...it enchants with a clause that sets you day-dreaming, captivates with a stream of thought, empowers with reminiscences * London Review of Books *It is a great congested work, a foaming sourcebook, about life, imagination, tragedy, philosophy, morality, religion and art * Independent *Remarkable... Iris Murdoch has once again put us all in her debt * New York Times Book Review *Anyone who has even the slightest interest in philosophical matters will find Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals an utterly absorbing book * Wall Street Journal *

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Book SynopsisTaking the form of a discussion between the hedonist Philebus, his naïve disciple Protarchus and Socrates, Philebus is a compelling consideration of the popular belief that pleasure is the greatest attainable good. Here, Socrates speculates on the differing intensities of both pleasure and pain; explores the notion that they can be divided into pure and impure types; considers the relationship between the one and the many; and establishes knowledge as a far higher goal. A profound argument that true fulfillment can only be achieved by the pursuit of beauty, truth and moderation, Philebus is among the earliest and most fascinating explorations of one of the most fundamental human questions: how to lead a good life.

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Book SynopsisSurrogacy is the commissioning of a woman to gestate and give birth to a child for another would-be parent. The practice raises several ethical questions, such as the commodification of the surrogate and of the baby, and the exploitation of the surrogate, issues which have been extensively debated. This book offers a fresh take on surrogacy, by concentrating on questions which bear on its justifiability: Is providing gestational services a permissible way of employing a woman''s body? Indeed, is it a legitimate form of work? Are the children born out of surrogacy in any way wronged by surrogacy agreements? In the first part of the book, Christine Straehle proposes an account of surrogacy work as legitimate work for women, as a way to realize certain goals in women''s lives through the fruit of their labour. She defends a right to become a surrogate as necessary to protect women''s autonomy. Anca Gheaus criticises surrogacy by arguing that it always wrongs children--whether or not it also harms them--by disrespecting them; therefore, gestational services are impermissible. In the second part, Straehle responds to Gheaus, questioning that children are wronged by the practice of surrogacy. Instead, she defends an intentional model of parental rights, which indicates that having a child through surrogacy should count as a ground to assign parental rights. In her response, Gheaus objects that Straehle''s view fails to properly account for the interests of either surrogates or children. However, she accepts that women may gestate without the intention to have custody over the newborn, and is therefore open to some kind of post-surrogacy practice that would radically depart, in the allocation of legal parenthood, from any historical or currently proposed form of surrogacy.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book comes at a particularly opportune political moment, as much of the world is experiencing upsurges in group-directed hatred. The author's analysis of this form of hatred and, particularly, her suggestions for how to address it make this book indispensable. * R. R. Cornelius, CHOICE *In this important and timely work, Berit Brogaard takes on an profoundly important topic that has been surprisingly neglected by other philosophers: the psychology of hatred. Brogaard's artful exploration of the ways our animosities shape our lives is at once deeply disturbing and profoundly engaging; the reader who follows her to journey's end will be rewarded with a deepened understanding of what is it is be human, and how we all might be human better. Hatred is a remarkably substantial, sophisticated, and spirited contribution to public philosophy, and I wish we had lot more philosophy like it. * John Doris, Cornell University *Hate turns into a wonderfully fertile source of serious thinking in Berit Brogaard's hands. When it is morally defensible to hate? When is it dehumanizing? If how and what we hate defines us, here is a timely and thoughtful manual on how to hate better and more critically. * Laura Kipnis, Northwestern University *Table of Contents1. Hit Me with Your Best Shot: An Anatomy of the Antagonistic Emotions 2. It's a Thin Line between Love and Hate: When We Hate the People We Love 3. Angel of Retribution: Vengeance and Hate's Justification 4. Bad to the Bone: Hate as a Trait 5. Killing in the Name Of: Collective Intentionality and Group Hate 6. Baby, It's in Your Nature: Misogyny, Femininity and Female Filth 7. Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal: The American Phantasy 8. A Change is Gonna Come: Hate Speech, Group Libel and Rational Discourse

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on Selection and Translation Reader's Orientation Chronology Part I: Science Article 1. Observations on the Equality of the Sexes and on their Difference Article 2. On Generation Article 3. On Temperament Article 4. On Strength Article 5. Animal and Plant Analogies Part II: History and Religion Article 12. Foreword on History Article 13. On Ancient History Article 18. On Turkey and Persia Article 20. Other Countries Article 21. On the History of France Article 8. On the Discipline of the Church Article 10. On the State of Monastic Orders since the Council of Trent Part III: Law Article 27. Foreword on Laws Article 28. On Salic Law, Considered as A Law Article 29. On Different Forms of Roman Marriage, on the Property Rights that Married Women Enjoyed, and On Marriage Today Article 30. On the Power of Husbands; On the Prerogatives that the Law Grants-and Could Grant-to Married Women Article 32. On Adultery and its Punishment Article 36. On Tutorships and Testimony Article 37. On Rape Part IV: Education and Mores Article 22. Foreword on Mores Article 23. On Education Article 39. The Effects of Education on Morals Article 40. Further Reflections on Education Article 42. Education in Marriage Article 45. On the Spirit of General Conversation Article 46. Observations on the Spirit of Theater Appendices Appendix A. Work On Women Articles and Manuscript Pieces Appendix B. Anicet Sénéchal's Inventory and Ordering of Manuscript Bibliography of Selected Secondary Sources

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Book SynopsisWe all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher''s approach with a lawyer-economist''s. Here are ideas about when to retire, how to refashion social security to help the elderly poor, how to learn from King Lear -- who did not retire successfully -- and whether to enjoy or criticize anti-aging cosmetic procedures. Some of the concerns are practical: philanthropic decisions, relations with one''s children and grandchildren, the purchase of annuities, and how to provide for care in old age. Other topics are cultural, ranging from the treatment of aging women in a Strauss opera and various popular films, to a consideration of Donald Trump''s (and other men''s) marriages to much younger women. These engaging, thoughtful, and often humorous exchanges show how stimulating discussions about our inevitable aging can be, and offer valuable insight into how we all might age more thoughtfully, and with zest and friendship.Trade Reviewrewarding ... rich book ... Aging Thoughtfully provides ample food for thought. * Geoffrey Scarre, The Philosophers' Magazine *Aging Thoughtfully advances that goal, portraying the aging process as both universal and utterly idiosyncratic, and urging us to learn from each other and our shared history. * LA Review of Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Learning from King Lear: What can we learn about aging from Shakespeare's Lear? Chapter 2. Must We Retire?: Is mandatory retirement a good idea? Chapter 3. Aging with Friends: How are friendships different as we age? Chapter 4. Aging Bodies: Are cosmetic surgeries good or bad? Chapter 5. Looking Back: What is gained from regret, or from living in the moment? Chapter 6. Romance and Sex beyond Middle-Age: Does age matter? Chapter 7. Inequality and an Aging Population: To what are the elderly entitled? Chapter 8. Giving it Away: How should we part with wealth and time?

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Book SynopsisDebates over pornography tend to be heated and deeply polarized--as with other topics that have to do with sex, pornography cuts to the core of our values and convictions. Philosophical debates concerning pornography are fraught with difficult questions: What is pornography? What does pornography do (if anything at all)? Is the consumption of pornography a harmless private matter, or does pornography violate women''s civil rights? What, if anything, should legally be done about pornography? Can there be a genuinely feminist pro-pornography stance? Answering these questions is complicated by widespread confusion over the conceptual and political commitments of different anti- and pro-pornography positions, and whether these positions are even in tension with one another. For a start, different people understand pornography differently and can easily end up talking past one another. In order to clarify the debate and make genuine philosophical headway in discussing the topic of pornography, Mari Mikkola here provides an accessible introduction to contemporary philosophical debates conducted from a feminist philosophical perspective. The starting point of the book''s examination is morally neutral, and the book provides a comprehensive discussion of various philosophical positions on pornography that are found in ethics, aesthetics, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and social ontology. The book clarifies different stances in the debate, thus clarifying and helping readers to understand what exactly is as stake. In addition, although the book does not argue for a single outlook, it puts forward substantive philosophical views on different aspects of philosophical debates about pornography. Mikkola ultimately offers readers important methodological insights about doing philosophical work on something as ubiquitous as pornography.Trade ReviewThis book provides an excellent and needed overview of the literature on pornography in the English-speaking world (and some beyond) from philosophical perspectives, but also from historical, legal, and gender studies perspectives. Mari Mikkola is an exceptionally clear and compelling writer. * A.W. Eaton, Associate Professor of Philosophy, The University of Illinois at Chicago *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: What is Pornography? Chapter 2. Subordination: Causal and Constitutive Chapter 3. Does Pornography Silence Women? Chapter 4. Free, Regulated or Prohibited Speech? Chapter 5. Pornographic Knowledge and Sexual Objectification Chapter 6. The Aesthetics of Pornography Chapter 7. Pornography as Liberation Chapter 8. What is Pornography Revisited Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn 2020, COVID-19, the Australia bushfires, and other global threats served as vivid reminders that human and nonhuman fates are increasingly linked. Human use of nonhuman animals contributes to pandemics, climate change, and other global threats which, in turn, contribute to biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and nonhuman suffering. Jeff Sebo argues that humans have a moral responsibility to include animals in global health and environmental policy. In particular, we should reduce our use of animals as part of our pandemic and climate change mitigation efforts and increase our support for animals as part of our adaptation efforts. Applying and extending frameworks such as One Health and the Green New Deal, Sebo calls for reducing support for factory farming, deforestation, and the wildlife trade; increasing support for humane, healthful, and sustainable alternatives; and considering human and nonhuman needs holistically. Sebo also considers connections with practical issues such as education, employment, social services, and infrastructure, as well as with theoretical issues such as well-being, moral status, political status, and population ethics. In all cases, he shows that these issues are both important and complex, and that we should neither underestimate our responsibilities because of our limitations, nor underestimate our limitations because of our responsibilities. Both an urgent call to action and a survey of what ethical and effective action requires, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves is an invaluable resource for scholars, advocates, policy-makers, and anyone interested in what kind of world we should attempt to build and how.This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Trade ReviewThe book provokes scholars from across disciplines to think through in further detail the empirical, normative, and other questions that arise from its main propositions, and the general public to openly engage with its contents. * Charlotte E. Blattner, University of Bern, Society & Animals *The pandemic should have caused a global awakening to how our treatment of animals significantly causes human harm. In one way or another, the pandemic is rooted in animal exploitation. But the world remains largely silent on this connection. Ditto climate change. Ditto world hunger. Ditto environmental destruction. Maybe Jeff Sebo's new book, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, will end the silence. Sebo clearly shows how many of the most urgent public health issues we face today are directly related to our treatment of animals. This is a book that must be read. Time is running out – if we want to save ourselves, we have to save animals, too. * Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH, Author of Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy and Our Shared Destinies *Jeff Sebo has been leading the conversation about the impacts of human behavior on animals and the environment for years. In Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, he shows that when we accept our responsibilities as well as our limitations, we can bring about transformative change for everyone and build a more just and sustainable future—including for the most vulnerable among us. This book is a must-read for policy makers looking to chart a new path forward. * U.S. Senator Cory Booker *In Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, Jeff Sebo argues forcefully that we have a responsibility to help everyone affected by human activity, including other animals. By reducing support for factory farming, deforestation, and the wildlife trade; increasing support for humane, healthful, and sustainable alternatives; and including the health and welfare of nonhuman animals in our advocacy and political agendas, we can create a better future for humans and nonhumans alike. This brilliant, wide-ranging book is essential for academics, advocates, policymakers, and anyone else with an interest in our shared future. * Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & U. N. Messenger of Peace *In Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, Jeff Sebo draws together a wealth of evidence to make an overwhelming case that the way we treat animals today is not only a grave moral wrong, but also a serious threat to our health, our well-being, and possibly our very existence. Every meat-eater and every policy-maker needs to read and ponder the evidence Sebo presents. * Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, and author of Animal Liberation *It makes a real contribution to understanding the problem of saving animals and ourselves. * Angus Taylor, Digitalcommons.calpoly *What I liked most about the book is the cautiousness, honesty and holism of Sebo's approach... It thereby lays valuable groundwork for more concrete and specific future investigations into how animals should be included in our ethical thinking about human-induced crises. * Thomas Pölzler, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction: Saving animals, saving ourselves Chapter 2. Animal ethics in a human world Chapter 3. Animals, pandemics, and climate change Chapter 4. Limits on inclusion for animals Chapter 5. Methods of inclusion for animals Chapter 6. Animals, conflict, and politics Chapter 7. Animals, well-being, and moral status Chapter 8. Animals, creation ethics, and population ethics Chapter 9. Conclusion: Of minks and men

