Ethics and moral philosophy

This book clarifies the meaning of the most important and pervasive concepts and tools in bioethical argumentation (principles, values, dignity, rights, duties, deliberation, prudence) and assesses the methodological suitability of the main methods for clinical decision-making and argumentation.

In Naturally Free Action, Oisin Deery argues that free will exists, where free will is understood as the ability to act freely, and free actions as exercises of that ability.

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Biomedical Ethics Reviews: 1992 is the tenth volume in a series of texts designed to review and update the literature on issues of central importance in bioethics today.

This book unveils the hidden secrets of psychoanalytic thought for the field of sport integrity, sport ethics and the social sport sciences.

This book explores the mechanisms by which top incomes are achieved through work in today's advanced economies and asks to what extent current extreme inequalities are compatible with widely held values of social justice.

A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutionsMost people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government.

The Ethics of War and Peace is a lively introduction to one of the oldest but still most relevant ethical debates.

In this revised edition with a new preface from the editor, leading scientists explain the nature and goals of `test tube' reproduction and genetic engineering, and their eugenic implications.

Aristotle's theories of truth, practical reasoning, and action are some of the most influential theories in the history of philosophy.

Ethical questions feature prominently on today's cultural and
political agendas.

In Happiness for Humans, Daniel C.

This book develops a politico-ethical response to climate change that accounts for the novelty and uncertainty that it entails.

In this new translation, Laruelle offers a serious and rigorous challenge to contemporary theological thought, calling into question the dominant understanding of the relation between Christ, theology, and philosophy, not only from a theoretical, but also political perspective.

In this much-needed account of what has gone wrong in our thinking about the environment, Val Plumwood digs at the roots of environmental degradation.

Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction is a beginner's guide to canonical texts in Latin American and Latinx philosophy, providing the non-specialist with necessary historical and philosophical context, and demonstrating their contemporary relevance.

As the perfect companion to introduction to ethics courses, Dell'Olio and Simon's reader includes the most influential ethical theories without overwhelming the beginning student.

Since 2013, an organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project has brought before the New York State courts an unusual request-asking for habeas corpus hearings to determine whether Kiko and Tommy, two captive chimpanzees, should be considered legal persons with the fundamental right to bodily liberty.

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This vigorous debate between two distinguished philosophers presents two views on a topic of worldwide importance: the role of religion in politics.

Why efforts to create a scientific basis of morality are neither scientific nor moral: "e;Important and timely.

From Larry Siedentop, acclaimed author of Democracy in Europe, Inventing the Individual is a highly original rethinking of how our moral beliefs were formed and their impact on western society today'Magisterial, timeless, beautifully written .

Combining historical and interpretive work, this collection examines changing perceptions of and relations between human and nonhuman animals in Britain over the long eighteenth century.

The Anthropocene presents theology, and especially theological anthropology, with unprecedented challenges.

The choice of whether or not to consume animals is more than merely a dietary one.

Nietzsche's works are replete with discussions of moral psychology, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of his account.

Vegetarians have argued at great length that meat-eating is wrong.

Beyond Brain Death offers a provocative challenge to one of the most widely accepted conclusions of contemporary bioethics: the position that brain death marks the death of the human person.

This volume gives an overview on the currently debated ethical issues regarding advance directives from an international perspective.

What is the role of popular culture in shaping our discourse about the multifaceted system of material things, subjects and causal agents that we call "e;environment"e;?

What is a right?

This book links Plato and Epicurus, two of the most prominent ethicists in the history of philosophy, exploring how Platonic material lays the conceptual groundwork for Epicurean hedonism.

First published in 1948, Morals in the Melting Pot is an important historical reference work addressing some of the age-old moral dilemmas in society.

Recent scientific developments, in particular advances in pharmacogenetics and molecular genetics, have given rise to numerous predictive procedures for detecting predispositions to diseases in patients.

What is risk?

A discussion of the general presuppositions and ideas which underlie the Christian ethical teaching, treating of such subjects as conscience, the concepts of sin and virtue, and the relation between morality and religion.

This book throws a spotlight on the under-explored African perspective on the mercurial concept of human dignity.

From lesson-planning to instructional practice to classroom management, teachers must make choices constantly and consistently.

A Critical Introduction to the Ethics of Abortion addresses some of the most prominent and influential arguments to the abortion debate.

Value change and uncertainty about the validity of traditional moral convictions are frequently observed when scientific re- search confronts us with new moral problems or challenges the moral responsibility of the scientist.

Philosophical Reflections on Mothering in Trauma examines the lived experience of mothering children who have been seriously harmed by others.

Challenges to Moral and Religious Belief contains fourteen original essays by philosophers, theologians, and social scientists on challenges to moral and religious belief from disagreement and evolution.

Contemporary societies are marked by deep inequalities grounded in collective failures to recognize the histories, needs, and experiences of marginalized social groups.

Philosophical Perspectives on the Engineering Approach in Biology provides a philosophical examination of what has been called the most powerful metaphor in biology: The machine metaphor.

This volume presents a theoretical defense of the potential of ordinary individuals to construct values and through them to become self-empowering, responsible participants in a democratic community.