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Analytische Einführung in die Ethik
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 350.00Analytical Introduction to Ethics is the second volume in the series of ?analytical introductions? to the disciplines of philosophy. It gives an overview of the problems in moral philosophy and of the ethical answers toquestions of essence, functions, and content of morality. more...
Social Work Values and Ethics
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 39.99For more than a decade, teachers and practitioners have chosen Frederic G. Reamer?s Social Work Values and Ethics for its comprehensive introduction to ethical decision making and practical guidance regarding professional misconduct. Reflecting the legal and technological realities now facing individuals in the field, this new edition features a discussion... more...
Military Medical Ethics for the 21st Century
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 124.95Military Medical Ethics for the 21st Century is the first full length, broad-based treatment of this important subject. Written by an international team of practitioners and academics, this book provides interdisciplinary insights into the major issues facing military-medical decision makers and critically examines the tensions and dilemmas inherent... more...
Our Bodies, Whose Property?
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 27.95No one wants to be treated like an object, regarded as an item of property, or put up for sale. Yet many people frame personal autonomy in terms of self-ownership, representing themselves as property owners with the right to do as they wish with their bodies. Others do not use the language of property, but are similarly insistent on the rights of... more...
Partiality
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 35.00We are partial to people with whom we share special relationships--if someone is your child, parent, or friend, you wouldn't treat them as you would a stranger. But is partiality justified, and if so, why? Partiality presents a theory of the reasons supporting special treatment within special relationships and explores the vexing problem of how... more...
My Revision Notes: Edexcel A2 Religious Studies Developments: Philosophy of Religion and Ethics
Hodder Education 2013; Not AvailableUnlock your full potential with this revision guide which provides both the key content and exam guidance for better grades. more...
Hobbes
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95Hobbes' writing surprises, shocks, amuses and, above all stimulates criticism both of himself and of our conventional wisdom. This book, which is both expository and critical, concentrates on Hobbes' s ethical and political theory, but also considers the effect of these on his metaphysics. Updated, with a new preface and critical bibliography, this... more...
Toleration and Identity
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Recently, there has been a notable rise in interest in the idea of "toleration", a rise that Ingrid Creppell argues comes more from distressing political developments than positive ones, and almost all of them are related to issues of identity: rampant genocide in the 20th Century, the resurgence of religious fundamentalism around the world; and ethnic-religious... more...
Loyalty
NYU Press 2013; US$ 65.00Few topics are more ubiquitous in everyday life and, at the same time, more controversial in practice, than that of ones moral obligation to loyalty. Featuring essays by scholars working in a variety of subjects from law to psychology, Loyalty presents diverse perspectives on dilemmas posed by potential conflicts between loyalties to specific... more...
The End of a Road
Andrews UK 2013; US$ 21.49In 1970, John M. Allegro published The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, arguing that the early Christians belonged to a drug cult, their sacrament consisting of hallucinogenic mushrooms. The book contained a large amount of linguistic data to support Allegros speculations. In his follow-up book, The End of a Road, Allegro considered the philosophical... more...