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Book SynopsisThe 21st century offers a dizzying array of new technological developments: robots smart enough to take white collar jobs, social media tools that manage our most important relationships, ordinary objects that track, record, analyze and share every detail of our daily lives, and biomedical techniques with the potential to transform and enhance human minds and bodies to an unprecedented degree. Emerging technologies are reshaping our habits, practices, institutions, cultures and environments in increasingly rapid, complex and unpredictable ways that create profound risks and opportunities for human flourishing on a global scale. How can our future be protected in such challenging and uncertain conditions? How can we possibly improve the chances that the human family will not only live, but live well, into the 21st century and beyond?This book locates a key to that future in the distant past: specifically, in the philosophical traditions of virtue ethics developed by classical thinkers fTrade ReviewThe book is an excellent contribution to moral philosophy, applied ethics and ethics of technology. In addition, I can imagine fruitful connections to other fields; e.g., to political philosophy and development economics, to discuss the roles of policies and institutions in enabling people to cultivate relevant virtues and extend relevant human capabilities, or to moral psychology or computer-human interaction, to empirically study the ways in which people may cultivate virtues in interaction with technologies. * Marc Steen, Journal of Moral Philosophy *Vallor bursts virtue ethics into 21st century relevance with her technomoral analyses. This is a wonderfully written and engaging tour de force that leaves few technological stones unturned. You certainly don't need to be a philosopher to understand Vallor's persuasive account of how to lead the good life in a world littered with ever new techno-pitfalls. It is a must read for everyone involved in the creation and governance of new technology. * Noel Sharkey, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and of Public Engagement, University of Sheffield *Shannon Vallor's book, which she appropriately previewed at a conference in China, is an insightful effort to think virtue from both Western and Eastern traditions and bring it to bear in the techno-lifeworld. It cannot help but challenge all of us who live in this world to think more deeply about who we are and what we are doing. * Carl Mitcham, Renmin University of China *Technology and the Virtues is the first extended analysis of technology and ethics drawing on virtue theory. Vallor has made an extraordinary contribution to the philosophy of technology that will have long-lasting influence. The book has it all: current relevance, philosophical depth and rigor, sociotechnical understanding of technology, practical implications, and lucid and engaging prose. * Deborah G. Johnson, Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Chair of Applied Ethics, University of Virginia *With insight, erudition, and dare I say wisdom, Shannon Vallor makes the classical virtue ethics of Confucius, Aristotle, and the Buddha a hot topic for this technological age. Creatively and convincingly she demonstrates that technomoral virtues are essential for navigating the contemporary landscape being shaped by social networks, robots, and biotechnologies." - Wendell Wallach, author of A Dangerous Master and Chair of the Technology and Ethics Study Group at Yale University's Interdisciplinary Center for BioethicsHow to live well with emerging technologies that will radically change our lives is one of the main issues of contemporary moral theory. The book Technology and the Virtues by Shannon Vallor is a welcomed attempt to answer this question...the book is very interesting, as it highlights a number of differences in a debate that, while being global, shows how different, culturally determined discourses can be developed. * Metascience *Shannon Vallor makes a compelling argument for renewing the cultivation of the virtues in order to meet the challenges of our technological age...Vallor takes a comprehensive approach, addressing both theory and applications...The cumulative case is quite impressive. Vallor ranges over three widely diverse moral traditions from the ancient world, then connects their concerns with the intricacies of urgent contemporary problems...Students and scholars of both the virtues and technology will find a great deal to interest and stimulate them here. Moreover, Vallor's book captures the special blend of excitement and precariousness that is woven into our lives today by our use and reliance on constantly changing technology. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Technology and the Virtues is a valuable contribution to both virtue theory and philosophy of technology; those working at the intersection of these fields will need to take Vallor's work into account. At the same time, the book would work well in the classroom. Vallor leads her reader from the basics of virtue theory, through key virtue ethical traditions and new technosocial virtues, to compelling discussions of the application of virtue ethics * and technosocial virtuesto emerging technologies…As a starting point for investigating the application of virtue theory to technology, one would be hard-pressed to find a better option than this ambitious volume.Ethics *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Envisioning the Good Life in the 21st Century and Beyond Part I: Foundations for a Technomoral Virtue Ethic Chapter One: Virtue Ethics, Technology and Human Flourishing Chapter Two: The Case for a Global Technomoral Virtue Ethic Part II: Cultivating the Technomoral Self: Classical Virtue Traditions as a Contemporary Guide Chapter Three: The Practice of Moral Self-Cultivation in Classical Virtue Traditions Chapter Four: Cultivating the Foundations of Technomoral Virtue Chapter Five: Completing the Circle with Technomoral Wisdom Chapter Six: Technomoral Wisdom for an Uncertain Future: 21st Century Virtues Part III: Meeting the Future with Technomoral Wisdom, Or How to Live Well with Emerging Technologies Chapter Seven: New Social Media and the Technomoral Virtues Chapter Eight: Surveillance and the Examined Life: Cultivating the Technomoral Self in a Panoptic World Chapter Nine: Robots at War and at Home: Preserving the Technomoral Virtues of Care and Courage Chapter Ten: Knowing What to Wish For: Technomoral Wisdom and Human Enhancement Technology Epilogue References

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Book SynopsisPatricia Illingworth looks at the ethics of philanthropy, arguing that philanthropic donors have human rights responsibilities. She makes an urgent case that philanthropy will be more ethical, and more effective, if it is reconfigured around human rights.Trade ReviewIt is a useful counterweight to the American assumption that all that counts in philanthropy is the intention of the donor. * S. N. Katz, CHOICE *Giving Now is a must-read in the philanthropy and the nonprofit sector overall. Applying the human rights lens to philanthropy makes sense. The author demonstrates that it can be a hands-on tool for grantmakers and fundraisers. It also opens a new chapter in the debate on what guides philanthropy and how change can be driven forward. * Michael Seberich, Alliance Magazine *

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Book SynopsisPhilip Kitcher''s The Main Enterprise of the World offers a sweeping vision of the goals of education. Kitcher considers the ways in which schools and universities should advance their goals, explores the social changes required to make high-quality education available to all, and argues that these reforms are economically sustainable. Kitcher build his arguments from three broad goals of education as an institution: career development and professionalization, civic participation, and human fulfilment. He shows that shifts in the workplace provide opportunities to focus on the latter two goals, and to liberate education from supposed economic constraints. By tying education to the strengthening of both individual lives and the foundations of democracy, he offers a humanistic rethinking of what education should try to achieve. Drawing on figures like Dewey, Mill, Atkinson, and others who have written deeply on education, both in theory and in practice, Kitcher offers an extensive reconsideration of how we might change our educational institutions to respond not just to the twenty-first century economy, but to the deeper need for lifelong human flourishing. The Main Enterprise of the World renews classical Pragmatism: with one eye on the ideal, and the other on the world, it presents a picture of education appropriate for our century.Trade ReviewA towering achievement, worthy of a place beside the classic works of John Dewey, J. S. Mill, and Rabindranath Tagore. Kitcher's radical and compelling idea is that contemporary societies have been designing education to suit jobs that currently exist, when instead we should be imagining an education system that serves the needs of personal fulfillment and interactive democratic citizenship, and designing other social institutions to support those goals. This is ideal theory in the very best sense: a clear-eyed road map of a difficult destination, together with practical proposals for reaching it, articulated with both clarity and an inclusive love of human beings. * Martha C. Nussbaum, University of Chicago *Philosophy of education, so vital and so neglected, receives a shot in the arm from Philip Kitcher's foundational, radical, and absolutely essential The Main Enterprise of the World. It also invigorates political theory, ethics, and wide range of other questions, as education—the building of a person—takes its place at the centre of human life. * Cheryl Misak, University of Toronto *A remarkable achievement that will attract the attention of philosophers of all stripes, including but not limited to philosophers of education, as well as economists, psychologists, and other social scientists and policy experts. Arguing for a radical reconceptualization of both educational practice and its philosophical, economic, and social underpinnings, Kitcher's Deweyan vision insists that educational activities must aim at the improvement of both individual and collective lives, and reconceives educational ideals as tools of diagnosis and improvement rather than utopian goals to be imperfectly approximated. Kitcher defends that vision artfully and brilliantly. His call for serious educational experimentation, and the several proposed experiments, are important and potentially game changing. The Main Enterprise of the World is a masterful book. * Harvey Siegel, University of Miami *Table of ContentsContents List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction Part I Chapter 1. Overload Chapter 2. Individuality Chapter 3. Fulfillment Chapter 4. Citizens Chapter 5. Moral Development Chapter 6. A Role for Religion? Part II Chapter 7. The Natural Sciences Chapter 8. The Arts Chapter 9. Understanding Ourselves Part III Chapter 10. Social Change Chapter 11. Utopia? Appendix 1 Appendix 2

