In this series of interviews and dialogues which took place between 1981 and 2003, Paul Ricoeur addresses some of the central questions of political philosophy and ethics: justice, violence, war, the environmental crisis, the question of evil, ethical and political action in the polis.
Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch the Anthropocene one in which the serene and clement conditions that allowed civilisation to flourish are disappearing and we quail before 'the wakened giant'.
This revised edition of Kimberly Hutchings s best-selling textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of Global Ethics for students of politics, international relations and globalization.
Most people would agree that a small child, or a cognitively impaired adult, is less responsible for their actions, good or bad, than an unimpaired adult.
Explore the mysteries of morality and the concept of right and wrong with this accessible, engaging guide featuring basic facts along with an overview of modern-day issues ranging from business ethics and bioethics to political and social ethics.
Why philosophers have advocated simple living for 2,500 years-and why we ignore them at our perilFrom Socrates to Thoreau, most philosophers, moralists, and religious leaders have seen frugality as a virtue and have associated simple living with wisdom, integrity, and happiness.
From a millennial media maker and award-winning social critic, an accessible, straightforward, and remarkable guide that ';invites us beyond the old stories we've told about ourselves, and into the wonder of our dreams, hopes, and loveso we can find our truth and purpose' (Glennon Doyle, New York Times bestselling author) for a generation paralyzed by the pressures of life.
Pierre Aubenque, der Nestor der Aristotelesforschung in Frankreich und Europa, verbindet wie kein zweiter das Interesse an der richtigen Nachzeichnung des Denkens der griechischen Philosophie der Antike mit dem intellektuellen Projekt der philosophischen Aufhellung und Beantwortung der Frage nach der Funktion und Bedeutung der von den Griechen begründeten Ethik in unserer Zeit.
Ob Naturkatastrophen in Folge des Klimawandels, die Corona-Pandemie oder der Überfall Russlands auf die Ukraine – in den letzten Jahren schien die Demokratie oft unfähig, sich angesichts unvorhersehbarer Krisen zu bewähren und zukunftsfähige Entscheidungen zu treffen.
Dieses eBook: "Das Recht auf Faulheit (Widerlegung des "Rechts auf Arbeit" von 1848)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
We all face questions on an almost daily basis related to truth and post-truth, particularly in the political sphere, terrorism, globalization, immigration and asylum, social responsibility, media and social-media ethics, and gender and LGBT issues.
Discover how our food choices impact the planet and our health, and how changing what we eat can change the world, with the bestselling author of How to Go (and Stay) Vegan.
After darkness, there is always lightIn a time of increasing uncertainty, Rethink offers a guide to a much-needed global 'reset moment', with leading international figures giving us glimpses of a better future after the pandemic.
Embracing the web of multi-culturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues that we are more connected to people of other traditions and customs than ever before, making tolerance the ultimate value in today's world.
Rosi Braidotti, en este original ensayo, plantea una alternativa superadora a un Humanismo que se ha vuelto omnipresente y que históricamente ha escapado con astucia a los esfuerzos delimitadores de la teoría crítica.
Este volumen pretende ser un acercamiento a algunos de los problemas de bioética abordados desde la tradición del mundo musulmán contemporáneo, contemplados desde dos factores cruciales de la tradición del mundo religioso islámico: los dichos del Profeta o hadices yel mundo de la legislación religiosa, la sharia.
Die Menschheit steht vor zahlreichen elementaren Herausforderungen, denen mit bestmöglichen Antworten begegnet werden sollte, wenn man zumindest eine spürbare Abmilderung erreichen will.
The original self-help book: bestselling The Prophet takes the reader on an unparalleled spiritual and philosophical journeyThe time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese.
Die ehemalige Vorsitzende des Deutschen Ethikrats Alena Buyx über die großen Fragen des Lebens – allgemein verständlich und lebensnahWenn es um unsere Gesundheit geht, wir mit Krankheit konfrontiert werden, oder es um Leben und Tod geht, stehen wir vor Entscheidungen, die uns nicht selten überfordern.
This book brings together three major studies from Isaiah Berlin's central intellectual project to explain the opposition to the excessively scientistic French Enlightenment by getting under the skin of its critics and giving a sympathetic account of their views.
In 1999 His Holiness The Dalai Lama published the bestselling Ancient Wisdom: Modern World, which addressed the question of ethics for the new millennium.
In The Lucifer Effect, the award-winning and internationally respected psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive.
A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.
A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.
This book presents one of the first studies of the Renaissance notion of conscience, through examining theological manuals, legal treatises, letters and other sources of the period.
This book presents one of the first studies of the Renaissance notion of conscience, through examining theological manuals, legal treatises, letters and other sources of the period.
