Philosophy : Ethics & Moral Philosophy

The Ethics of Bankruptcy is the first comprehensive study that employs the tools of ethics to examine the controversies surrounding insolvency. more...

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This is the first study of business ethics to take into consideration the plethora of issues raised by the Information Age.:.; The first study of business ethics to take into consideration the plethora of issues raised by the Information Age.; Explores a wide range of topics including marketing, privacy, and the protection of personal information; employees and communication privacy; intellectual property issues; the ethical issues of e-business; Internet-related business ethics problems; and the ethical dimension of information technology on society.; Uncovers previous ignored ethical issues.; Underlines the need for public discussion of the issues.; Argues that computers and information technology have not necessarily developed in the most ethical manner possible. more...

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The author here examines the important issue of the consistency of medical involvement in ending lives in medicine, law and war, using philosophical theory to show why medical doctors may be involved at different stages of the capital punishment process. more...

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This accessible and timely book uses a Christian perspective to explore ethical debates about nature.:.; A detailed exploration of humanity’s treatment of the natural world from a Christian perspective.; Covers a range of ethical debates, including current controversies about the environment, animal rights, biotechnology, consciousness, and cloning.; Sets the immediate issues in the context of underlying theological and philosophical assumptions.; Complex scientific issues are explained in clear student-friendly language.; The author develops her own distinctive ethical approach centred on the practice of wisdom.; Discusses key figures in the field, including Peter Singer, Aldo Leopold, Tom Regan, Andrew Linzey, James Lovelock, Anne Primavesi, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Michael Northcott.; The author has held academic posts in both theology and plant science. more...

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Is it possible, given culturally incongruent perspectives, to validate any common standards of behaviour? How can cultural relativity be a genuine problem if cultures are porous and inter-penetrable? This book addresses questions like these and more in the light of an inventive and original understanding of culture. more...

Price: $87.00