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Book SynopsisIf we all want happiness and pleasure so much, then why are we so bad at getting it?Pleasure feels amazing! Anxiety, however, does not. The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus rolled these two strikingly intuitive claims into a simple formula for happiness and well-being--pursue pleasure without causing yourself anxiety. But wait, is that even possible? Can humans achieve lasting pleasure without suffering anxiety about failure and loss? Epicurus thinks we can, at least once we learn to pursue pleasure thoughtfully. In Living for Pleasure, philosopher Emily Austin offers a lively, jargon-free tour of Epicurean strategies for diminishing anxiety, achieving satisfaction, and relishing joys. Epicurean science was famously far ahead of its time, and Austin shows that so was its ethics and psychology. Epicureanism can help us make and keep good friends, prepare for suffering, combat imposter syndrome, build trust, recognize personal limitations, value truth, cultivate healthy attitudes towarTrade ReviewThe clarity and concision of Austin's prose means that she covers many more of the details of Epicurean thought in her 24 short chapters. Anyone seduced by the recent fashion for Stoicism should read her book to see why their biggest contemporary rival offers a better model for living. * Julian Baggini, The Guardian *Austin shows us, vividly and directly, how Epicurean ideas can apply to areas of everyday life and how they can help us uncover—and deal with—deep-seated problems that stand in the way of living a balanced, thoughtful, and enjoyable life. She does a stellar job of showing us, incisively and sympathetically, that Epicurus gives us a philosophy to live by and that we can actually live by it. * Julia Annas, Regents Professor Emerita, University of Arizona *Austin provides an accessible and intellectually rigorous overview of Epicureanism that remains refreshingly forthright about the limits of Epicurus's advice and keeps an appropriately light tone... The result is an excellent primer on Epicureanism. * Publishers Weekly *Simply the best guide to living as an Epicurean. Austin's discussion is grounded in a thorough understanding of Epicurean philosophy, but it's written in a humorous and accessible style, and she does an outstanding job of applying Epicureanism to the problems facing people today. * Timothy S. O'Keefe, author of Epicureanism *Wise, witty, and above all a pleasure to read, Austin's study of Epicureanism is excellent medicine for the many illnesses and anxieties of the 21st century. Read it and be refreshed. * Clancy Martin, Professor of Philosophy, University of Missouri-Kansas City *Living for Pleasure is a terrific introduction to Epicureanism, especially its practical side. If offers a clear and accessible guide through some difficult ideas, all with a deft personal touch and a convincing case for the value of this philosophy for us today. Who knew Epicurus could help us navigate social media? * Richard Bett, author of How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic *Examining the tenets of Epicureanism in fine detail, Austin provides the audience with her insightful interpretations throughout and offers a kindred spirit to all readers who seek the finer things in life. * Booklist *Of particular note are the two chapters exploring the enigmatic Epicurean dictum to live quietly or live unnoticed...In today's world the advice is both refreshing and reassuring. * Alex Moran, TLS *Philosophy has traditionally concerned itself with two main questions. What is the world like? And how ought we to live in it?...Contemporary philosophy tends not to concern itself with this second question. This is unfortunate, especially because philosophy is meant to be the very discipline that acquires wisdom. That said, the recent Guides to the Good Life series, edited by Stephen Grimm, stands as a welcome corrective. Each book is written by an expert in the field and explores the question of how to live from a unique philosophical perspective, in an accessible register. The series cannot be praised too highly... * TLS *This is an extraordinary, fascinating, and entertainingly written book. Austin (Wake Forest Univ.) provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the philosophy of Epicurus (341-270 BCE), concentrating on the Epicurean mantra that human happiness is to be found in the experience of pleasure, thoughtfully understood as minimizing anxieties and pursuing the aspects of life that have true and perpetual meaning. Austin's approach is unique in that she interweaves this Epicurean philosophy into contemporary and popular approaches (some of them misleading) to the enrichment of everyday life. Released in the 'Guides to the Good Life' series, this is a work of applied philosophy. Notes and references are excellent...Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * Choice *This is an extraordinary, fascinating, and entertainingly written book... Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * Choice *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Maybe We're Doing It Wrong Chapter 2: Epicureanism, The Original Cast Chapter 3: Happiness, Theirs and Ours Chapter 4: Why Hedonism? Chapter 5: What do you want? Chapter 6: The Fourfold Remedy Chapter 7: Why Can't We Be Friends? Chapter 8: Let Me Be Frank Chapter 9: Why Be Just? Chapter 10: Imposter Syndrome Chapter 11: Living Unnoticed: Politics and Power Chapter 12: Living Unnoticed: The Tyranny of the 'Like' Chapter 13: Wealth and What it Costs Chapter 14: Ambition, Work, and Success Chapter 15: Greed for Life Chapter 16: Misfortune and Resilience Chapter 17: Of Sex, Love, and Harmless Pleasure Chapter 18: Building the Tranquil Child Chapter 19: Drugs and Other Short Cuts Chapter 20: Foodies, Dinner Parties, and Wine Snobs Chapter 21: Science and Anxiety Chapter 22: That Old Time Religion Chapter 23: Experiencing Death Chapter 24: Pandemics and Other Comforting Horrors Chapter 25: On Practicing Epicureanism

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCongratulations to Alfred Mele for another outstanding book! Free Will: An Opinionated Introduction is a superb tour through the ins and outs of the debate over whether normal folks have free will. Mele is certainly one of the world's leading philosophers working on the nature of action and the related topic of free will. In this book, he faces the questions of what free will is, the best arguments for why we do not have it, and his own forceful arguments for why, indeed, most of us do have it. This wonderful, accessible book will be interesting and fun to read for any educated person who wants a fair and clear-minded assessment of the current state of the free will debate. I also highly recommend it for use in an introductory college course, or even an advanced high school course. * Michael McKenna, University of Arizona *This wonderful book offers a lucid and entertaining introduction to a classic philosophical debate about a key aspect of the human essence, namely free will. The author is a highly respected and distinguished philosopher himself, and one who has for years scrupulously respected both sides of the debate. Using plain language and vivid examples, the book illuminates why thinkers have come to different conclusions. The title says the book is opinionated, but the author's opinions are judicious, so the reader can appreciate the best arguments on either side, as well as the weak points in each side's arguments. While this is a terrific book for readers seeking an up-to-date introduction to the disputes, seasoned readers familiar with the field will also find much that is new, helpful, and informative. * Roy F. Baumeister, author of The Self Explained: Why and How We Become Who We Are *In this vibrant, succinctly written book, Mele (Florida State Univ.) takes readers on a philosophical journey that provides "a good feel for the interesting issues, options, and arguments that need to be dealt with in any respectable attempt to arrive at a bottom line on free will."...Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Getting Started Chapter 2. A Straight Perspective on Free Will Chapter 3. Alternative Possibilities, Frankfurt-Style Stories, and the Consequence Argument Chapter 4. A Whirlwind Tour of a Mixed Perspective on Free Will Chapter 5. Exploring a Mixed Conception of Free Will Chapter 6. Some Sources of Skepticism about Free Will Chapter 7. More Skeptical Arguments Chapter 8. Free Will and Neuroscience Chapter 9. Wrapping Things up

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe entries of this book truly help draw attention to just how dangerous EA is...All in all, reading this book would benefit just about anyone. * Corvus Strigiform, Weight Less State Blog *The story of Effective Altruism is told here not by its proponents, but by those engaged in liberation struggles and justice movements that operate outside of Effective Altruism's terms. There is every possibility that Effective Altruists will ignore what these voices have to say…That would be a deep shame, and what's more, a betrayal of a real commitment to bring about a better world. * Amia Srinivasan, Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford *Effective Altruism has made big moral promises that are often undermined by its unwillingness to listen attentively to the voices of its detractors, especially those from marginalized communities. In this vital, stimulating volume, we hear from some of the most important of these voices on some of the most important criticisms of Effective Altruism, including its racism, colonialism, and technocratic rationalism. This book is essential, inviting reading for both Effective Altruists and their critics. * Kate Manne, Associate Professor at the Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University *What could possibly go wrong when a largely white and male alliance of academics, business and nonprofit arrivistes, and obscenely rich donors reduce complex situations to numbers and plug those numbers into equations that claim to offer moral and strategic clarity about how we should live in a suffering world? In this book, dissenting activists and academics speak passionately and plainly about what has gone wrong * and provide an armamentarium for those keen to free action and imagination from the alliance's outsized grip on the work of liberation.Timothy Pachirat, author of Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight *This is a collection of works that embodies the both/and approach: that there can be a unity in purpose, divergence in how that is achieved, and an acknowledgment of the value and legitimacy of all those efforts. * Michelle Strauss, Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy *Table of ContentsForeword: Amia Srinivisan Introduction: Carol J. Adams, Alice Crary, and Lori Gruen Acknowledgements 1 How Effective Altruism Fails Community-Based Activism Brenda Sanders 2 Effective Altruism's Unsuspecting 21st Century Colonialism Simone De Lima 3 Anti-Blackness and the Effective Altruist Christopher Sebastian 4 Animal Advocacy's Stockholm Syndrome DeCoriolis, Aaron S. Gross, Steve J. Gross, and Joseph Tuminello (Farm Forward) 5 Who Counts? Effective Altruism and the Problem of Numbers in the History of American Wildlife Conservation Michael D. Wise 6 Diversifying Effective Altruism Longshots in Animal Advocacy: An Invitation to Prioritize Black Vegans, Higher Education, and Religious Communities Matthew C. Halteman 7 A Christian Critique of the Effective Altruism Approach to Animal Philanthropy David L. Clough 8 Queer Eye on the EA Guys pattrice jones 9 A Feminist-Ethics-of-Care Critique of Effective Altruism Carol J. Adams 10 The Empty Promises of Cultured Meat Elan Abrell 11 How 'Alternative Proteins' Create a Private Solution to a Public Problem Michele Simon 12 The Power of Love to Transform Animal Lives: The Deception of Animal Quantification Krista Hiddema 13 Our Partners, The Animals: Reflections from a Farmed Animal Sanctuary Kathy Stevens 14 The Wisdom Gained from Animals Who Self-Liberate Rachel McCrystal 15 Effective Altruism and the Reified Mind John Sanbonmatsu 16 Against 'Effective Altruism' Alice Crary 17 The Change We Need Lori Gruen Coda: Future-oriented Effective Altruism: What's wrong with longtermism? Carol J. Adams, Alice Crary, and Lori Gruen

