Ethics and moral philosophy

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in problems related to human agency and responsibility by philosophers and researchers in cognate disciplines.

Historically organised at a local or national scale, the fields of medicine and healthcare are being radically transformed by new communication, transport and biotechnologies creating, in the process, a genuinely globalised sphere of biomedical production and consumption.

This book argues that ethical reasoning should be adopted into policy processes in order to improve environmental regulations.

This book is a machine-generated literature overview of the legal and ethical debates over privacy and data protection measures in the last three decades, showcasing the expectations vis-à-vis realities of their presence and application in different sectors.

What did the 13th Earl of Derby, his twenty-two-year-old niece, Manchester's Belle Vue Zoo, and even some ordinary laborers all have in common?

This book explores the interplay between intergenerational justice and intragenerational justice using nuclear waste management as a consistent case to explore these themes.

How an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious societyWe live in a world oriented toward greatness, one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest, most powerful, and most famous.

On Philosophy and Philosophers is a volume of unpublished papers by Richard Rorty, a central figure in late-twentieth-century philosophy.

There is a diversity of 'ethical practices' within medicine as an institutionalised profession as well as a need for ethical specialists both in practice as well as in institutionalised roles.

Hans Jonas (1903–1993) was one of the most important German-Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.

Mill was one of the most important British philosophers of the nineteenth century; his Utilitarianism is a pivotal work in ethical thought.

This introduction to the philosophy of medicine surveys the landscape of western philosophy as it pertains to healthcare in an accessible way.

This book makes a substantial and timely contribution to discussions on energy security in Oman, providing a systematic analysis of energy security in Oman from 1920 to 2020.

A collection of essays on two different accounts of practical reason.

Knowing Life examines the limits of dominant knowledge forms that contribute to current practices negatively affecting more-than-human beings, while also exploring alternative approaches to knowing that are capable of reducing harm and maximizing planetary thriving.

In this book Irving Zeitlin re-examines the work of this important philosopher and considers how we should assess Nietzsche's claims today.

This book provides a critical and innovative reassessment of contemporary debate on the human-animal relationship.

On Self-Harm, Narcissism, Atonement and the Vulnerable Christ explores St.

The Mystery of Moral Authority argues for a sceptical and pragmatic view of morality as an all-too-human institution.

Nihilism seems to be per definition linked to violence.

Mit Aufkommen des Internets ergeben sich für die Medien- und Informationsethik zahlreiche neue Problemstellungen.

The Third City, first published in 1982, offers an innovative response to the troubled relationship between Western philosophy, as it has been conducted since the Renaissance, and the everyday lives of the communities in which we live.

An earthquake in Mexico City spurs the rise of democracy.

Returning to the map of the island of utopia, this book provides a contemporary, inventive, addition to the long history of legal fictions and juristic phantasms.

While it is generally accepted that animal welfare matters morally, it is less clear how to morally evaluate the ending of an animal's life.

Is it important to our quality of life that the preferences we satisfy are rational and well-informed?

An ethical framework and vision of free time for social goodand how to achieve it.

Ethics, the practical part of philosophy, tries to answer three questions central to human life: What kind of person should I be?

Meet Matt, who wants to learn what hope means.

'This is a blast of fresh air' Jonathan Clark, TLS'Thank goodness for Gottlieb' Daily Telegraph'A joy to read' EconomistThe author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to RousseauIn a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought.

The Injustice of Punishment emphasizes that we can never make sense of moral responsibility while also acknowledging that punishment is sometimes unavoidable.

This edited volume seeks to contest prevailing assumptions about torture and to consider why, despite its illegality, torture continues to be widely employed and misrepresented.

This handbook offers a collection of scholarly essays that analyze questions of reproductive justice throughout its cultural representation in global literature and film.

In this book Linda Zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to exemplars of goodness, modeled on the Putnam-Kripke theory which revolutionized semantics in the seventies.

The Other's War is an intervention into a set of contemporary moral, political and legal debates over the legitimacy of war and terrorism within the context of the so-called global War on Terror.

In einer Welt, die von Hektik, ständiger Erreichbarkeit und dem Streben nach mehr geprägt ist, bietet die Philosophie des antiken Denkers Epikur einen wohltuenden Gegenentwurf.

Thomas Hurka presents the first full historical study of an important strand in the development of modern moral philosophy.

Much of what we take to be meaningful and significant in life is inextricably linked with our capacity to experience emotions.

We are strongly inclined to believe in moral responsibility - the idea that certain human agents truly deserve moral praise or blame for some of their actions.

Value theory, or axiology, looks at what things are good or bad, how good or bad they are, and, most fundamentally, what it is for a thing to be good or bad.

The current revival of interest in ethics in literary criticism coincides fortuitously with a revival of interest in love in philosophy.

After a long struggle, Jewish emancipation was formally completed in Germany in 1871, when Wilhelm I abolished religious discrimination across the entire Reich.

Literature cultivates 'deep selves' for whom books matter because they take over from religion fundamental questions about the meaning of existence.

This book presents the argument that health has special moral importance because of the disadvantage one suffers when subjected to impairment or disabling barriers.

Strafen ist ein Alltagsphänomen.

An introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school and an account of the areas of its philosophical interest.

Reverence is a forgotten virtue in teaching and learning.

Discusses constructivist responses to fundamental issues such as why be moral, why be rational, and why be an agent.