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Book SynopsisWhat''s the use of philosophy? Philip Kitcher here grapples with an essential philosophical question: what the point of philosophy is, and what it should and can be. Kitcher''s portrait of the discipline is not a familiar defense of the importance of philosophy or the humanities writ large. Rather, he is deeply critical of philosophy as it is practiced today, a practice focused on narrow technical questions that are far removed from the concerns of human life. He provides a penetrating diagnosis of why exactly contemporary philosophy has come to suffer this crisis, showing how it suffers from various syndromes that continue to push it further into irrelevance. Then, taking up ideas from William James and John Dewey, Kitcher provides a positive roadmap for the future of philosophy: first, as a discipline that can provide clarity to other kinds of human inquiry, such as religion or science; and second, bringing order to people''s notions of the world, dispelling confusion in favor of clarity, and helping us think through our biggest human questions and dilemmas. Kitcher concludes with a letter to young philosophers who wonder how they can align their aspirations with the hyper-professionalism expected of them.Trade ReviewWith an inimitable combination of sharpness, generosity, elegance and wit, Kitcher diagnoses the malaise that many philosophers have long felt about our profession but have been unable to articulate with such breadth and clarity. Perhaps no one has the skills or the standing that Kitcher possesses to do so ... The book pulls no punches in showing how far contemporary philosophy has diverged from its original goals ... Yet Kitcher does not merely lament the ways in which philosophy has abandoned its traditional roles. With characteristic and sympathetic understanding, Kitcher provides a genealogy which shows how so many of philosophy's virtues have turned into flaws ... This will be read by every disaffected philosopher, and may convince many outside it to take the promise of philosophy seriously again. An extraordinary and much-needed book. * Susan Neiman, Einstein Forum, Germany *A spirited love letter to a discipline that enthralls and disappoints in equal measure. Rather than give way to gloom, Philip Kitcher asks us to dream of a philosophy that demands and does more. * Amia Srinivasan, All Souls College, Oxford *This book is challenging in the best sense: indeed, what use is philosophy? But it is also straightforward and charming - and exceedingly persuasive. * Nancy Cartwright, Durham University *Philip Kitcher's new book is a perceptive and uncompromising assessment of trends and fashions and parochialism in contemporary professional philosophy. The antithesis of parochialism is cosmopolitanism and Kitcher is a true cosmopolitan. * Clark Glymour *Urging his fellow philosophers to lift their gaze from narrow technical problems toward issues that really matter, Philip Kitcher's concise, lively book is as exciting as it is important. * Michael Ruse, Florida State University (Emeritus) *Philip Kitcher makes a compelling case for a redirection of philosophy away from what are sometimes called "core areas" and toward issues that are of more interest and value within our general intellectual culture - issues often relegated to the periphery of our discipline. These include, among others, philosophy of the various empirical sciences, moral and political philosophy done in a way that is practically useful, and philosophical engagement with the arts. This book is must reading for anyone alarmed about the future of philosophy and its current tendencies toward scholasticism and irrelevance. A brave and important book. * James Woodward, University of Pittsburgh *In this excellent book...Kitcher has useful things to say how philosophy and science can work together. * Quassim Cassam, The Society *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1 - Philosophy Inside Out Chapter 2 - "So Who Is Your Audience?" Chapter 3 - Pathology Report Chapter 4 - The Whole Function of Philosophy Chapter 5 - Letter to Some Young Philosophers References

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Book SynopsisThe questions and dilemmas of bioethics touch everyone. Should people who refuse to be vaccinated be treated for COVID-19, even if that displaces vaccinated patients with other serious conditions? What restrictions on abortion should there be, if any? Should women be paid to donate eggs? Bioethics: What Everyone Needs to Know discusses these and other similar questions facing the public today--as well as providing a way for thinking deeply about them.Steinbock and Menzel first examine major moral theories and how they can be used to analyze bioethical issues. They then provide historical background to the birth of bioethics and explain how it shifted from a paternalistic doctor knows best approach to respect for autonomy, a fundamental value in contemporary bioethics. Subsequent chapters cover advance directives, experimentation on human subjects, the definition of death, physician-assisted dying, abortion, disability, just healthcare systems, the allocation of scarce resources, pharmTrade ReviewThe book's coverage is excellent and more than sufficient to ground a robust understanding of contemporary bioethics. * Choice *

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Book SynopsisThe stories we tell and show, in whatever medium, play varied roles in human cultures. One such role is to contribute to moral understanding. Moral understanding goes beyond moral knowledge; it is a complex cognitive achievement that may consist of one or more of the following: the ability to understand why, to ask the right questions, categorization, the application of models to specific incidents, or the capacity to make connections between morally charged situations that have a common underlying meaning. While the disciplines of communication, psychology, philosophy, and film and media studies have all made significant scholarly progress on this issue, they make different grounding assumptions and use different terminologies. Screen Stories and Moral Understanding approaches the topic from an interdisciplinary perspective and explores the conditions under which stories we view on screens-movies, streamed series, and television-can lead to moral understanding in viewers.In five secti

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Book SynopsisCooperative relations steeped in honesty and good faith are a necessity for any viable society. This is especially relevant to the police institution because the police are entrusted to promote justice and security. Despite the necessity of societal honesty and good faith, the police institution has embraced deception, dishonesty, and bad faith as tools of the trade for providing security. In fact, it seems that providing security is impossible without using deception and dishonesty during interrogations, undercover operations, pretextual detentions, and other common scenarios. This presents a paradox related to the erosion of public faith in the police institution and the weakening of the police''s legitimacy.In Police Deception and Dishonesty, Luke William Hunt--a philosophy professor and former FBI Special Agent--seeks to solve this puzzle by showing that many of our assumptions about policing and security are unjustified. Specifically, they are unjustified in the way many of our as

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Book SynopsisPolitical controversy about migration is becoming more frequent, more heated, and for certain groups, decidedly more urgent. This raises pressing questions not only in the realms of policy-making and public discourse, but also for philosophical accounts of migration. Do liberal states have the right to exclude unwanted outsiders, or should all borders be open? How should we begin to theorize the morality of refugee and asylum policy? If states can exclude unwanted outsiders, what ethical principles govern the determination of who gets in? Justice, Migration, and Mercy offers a way in which these questions might be answered by providing a vision of how we can understand the political morality of migration. Michael Blake offers a novel, and plausible, account of the right to exclude on which that right is grounded on a more fundamental right to avoid unwanted forms of political relationship. Far from simply justifying exclusion, however, Blake examines the best justifications for exclusTrade ReviewThe literature on migration in political philosophy is by now mature, and well-trodden argumentative paths map the contours of its central questions. This makes it all the more impressive that Michael Blake's Justice, Migration, and Mercy manages to navigate those questions in a novel and genuinely distinctive way, as well as to chart out new routes for exploration in the terrain of debate. It will prove valuable to both students of migration in political philosophy, for the lucidity with which it approaches its central questions and relates them to contemporary migration politics (especially in the USA), and to partisans in the debates in which Blake engages, for the original perspective that it articulates and for Blake's thoughtful engagement with his interlocuters. * Jamie Draper, Res Publica *What is unique about Blake's book is that he goes beyond justice to argue that mercy creates other obligations for us to take care of other people, regardless of whether those people have rights in justice to that sort of care. It is a strength of his book that it inspires us to think beyond simply what liberal states must do to avoid being unjust, to the virtues that such states ought to cultivate to become morally better political communities. * Renée Nicole Souris, Philosophia *In conclusion, Michael Blake's new book is a relevant contribution to the migration ethicsliterature to the extent that it introduces a major challenge to the open borders position whileinviting migration scholars to get rid of the restraints of justice by enriching their moral vocabulary. * Mario Josue Cunningham Matamoros, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *Michael Blake's book offers a distinctive and illuminating perspective on questions about immigration. Blake is a well known political philosopher, and this book has his characteristic clarity, precision, and sharpness. The book is aimed at a wider audience than his fellow philosophers, however. It is filled with examples, stories, and links to current political debates that will help ordinary readers to understand why it is important both to reflect carefully about highly contested issues and to expand the moral vocabulary that dominates conventional discussions of immigration. It is an engaging and provocative read. * Joseph H. Carens, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto *In the increasingly polarized literature on migration, Blake's approach will be controversial. The book defends some bracing conclusions: Blake argues that would not be unjust for the state to deport undocumented migrants, to prevent the spouses and family members of its own citizens from settling, and to close its borders to all would-be migrants except refugees (though these acts would be unmerciful). Still, even those who disagree (as I do) with these policy conclusions will find the book of considerable philosophical interest. Blake connects migration ethics to a broader picture of what states owe members and outsiders in a world structured as a system of separate legal jurisdictions. This is a real innovation in the migration literature, and an idea worth building upon. * Anna Stilz, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *For several years Michael Blake has been among the most important contributors to the philosophical literature on immigration. This book is therefore greatly anticipated and develops a number of fruitful arguments....[T]his is one of the most important books on immigration policy in the past few years and should be read by those with an interest in the topic, as well as by people hoping to develop accounts of virtues other than justice in political philosophy. * Matt Lister, Ethics *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: On Morality and Migration Chapter Two: Justice and the Excluded, Part One: Open Borders Chapter Three: Justice and the Excluded, Part Two: Closed Borders Chapter Four: Justice, Jurisdiction, and Migration Chapter Five: Coercion and Refuge Chapter Six: Choosing and Refusing: On Migration, Exclusion, and the Bigot's Veto Chapter Seven: People, Places, and Plans: On Love, Migration, and Documentation Chapter Eight: Reciprocity, the Undocumented, and Jeb Bush Chapter Nine: On Mercy in Politics Chapter Ten: Migration and Mercy Bibliography

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Book SynopsisChristine M. Korsgaard presents a compelling new view of humans'' moral relationships to the other animals. She defends the claim that we are obligated to treat all sentient beings as what Kant called ends-in-themselves. Drawing on a theory of the good derived from Aristotle, she offers an explanation of why animals are the sorts of beings for whom things can be good or bad. She then turns to Kant''s argument for the value of humanity to show that rationality commits us to claiming the standing of ends-in-ourselves, in two senses. Kant argued that as autonomous beings, we claim to be ends-in-ourselves when we claim the standing to make laws for ourselves and each other. Korsgaard argues that as beings who have a good, we also claim to be ends-in-ourselves when we take the things that are good for us to be good absolutely and so worthy of pursuit. The first claim commits us to joining with other autonomous beings in relations of moral reciprocity. The second claim commits us to treating the good of every sentient creature as something of absolute importance. Korsgaard argues that human beings are not more important than the other animals, that our moral nature does not make us superior to the other animals, and that our unique capacities do not make us better off than the other animals. She criticizes the marginal cases argument and advances a new view of moral standing as attaching to the atemporal subjects of lives. She criticizes Kant''s own view that our duties to animals are indirect, and offers a non-utilitarian account of the relation between pleasure and the good. She also addresses a number of directly practical questions: whether we have the right to eat animals, experiment on them, make them work for us and fight in our wars, and keep them as pets; and how to understand the wrong that we do when we cause a species to go extinct.Trade Review...this book contributes to a new era for animals, based on yet another firm moral foundation. * Nathan Nobis, society & animals *a clear statement by someone who has spent much of her life working on these themes, continually trying to strip away inessential details that might prevent us getting to the heart of the matter * Peter Godfrey-Smith, Aeon *an interesting, well-argued book. It should be read by any philosopher who works on animal ethics. * Toby Svoboda, Environmental Values *Christine Korsgaard has written an admirable book, accessible, cogently-argued, and thoughtful. She writes with bravery and humility, and perhaps most notably, with passion. It is evident that Korsgaard cares about the plight of animals, and yet the work is void of mawkish sentimentalism. All philosophers would benefit from a close reading; for any who are even remotely interested in animal ethics, reading Fellow Creatures is obligatory. . . . she is swimming against the tide. She is an outstanding swimmer, one of the most worthy animal advocates in the last half-century. . . . I strongly recommend reading this book. You and, I hope, your fellow creatures, will be better off for it. * Mark H. Bernstein, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *[Korsgaard] is one of the preeminent contemporary scholars of Kantian moral theory, so this is a significant book that will need to be referenced by anyone working on these issues. It is a must have for any college or university library. * CHOICE *... his book offers an important defense of the claim that nonhuman animals are ends in themselves and so have moral standing ... his is a significant book that will need to be referenced by anyone working on these issues. It is a must have for any college or university library. * M A Michael Austen, Choice *Table of ContentsPart One: Human Beings and the Other Animals 1: Are People More Important than the Other Animals? 2: Animal Selves and the Good 3: What's Different about Being Human? 4: The Case Against Human Superiority Part Two: Immanuel Kant and the Animals 5: Kant, Marginal Cases, and Moral Standing 6: Kant Against the Animals, Part 1: The Indirect Duty View 7: Kant Against the Animals, Part 2: Reciprocity and the Grounds of Obligation 8: A Kantian Case for Our Obligations to the Other Animals 9: The Role of Pleasure and Pain Part Three: Consequences 10: The Animal Antinomy, Part 1: Creation Ethics 11: Species, Communities, and Habitat Loss 12: The Animal Antinomy, Part 2: Abolition and Apartheid

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Book SynopsisChristine M. Korsgaard presents a compelling new view of our moral relationships to the other animals. She offers challenging answers to such questions as: Are people superior to animals, and does it matter morally if we are? Is it all right for us to eat animals, experiment on them, make them work for us, and keep them as pets?Trade Review...this book contributes to a new era for animals, based on yet another firm moral foundation. * Nathan Nobis, society & animals *a clear statement by someone who has spent much of her life working on these themes, continually trying to strip away inessential details that might prevent us getting to the heart of the matter * Peter Godfrey-Smith, Aeon *an interesting, well-argued book. It should be read by any philosopher who works on animal ethics. * Toby Svoboda, Environmental Values *"Christine Korsgaard has written an admirable book, accessible, cogently-argued, and thoughtful. She writes with bravery and humility, and perhaps most notably, with passion. It is evident that Korsgaard cares about the plight of animals, and yet the work is void of mawkish sentimentalism. All philosophers would benefit from a close reading; for any who are even remotely interested in animal ethics, reading Fellow Creatures is obligatory. . . . she is swimming against the tide. She is an outstanding swimmer, one of the most worthy animal advocates in the last half-century. . . . I strongly recommend reading this book. You and, I hope, your fellow creatures, will be better off for it." * Mark H. Bernstein, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *"[Korsgaard] is one of the preeminent contemporary scholars of Kantian moral theory, so this is a significant book that will need to be referenced by anyone working on these issues. It is a must have for any college or university library." * CHOICE *"To be sure, nature itself is hardly a Valhalla of peace and harmony. Animals kill other animals regularly, often in ways that we (although not they) would consider cruel. But there is no other creature in nature whose predatory behavior is remotely as deep or as widespread as the behavior we display toward what the philosopher Christine Korsgaard aptly calls "our fellow creatures" in a sensitive book of the same name." * Todd May, New York Times *Table of ContentsPart One: Human Beings and the Other Animals 1: Are People More Important than the Other Animals? 2: Animal Selves and the Good 3: What's Different about Being Human? 4: The Case Against Human Superiority Part Two: Immanuel Kant and the Animals 5: Kant, Marginal Cases, and Moral Standing 6: Kant Against the Animals, Part 1: The Indirect Duty View 7: Kant Against the Animals, Part 2: Reciprocity and the Grounds of Obligation 8: A Kantian Case for Our Obligations to the Other Animals 9: The Role of Pleasure and Pain Part Three: Consequences 10: The Animal Antinomy, Part 1: Creation Ethics 11: Species, Communities, and Habitat Loss 12: The Animal Antinomy, Part 2: Abolition and Apartheid

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Book SynopsisAre natural rights ''nonsense on stilts'', as Jeremy Bentham memorably put it? Must the very notion of a right be individualistic, subverting the common good? Should the right against torture be absolute, even though the heavens fall? Are human rights universal or merely expressions of Western neo-imperial arrogance? Are rights ethically fundamental, proudly impervious to changing circumstances? Should judges strive to extend the reach of rights from civil Hamburg to anarchical Basra? Should judicial oligarchies, rather than legislatures, decide controversial ethical issues by inventing novel rights? Ought human rights advocates learn greater sympathy for the dilemmas facing those burdened with government? These are the questions that What''s Wrong with Rights? addresses. In doing so, it draws upon resources in intellectual history, legal philosophy, moral philosophy, moral theology, human rights literature, and the judgments of courts. It ranges from debates about property in medieval Christendom, through Confucian rights-scepticism, to contemporary discussions about the remedy for global hunger and the justification of killing. And it straddles assisted dying in Canada, the military occupation of Iraq, and genocide in Rwanda.What''s Wrong with Rights? concludes that much contemporary rights-talk obscures the importance of fostering civic virtue, corrodes military effectiveness, subverts the democratic legitimacy of law, proliferates publicly onerous rights, and undermines their authority and credibility. The solution to these problems lies in the abandonment of rights-fundamentalism and the recovery of a richer public discourse about ethics, one that includes talk about the duty and virtue of rights-holders.Trade Reviewa welcomed addition to the current discussion. Biggar's previous work on the ethics of war gives him a unique angle to approach cases of rights talk, focusing on specific instances such as torture and killing in war. He makes a strong case for making rights the conclusion of a process of moral consideration rather than a foundational starting point to which everything else must yield. * Todd A. Scacewater, Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion *This is a scholarly book worth reading and a critique worth constructively engaging with. * Ethna Regan, Studies in Christian Ethics *What's Wrong with Rights? is essential reading and an important contribution in the ongoing debates about the appropriate use of rights language in Christian theology and philosophy as well as the role of the courts in deciding questions of public morality. * David McIlroy, Queen Mary University of London, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion *Courageous ... What's Wrong With Rights? is a rich and challenging book. Not everyone will agree with Biggar's views, but anyone writing about human rights who wishes to be taken seriously will need to engage with his arguments. * Jonathan Sumption, The Times *I...commend this book for its clarity of reasoning and its engagement with fundamental issues with which we should all be discussing. * John Duddington, Law and Justice *A brilliant, provocative and intelligent book. * Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph *A thought-provoking work of scholarship... [a] compelling challenge to sloppy rights-thinking. * Craig Purshouse, Times Literary Supplement *This encyclopaedic study provides a marvellous survey of the complex field of rights and raises important questions as to the growing use of rights language. * R. Dean Drayton, International Journal of Public Theology *...A powerfully reasoned intellectual history of the sceptical tradition from the 1780s to the present day. [Biggar is] a discriminating guide rather than an anti-rights ideologist, and his analysis of these traditions is intricate, exacting and fair. While clearly Christian in his perspective, he keeps claims from authority, especially divine authority, firmly in their place * Michael Ignatieff, Literary Review *It is a rigorously reasoned argument and ... Biggar succeeds brilliantly in deflating the inordinate claims made for rights today...Along with being a profound study in moral and political philosophy, this is also a devastating and highly topical attack on the belief that ethical dilemmas can be resolved by 'an oligarchy of judges' expanding existing rights and conjuring up new ones...Over the past two decades, Biggar has produced a body of work of the highest intellectual quality which has made him one of the leading living Western ethicists. * John Gray, New Statesman *Quietly, cautiously, and with careful scholarly integrity, Professor Biggar has derailed a gravy train. Should the UK withdraw from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights? Should it repeal or redraft the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010? The result would surely be petitions, denunciations, hostile crowds, the toppling of statues, the banning of speakers, self-righteous lawyers. But all this happens already; what is there to lose? Thanks to Biggar, we see how much there is to gain. It is time for philosophical arguments, won in the pages of this important book, to be translated into legislation. * Jonathan Clark, The Critic *This scholarly, but nonetheless most readable, book makes an important contribution to the debate about to be had when the UK Government takes forward its promised (some would say threatened) new Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights. No stranger to controversy, Professor Biggar argues in effect that the assertion of human rights has got out of hand. He pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. This is a penetrating examination of the relationship between rights and responsibilities and reflects many of the concerns expressed in Jonathan Sumption's 2019 Reith Lectures. * Lord Simon Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood *What's Wrong With Rights? isone of the most remarkable scholarly achievements I know of:it deftly addresses a wide variety of theoretical and practical problems of great normative importance; it engages with a vast and complex legal, philosophical, and theological literature about the morality of rights; it articulates plausible assessments of the most important contributions to that literature; and perhaps most importantly, the topics it addresses are at the very heart of political discourse in contemporary liberal polities. I cannot recommend it more highly. * Christopher Eberle, Professor of Philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis *With the noble post-World War II human rights project increasingly imperiled by misunderstanding and manipulation, Nigel Biggar's new book is a major contribution to clear thinking about what we mean when we speak of rights. Whether or not they agree with his conclusions, friends of human rights everywhere should welcome this timely and informative analysis of what's wrong with rights and what needs to be done to put them right. * Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and author of Rights Talk (1991) *Despite its eye-catching title, this book is neither a rejection of rights as such nor of natural morality, but a keen-eyed critique of natural rights in particular. In a discussion both dazzlingly wide-ranging and compellingly concrete, Nigel Biggar shows how natural rights talk undermines appropriate acknowledgement of the contingent, circumstantial character of political and ethical judgments. We do well to recognize that rights are paradigmatically legal and enrich ethical discourse by attending to virtues and duties as much as to rights. What's Wrong with Rights is the most significant Christian ethical contribution to reflection on rights since Nicholas Wolterstorff's Justice: Rights and Wrongs. * Jennifer Herdt, Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethicsat Yale Divinity School *What's Wrong With Rights? is magisterial, combining theology, intellectual history, and detailed attention to particular cases and examples. Biggar is not afraid of making controversial judgements and works towards them in a manner that is honest and transparent, always commanding respect. At a deeper level, his book invites the reader to engage in debates about rights, maybe to disagree, but to do so from within a richer moral tradition, which gives more opportunity for insight, nuance, and dissent. The possibility arises of not only better judgements, but better disagreements. Both robust and generous, this landmark book represents a leading theological ethicist writing at the height of his powers. * Christopher Insole, Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics at Durham University *Rights talk has dominated public discourse for the past seventy years. But our political disagreements are worse than ever. Nigel Biggar not only explains what happened, he also proposes a comprehensive way forward. We need to move beyond "rights fundamentalism", and retrieve a richer public discourse that emphasizes duty, virtue, and the concrete challenges facing a political community. Crossing the boundaries of theology, philosophy, history, and law, Biggar's incisive analysis shows why talking about "natural rights" isn't helpful: defining, defending, and balancing rights always requires well-functioning legal institutions. * Cathleen Kaveny, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College *What's Wrong with Rights?is a finely crafted review of the history of rights and an insightful assessment of contemporary discussions across a range of disciplines and contexts. Nigel Biggar raises important basic questions for theology, ethics, and law, and this book will reshape our ways of thinking about rights in all three fields. * Robin W. Lovin, , Cary M. Maguire University Professoremeritusof Ethics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas *This is a critique of one of most fashionable and incoherent notions of our time, the idea that there are enforceable rights, 'natural' or 'human', that exist independently of collective human choice. It is original, thought-provoking, and carefully reasoned. Such rights have many supporters, and always will have. But they should not be taken seriously unless they are willing to engage with the ideas in this impressive book. * Lord Jonathan Sumption, QC, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK *What's Wong With Rights? is a timely, wide-ranging, and historically informed book that subjects the prevailing human rights culture, in its various manifestations, to a strong dose of Burkean scepticism. Philosophers will be provoked by his thesis that rights are paradigmatically the creatures of law and form no part of natural morality. Lawyers will be challenged by the vigorous criticisms of what Biggar views as the illegitimate employment of rights vocabulary as a mean of enforcing the moral and political views of an "oligarchy of judges". This is an iconoclastic book that deserves to be reckoned with in the serious conversation about the nature and limits of rights that we desperately need. * John Tasioulas, Yeoh Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Law at King's College London *This is a cleverly titled, crisply written, and largely clear-eyed engagement with the history, concept, and limits of rights and right talk in the Western tradition and beyond.Nigel Biggar brings a big analytical mind and deft pen to the task — and a pair of sharp elbows too. He engages a substantial library of human rights scholarship and case law with critical acuity and philosophical originality, concluding with a cautious and conditional endorsement of rights. * John Witte, Jr, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law and McDonald Distinguished Professor, Emory University School of Law, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University *Biggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. Reed, University of Exeter, Modern Believing *Biggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. Reed, University of Exeter, Modern Believing *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1: Are there Natural Rights? 1: The Sceptical Tradition 2: Are there Natural Rights? 2: The Sceptical Critique and Rights before 1776 3: Are there Natural Rights? 3: The Sceptical Critique and Rights after 1776 4: Are there Natural Rights? 4: The Sceptical Critique and the modern Roman Catholic Tradition 5: Are there Natural Rights? 5: The Sceptical Critique and Contemporary Theories 6: What's Wrong with Subjective Rights? 7: Are there Absolute Rights? 8: Are Human Rights Universal? 9: What's Wrong with Rights in Ethics? 10: What's Wrong with (some) Judges? 1: Al-Skeini, Al-Jedda, Smith, and the Fog of War 11: What's Wrong with (some) Judges? 2: Carter and the Invention of a Right to 'Physician-assisted Dying' 12: What's Wrong with (some) Human Rights Lawyers? Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPhilippa Foot has for many years been one of the most distinctive and influential thinkers in moral philosophy. Long dissatisfied with the moral theories of her contemporaries, she has gradually evolved a theory of her own that is radically opposed not only to emotivism and prescriptivism but also to the whole subjectivist, anti-naturalist movement deriving from David Hume. Dissatisfied also with both Kantian and utilitarian ethics, she claims to have isolated a special form of evaluation that predicates goodness and defect only to living things considered as such: she finds this form of evaluation in moral judgements. Her vivid discussion ranges over topics such as practical rationality, erring conscience, and the relation between virtue and happiness, ending with a critique of Nietzsche''s immoralism. Natural Goodness is the long-awaited exposition of a highly original approach to moral philosophy, representing a fundamental break away from the assumptions of recent debates. Foot chaTrade ReviewIn more than one sense, it is a work of great integrity. Beautifully and economically written, and powerfully argued, it will become a classic or modern moral philosophy. * Roger Crisp *I read the book with mounting pleasure in all sorts of things, not least the patient response to Nietzsche, some marvellously instructive and/or amusing examples, and the whole adventure of it all. * David Wiggins *Philippa Foot's Natural Goodness is by a long way the best modern book I have read on moral philosophy. Lucid, original and balanced, it should be a starting-point for all future discussion of the subject. * Michael Dummett *... a short and beautifully pellucid philosophical study * John Bayley, TLS *Natural Goodness is an exciting and provoking book, more interesting than most books in moral philosophy ... What she has given us both in this book and elsewhere deserves nothing but intellectual and moral gratitude.' * Alasdair MacIntyre, Philosophical Quarterly *Table of Contents1. A Fresh Start ; 2. Natural Norms ; 3. Transition to Human Beings ; 4. Practical Rationality ; 5. Human Goodness ; 6. Happiness and Human Good ; 7. Immoralism ; Postscript, Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTrust is indispensable, yet it can be dangerous. Without trusting others, we cannot function in society, or even stay alive for very long, but being overly-trustful can be a bad strategy too. Trust is pragmatic, but it also has a moral dimension: trustworthiness is a virtue, and well-placed trust benefits us all. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust and distrust. Considerings questions such as ''Why do we value trust?'' and Why do we want to be trusted rather than distrusted?'', Hawley raises issues about the importance of trust in both the personal and public spheres, including family and relationships as well as politics and society. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsPROLOGUE: TRUST AND DISTRUST AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE; AFTERWORD: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING TRUSTWORTHY; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING

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Book SynopsisA timely call for a new ethic of journalism engagement for today''s troubled media sphere, Objectively Engaged Journalism argues that media should be neither neutral nor partisan but engaged in protecting egalitarian democracy. It shows how journalists, professional or citizen, can be both objective in method and dedicated to improving a global public sphere toxic with disinformation, fake news, and extremism.Drawing from history, ethics, and current media issues, Stephen Ward rejects the ideals of neutrality and just the facts objectivity, showing how they are based on invalid dualistic thinking with deep roots in Western culture. He presents a theory of pragmatic objectivity and applies it to journalism. Journalism''s role in interpreting culture, he argues, needs a form of objectivity that embraces human strengths and limitations.Defining responsible journalism as situated, imperfect inquiry, Objectively Engaged Journalism is one of the first systematic Trade Review"Ward has a gift for writing books that are a coherent whole and he does so here to perfection. This book will become a watershed for all subsequent work on media ethics that is explicitly global." Clifford Christians, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Book SynopsisA theory of justice for AI models making decisions about employment, lending, education, criminal justice, and other important social goods.Decisions about important social goods like education, employment, housing, loans, health care, and criminal justice are all becoming increasingly automated with the help of AI. But because AI models are trained on data with historical inequalities, they often produce unequal outcomes for members of disadvantaged groups. In AI Fairness, Derek Leben draws on traditional philosophical theories of fairness to develop a framework for evaluating AI models, which can be called a theory of algorithmic justice?a theory inspired by the theory of justice developed by the American philosopher John Rawls.For several years now, researchers who design AI models have investigated the causes of inequalities in AI decisions and proposed techniques for mitigating them. It turns out that in most realistic conditions it is impossible to comply with all metrics simultaneously. Because of this, companies using AI systems will have to choose which metric they think is the correct measure of fairness, and regulators will need to determine how to apply currently existing laws to AI systems. Leben provides a detailed set of practical recommendations for companies looking to evaluate their AI systems and regulators thinking about laws around AI systems, and he offers an honest analysis of the costs of implementing fairness in AI systems?as well as when these costs may or may not be acceptable.

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Book SynopsisA captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religionTrade ReviewWinner of the Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 award sponsored by Choice“The most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative primer on science and religion now available. Larson and Ruse are superb story tellers.”—Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin Madison"A fresh, engaging, and even-handed assessment of the relations between science and religion by two of the world’s leading experts on the topic. Highly recommended."—Peter Harrison, author of The Territories of Science and Religion"Combining expertise in the philosophy and history of science, the distinguished authors re-consider the continuing overlapping of science and religion in world culture. The result is enlightening and morally uplifting."—John Henry, University of Edinburgh“Larson and Ruse are superb story tellers. This episodic, topical overview is the most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative combination now available.”—Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Larson and Ruse are superb story tellers. In this episodic, topical overview they survey the relations between “science” and “religion” from ancient Babylonian and Greek observers to contemporary geneticists and neurobiologists, from stars to sex, and from Jews and Christians to Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus. On Faith and Science is the most readable, comprehensive, and authoritative combination now available."—Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Book SynopsisA trenchant analysis of sacrifice as the foundation of the modern, as well as the ancient, social order Trade Review“Eagleton is a fascinating writer who offers his readers an interesting cultural-philosophical look at sacrificial death. Though today sacrifice has become troubled by its confusion with suicide bombers, who are often presented in terms of sacrifice, Eagleton’s review shows how Christ’s willing sacrifice and Christians corresponding martyrdom are different.”—Jan Martijn Abrahamse, Journal of Reformed Theology“Eagleton remains a genuine superstar in academia.”—The Bookseller"Sacrifice – giving something up – does not rate highly in modern capitalist societies based on the idea of fulfillment through consumption. As Terry Eagleton says, however, there is much more to sacrifice than priests, temples and burnt offerings. Our understanding of sacrifice, clearly, has evolved radically over the millennia, but the impulse to renounce and surrender oneself remain integral to the human experience. Eagleton draws on all those experiences, from the Old and New Testaments to Karl Marx via Harry Potter, to powerfully restate the case for an idea as old as humankind itself."—Marcus Tanner, journalist, editor and author of Croatia and Albania's Mountain Queen"In this book, Terry Eagleton offers a fascinating interpretation of sacrifice as an affirmation of personal and social transformation. Radical Sacrifice is a salutary reminder of the abiding fecundity of Marxist approaches to the Christian tradition. Even those who may not accept Eagleton’s view of sacrifice will inevitably enjoy the intellectual tour de force he presents and benefit from his stimulating engagement with a huge variety of texts and thinkers."—Johannes Zachhuber, co-editor of Sacrifice and Modern Thought"In a darkening hour, Terry Eagleton remains bravely committed to the depths of our cultural inheritance. His non-reductive treatment of religious sacrifice refuses at once a progressivist compromise with dark forces, deployed to discipline the individual, and the postmodern invocation of their marginally disturbing and subvsersive character. Instead, it advocates the stand of the martyr and revolutionary against all darkness, which inevitably invites death at its hands, but witnesses to an utterly transformed future where at last light prevails. It is a magisterial treatment, which manages to be both balanced and uncompromising."—John Milbank, author of Beyond Secular Order and The Monstrosity of Christ

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Book SynopsisThe story of natural law - the idea that God has written a law on the human heart so that ethical norms derive from human nature - in twentieth-century Protestant ethics is one of rejection and resurgence. For half a century, luminaries like Karl Barth, Carl F. H. Henry, and Cornelius Van Til cast a shadow over natural law moral reflection because of its putative link to natural theology, autonomous reason, associations with Catholic theology, and ethical witness devoid of special revelation. However, over the past twenty years, Protestant theologians have renewed their interest in the subject, often animated by debates on Christian involvement in the public arena and on matters of life, death, and gender and sexuality. Much of this engagement has happened within Reformed circles and has largely been conducted without reference to Roman Catholic construals of the natural law. Conversely, Catholic developments in natural-law thinking have paid little attention to the surge of interes

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Book SynopsisA “can’t-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs,” On Killing Remotely reveals and explores the costs—to individual soldiers and to society—of the way we wage war today (Kirkus Reviews, starred). Throughout history society has determined specific rules of engagement between adversaries in armed conflict.  With advances in technology, from armor to in the Middle Ages to nerve gas in World War I to weapons of mass destruction in our own time, the rules have constantly evolved.  Today, when killing the enemy can seem palpably risk-free and tantamount to playing a violent video game, what constitutes warfare?  What is the effect of remote combat on individual soldiers?  And what are the unforeseen repercussions that could affect us all?  Lt Col Wayne Phelps, former commander of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft unit, addresses these questions and many others as he tells the story of the men and women of today’s “chair force.”  Exploring the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions about PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots, his book is an urgent and compelling reminder that it should always be difficult to kill another human being lest we risk losing what makes us human.

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Book SynopsisRichard Linklaterâs celebrated Before trilogy chronicles the love of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and CÃline (Julie Delpy) who first meet up in Before Sunrise, later reconnect in Before Sunset and finally experience a fall-out in Before Midnight. Not only do these films present storylines and dilemmas that invite philosophical discussion, but philosophical discussion itself is at the very heart of the trilogy. This book, containing specially commissioned chapters by a roster of international contributors, explores the many philosophical themes that feature so vividly in the interactions between CÃline and Jesse, including: the nature of love, romanticism and marriage the passage and experience of time the meaning of life the art of conversation the narrative self gender death Including an interview with Julie Delpy iTrade Review"No matter how in love you were at 20, no matter how beautiful it was at 30, no matter how conflicted you were at 40: you are going to die. This is the sad reality for all of us. It is revolting, it is upsetting, it is wrong, it is unfair. But it is the human condition."Julie Delpy, actor and screenwriter of the Before trilogy"The collection follows a recognisable approach of analytically-inflected film-philosophy, and the results are illuminating and rewarding. At its best, such an approach provides a vocabulary and a framework that helps one better to articulate one’s existing experience of the film, while also managing to help one to view the film from a fresh angle, which reveals new connections and points of emphasis."-James Zborowski, Film-Philosophy Table of ContentsIntroduction Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck 1. The Poetry of Day-to-Day Life Michael Smith 2. Time and Transcendence in the Before Trilogy Marya Schechtman 3. A Trilogy of Melancholy: On the bittersweet in Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight Hans Maes 4. ‘Relational vertigo’ in Before Midnight Christopher Cowley 5. Epic Intimacy Murray Smith 6. ‘Romantic or Cynic’: Romantic Attraction as Justification Diane Jeske 7. The Many Faces of Conversation in the Before Trilogy Kalle Puolakka 8. Love, Death and Life’s Summum Bonum: The Before Trilogy as Memento Mori Anna Christina Ribeiro 9. Falling in Love with a Film (Series) Katrien Schaubroeck and Hans Maes 10. Romance, Narrative, and the Sense of a Happy Ending in the Before Series James MacDowell 11. "We Are Everything and We Are Nothing." An interview with Julie Delpy Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck. Index

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Book SynopsisHealth and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, in particular, are suffering from a brachycephalic crisis' resulting from a perfect storm where predispositions to an array of health issues are amplified by a population boom for certain brachycephalic breeds such as the French Bulldog and Pug. But yet, for many owners, these dogs represent the perfect companion: endearing personas and cute looks in a socially desirable package. So where is the truth in all of this? This book will equip veterinary professionals, animal welfare scientists, breeders and owners with the fuller story about brachycephalic health and welfare. The first half of the book provides the context of how and why we are in this crisis, offering in-depth historical, social, ethical, communication, nursing, welfare, epidemiological, genetics and international perspectives. The second half shifts towards the clTrade ReviewThere is absolutely no doubt that the collective expertise that this book brings to the reader is immense. If you are facing clinical issues in these patients — notably dogs — as so many vets and nurses are worldwide, then I doubt you could come up with a question or scenario that isn’t covered in an in-depth and comprehensive way from ophthalmology and neurology, to BOAS surgery, to GI and dermatological issues. So many of us talk about BOAS and so much CPD is dedicated to it but it’s great to have a book that acknowledges the multitude of diseases that these animals suffer besides their respiratory difficulties. Anyone questioning whether it is morally wrong to continue the breeding of these animals would be hard pushed to argue with this weight of evidence I think. And, for me, this is where the book is really excellent — the first half, diplomatically entitled Wider viewpoints, really is a wonderful ethical discussion around the whole issue that had me immersed from the start. We need the clinical education but we, very much, also need to consider the deeper issues, which this book certainly does. Rowena and Dan should be rightly proud of this work and the outstanding expertise they have gathered to bring it together. Whether we like the status quo or not, this book is an essential and invaluable resource for anyone working with these animals or interested in the wider ethics of such extreme conformation.- Emma Milne, Veterinary Surgeon, in UFAW's Animal Welfare journal, Volume 31, Issue 2, May 2022The conundrum of flat-faced pets is that people love them despite – and sometimes because of – the features that may cause health issues. At a time of heightened concern about the welfare and popularity of brachycephalic breeds, this comprehensive volume brings together the world’s experts to consider the history, human psychology, ethics, genetics, and veterinary aspects of caring for them. Surprising, thoughtful, and practical, this book is essential reading for anyone who cares about animal welfare.- Zazie Todd, PhD, Canisius College, Companion Animal Psychology websiteFinally. A much-needed, comprehensive, science-based look at flat-faced dogs--how they came to be and how we can, and must, improve their wellbeing. This is an essential book for veterinary professionals and dog owners alike. -- Mia Cobb, PhD, and Julie Hecht, MSc, of Do You Believe in Dog?Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic Companion Animals is an excellent and unique resource for all veterinary professionals working with these breeds. As the popularity of these dogs continues to increase, this book provides a detailed exploration of the history of the breeds, the unique nature of owner/ patient relationships and the genetics and ethics of breeding. The second part of the book is dedicated to discussion of the management of the wide range of conformational abnormalities which occur frequently in these breeds. Having all this information gathered together in to a single text will be an invaluable source for reference both in and out of the clinic.-- Rachel Hattersley, BVetMed(Hons), CertSAS, DECVS, MRCVS, Specialist in Soft Tissue Surgery, Dick White Referrals Ltd This book is a vital tool for both veterinary and animal welfare professionals, as well as those simply looking to be better informed. It provides the reader with a broad understanding of the complex drivers and consequences of breeding companion animals for brachycephalic features. Most importantly, it also proposes integrated mechanisms for management and change of what continues to be a contentious and intractable problem.-- Mark J Farnworth PhD., Associate Professor (Animal Welfare), Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, UKThere is absolutely no doubt that the collective expertise that this book brings to the reader is immense. If you are facing clinical issues in these patients — notably dogs — as so many vets and nurses are worldwide, then I doubt you could come up with a question or scenario that isn’t covered in an in-depth and comprehensive way from ophthalmology and neurology, to BOAS surgery, to GI and dermatological issues. So many of us talk about BOAS and so much CPD is dedicated to it but it’s great to have a book that acknowledges the multitude of diseases that these animals suffer besides their respiratory difficulties. Anyone questioning whether it is morally wrong to continue the breeding of these animals would be hard pushed to argue with this weight of evidence I think. And, for me, this is where the book is really excellent — the first half, diplomatically entitled Wider viewpoints, really is a wonderful ethical discussion around the whole issue that had me immersed from the start. We need the clinical education but we, very much, also need to consider the deeper issues, which this book certainly does. Rowena and Dan should be rightly proud of this work and the outstanding expertise they have gathered to bring it together. Whether we like the status quo or not, this book is an essential and invaluable resource for anyone working with these animals or interested in the wider ethics of such extreme conformation.- Emma Milne, Veterinary Surgeon, in UFAW's Animal Welfare journal, Volume 31, Issue 2, May 2022The conundrum of flat-faced pets is that people love them despite – and sometimes because of – the features that may cause health issues. At a time of heightened concern about the welfare and popularity of brachycephalic breeds, this comprehensive volume brings together the world’s experts to consider the history, human psychology, ethics, genetics, and veterinary aspects of caring for them. Surprising, thoughtful, and practical, this book is essential reading for anyone who cares about animal welfare.- Zazie Todd, PhD, Canisius College, Companion Animal Psychology websiteFinally. A much-needed, comprehensive, science-based look at flat-faced dogs--how they came to be and how we can, and must, improve their wellbeing. This is an essential book for veterinary professionals and dog owners alike. -- Mia Cobb, PhD, and Julie Hecht, MSc, of Do You Believe in Dog?This book is a vital tool for both veterinary and animal welfare professionals, as well as those simply looking to be better informed. It provides the reader with a broad understanding of the complex drivers and consequences of breeding companion animals for brachycephalic features. Most importantly, it also proposes integrated mechanisms for management and change of what continues to be a contentious and intractable problem.-- Mark J Farnworth PhD., Associate Professor (Animal Welfare), Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, UKHealth and Welfare of Brachycephalic Companion Animals is an excellent and unique resource for all veterinary professionals working with these breeds. As the popularity of these dogs continues to increase, this book provides a detailed exploration of the history of the breeds, the unique nature of owner/ patient relationships and the genetics and ethics of breeding. The second part of the book is dedicated to discussion of the management of the wide range of conformational abnormalities which occur frequently in these breeds. Having all this information gathered together in to a single text will be an invaluable source for reference both in and out of the clinic.-- Rachel Hattersley, BVetMed(Hons), CertSAS, DECVS, MRCVS, Specialist in Soft Tissue Surgery, Dick White Referrals LtdTable of Contents1. Introduction: The brachycephalic boom – where are we now and how have we got here? Part 1 Wider viewpoints 2. A historical perspective of brachycephalic breed health and the role of the veterinary profession. 3. Human factors. 4. Ethical challenges of treating brachycephalic dogs. 5. Discussing brachycephalic health with current and prospective dog owners. 6. Nurses and the brachycephalic patient – practical considerations and the role of veterinary nurses in improving brachycephalic health. 7. The epidemiology of brachycephaly – prevalence and risk factors of common disorders, and implications of changing demographics. 8. The genetics of brachycephaly, population genetics and current health testing for brachycephalic breeds. 9. International and national approaches to brachycephalic breed health reforms. Part 2 Clinical viewpoints. 10. Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) – Clinical assessment and decision making. 11. Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome - surgical management and post-operative management. 12. Ophthalmology in practice for brachycephalic breeds. 13. Dermatological problems in the brachycephalic patient. 14. Dental and Oral Health for the Brachycephalic Companion Animal. 15. Brain disorders associated with brachycephaly. 16. Vertebral malformations and spinal disease in brachycephalic breeds. 17. Obesity and weight management of brachycephalic breeds. 18. Reproduction in brachycephalic companion animal species. 19. Anaesthesia for the brachycephalic patient. 20. Conclusion: Can a brachycephalic dog be a healthy dog, and how do we achieve this?

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the findings of a series of empirical studies undertaken with boards of directors and CEOs in the United States, this groundbreaking book develops a new paradigm to provide a structured analysis of ethical healthcare governance.Governance Ethics in Healthcare Organizations begins by presenting a clear framework for ethical analysis, designed around basic features of ethics â who we are, how we function, and what we do â before discussing the paradigm in relation to clinical, organizational and professional ethics. It goes on to apply this framework in areas that are pivotal for effective governance in healthcare: oversight structures for trustees and executives, community benefit, community health, patient care, patient safety and conflicted collaborative arrangements.This book is an important read for all those interested in healthcare management, corporate governance and healthcare ethics, including academics, students and practitioners.Table of Contents1. Ethics Paradigm 2. Clinical and Organizational Ethics 3. Professional Ethics 4. Governance Structure 5. Governance of Community Benefit 6. Governance of Community Health 7. Governance of Patient Care Quality 8. Governance of Patient Safety 9. Governance of Conflicted Collaborative Arrangements 10. Governance and Virtuous Organizations

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Book SynopsisThe author argues that in Jung’s depth-psychological thinking Kantian deontology, Nietzschean perspectivism, Aristotelian virtue ethics and Christian morality all take part in shaping a moral and ethical character.Trade Review"This is an immensely important book for understanding Jung’s thought and its connections to broader culture. Colacicchi argues compellingly that psychotherapy was for Jung inherently ethical, concerned with how we should live. Lucid and perceptive, the book will facilitate philosophical engagement with Jung’s thought as well as provide a fertile ground for studying analytical psychology comparatively with other traditions of psychotherapy." - Roderick Main"…Colacicchi’s volume will be the definitive discussion of Jung’s moral theory for some time to come. Deeply knowledgeable about both Jung and moral philosophy, it is a rich and ambitious synthesis that illuminates timeless questions concerning the place of morality in our lives and Jung’s unique understanding of them." - Michael Lacewing"Giovanni Colacicchi offers a fresh and in-depth analysis that shows how Jung reshapes Kantian and Nietzschean themes, recasting them in the language of analytical psychology… essential reading for academic critics and clinical practitioners alike." - Paul Bishop"This book…sets out from the assumption that psychoanalytic writing – in this case, Jung’s – and the Western canon in moral philosophy, which includes Aristotle, Kant and Nietzsche, are all part of the same conversation. In so doing, it helps to make the assumption compelling." - Edward Harcourt'This is an immensely important book for understanding Jung’s thought and its connections to broader culture. Colacicchi argues compellingly that psychotherapy was for Jung inherently ethical, concerned with how we should live. He then clarifies in unprecedented detail the complex nature of that ethical thought, with its multiple and seemingly contradictory sources in Kant, Nietzsche, Aristotle, and Christianity. Lucid and perceptive, the book will facilitate philosophical engagement with Jung’s thought as well as provide a fertile ground for studying analytical psychology comparatively with other traditions of psychotherapy.' --Roderick Main, Professor, Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex'…Colacicchi’s volume will be the definitive discussion of Jung’s moral theory for some time to come. Deeply knowledgeable about both Jung and moral philosophy, it is a rich and ambitious synthesis that illuminates timeless questions concerning the place of morality in our lives and Jung’s unique understanding of them.' - Michael Lacewing, University College London, Co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis' In 1926 Nicolai Hartmann argued that the task of ethics is to achieve a synthesis of Nietzsche and Kant, while in 1943 Jung admitted that psychotherapists should really be philosophers – or are, in fact, already so. But what would this mean in practice? Giovanni Colacicchi offers a fresh and in-depth analysis that shows how Jung reshapes Kantian and Nietzschean themes, recasting them in the language of analytical psychology… essential reading for academic critics and clinical practitioners alike.' --Paul Bishop, William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages, University of Glasgow'This book is a welcome addition to the literature which sets out from the assumption that psychoanalytic writing – in this case, Jung’s – and the Western canon in moral philosophy, which includes Aristotle, Kant and Nietzsche, are all part of the same conversation. In so doing, it helps to make the assumption compelling.' - Edward Harcourt, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford and Keble College, OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. About the Author. Notes on Text References. Introduction. Chapter 1: Morality, freedom and the ego: the Kantian legacy. Chapter 2: Ethics, health and the Self: the Nietzschean legacy. Chapter 3: Character, virtue and psycho-ethical types: Aristotle and Jung. Chapter 4: Humility, evil and the shadow: the Christian legacy. Chapter 5: Post-Jungians on Jung’s ethics. Conclusion. Reference list.

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Book SynopsisâI have come to think that one of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence.â â Bertrand Russell, Portraits from MemoryPortraits from Memory is one of Bertrand Russellâs most self-reflective and engaging books. Whilst not intended as an autobiography, it is a vivid recollection of some of his celebrated contemporaries, such as George Bernard Shaw, Sidney and Beatrice Webb and D. H. Lawrence. Russell provides some arresting and sometimes amusing insights into writers with whom he corresponded. He was fascinated by Joseph Conrad, with whom he formed a strong emotional bond, writing that his Heart of Darkness was not just a story but an expression of Conradâs âphilosophy of lifeâ. There are also some typically pithy Russellian observations; H. G. Wells âderived his importance from quantity rather than qualityâ, whilst after a brief and fraught friendship Russell thought D. H. Lawrence âhad no real wish to make the world better, but only to indulge in eloquent soliloquy about how bad it wasâ.This engaging book also includes some of Russellâs customary razor-sharp essays on a rich array of subjects, from his ardent pacifism, liberal politics and morality to the ethics of education, the skills of good writing and how he came to philosophy as a young man. These include âA Plea for Clear Thinkingâ, âA Philosophy for Our Timeâ and âHow I Writeâ.Portraits from Memory is Russell at his best and will enthrall those new to Russell as well as those already well-acquainted with his work. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the Russell scholar Nicholas Griffin, editor of The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell.Table of ContentsForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition Nicholas Griffin 1. Adaptation: An Autobiographical Epitome 2. Six Autobiographical Talks 3. How to Grow Old 4. Reflections on my Eightieth Birthday 5. Portraits from Memory 6. Lord John Russell 7. John Stuart Mill 8. Mind and Matter 9. The Cult of "Common Usage" 10. Knowledge and Wisdom 11. A Philosophy for Our Time 12. A Plea for Clear Thinking 13. History as an Art 14. How I Write 15. The Road to Happiness 16. Symptoms of Orwell's 1984 17. Why I am Not a Communist 18. Man's Peril 19. Steps Towards Peace. Index

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