Ethics and moral philosophy

For more than a quarter of a century, those in search of an introduction to Buddhist moral thought have turned and returned to this little volume.

Tantra, or Vajrayana, Buddhism is a set of esoteric practices that involve mantra recitation and complex visualizations.

Die Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens ist eine der ältesten und tiefgreifendsten Fragen der Philosophie.

A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsche s seminal work Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsche s seminal work Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

What ways of distinguishing right and wrong are encouraged within biblical writings?

Desde comienzos del siglo XXI, nuestra relación con los animales ha cambiado drásticamente.

An original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it-and explains why they have died todayMany think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology.

Moral Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume essays from leading scholars in law, leadership, psychology, political science, and ethics to provide practical, theoretical policy guidance.

Praise for Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling, Third Edition "e;This is absolutely the best text on professional ethics around.

Dieses eBook: "Menschliches, Allzumenschliches (Band 1&2)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Colin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution.

In this important new book, Jürgen Habermas takes up certain fundamental questions of philosophy.

Over the last decade, Axel Honneth has established himself as one of the leading social and political philosophers in the world today.

In this clear and accessible book, Gernot B hme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social lives.

In this book Axel Honneth re-examines arguments put forward by Hegel and claims that the 'struggle for recognition' should be at the centre of social conflicts.

In this important book Habermas develops his views on a range of moral and ethical issues.

Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention.

The most accessible expression of Fran ois Laruelle's non-philosophical, or 'non-standard', thought, General Theory of Victims forges a new role for contemporary philosophers and intellectuals by rethinking their relation to victims.

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics.

Dignity is humanity's most prized possession.

What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices?

Unde malum from where does evil come?

In the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries.

Regardless of who you are or how you live your life, you disagree with millions of people on an enormous number of topics from politics, religion and morality to sport, culture and art.

In the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being.

Where does perversion begin?

In this clear, concise, comprehensively revised and up-to-date introduction to environmental ethics, Robin Attfield guides the student through the key issues and debates in this field in ways that will also be of interest to a wide range of scholars and researchers.

In this important new book, the leading philosopher Fran ois Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in our societies today, specifically with regards to criminal justice.

In this engaging and comprehensive introduction to the topic of toleration, Andrew Jason Cohen seeks to answer fundamental questions, such as: What is toleration?

This new edition of Alexander Miller s highly readable introduction to contemporary metaethics provides a critical overview of the main arguments and themes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary metaethics.

Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress.

'Greed' is a visceral insult.

This new introduction to ethics is written for students who are approaching philosophy for the first time.

This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.

This book is an original discussion of key problems in moral theory.

This exciting new book is the first comprehensive and critical study of the relationship between the Pragmatist tradition and political theory.

In this major new work, Bernstein explores the ethical and political dimensions of the modernity/post-modernity debate.

Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, Situating the Self argues that a non-relative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out humanity, is still a philosophically viable project.

Since the publication of her landmark book In a Different Voice, Carol Gilligan has transformed the way we think about women and men and the relations between them.

Should governments give special rights to ethnic and cultural minorities?

When Freud wrote his classic Civilization and its Discontents, he was concerned with repression.

This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill.

Normativity is what gives reasons their force, makes words meaningful, and makes rules and laws binding.

Since 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives and the media are all speaking about evil.

Wars throughout history have been fought in the name of ideology, religion and the pursuit of peace.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

An exploration of Stoicism's central role in British and American writing of the Romantic periodStoic philosophers and Romantic writers might seem to have nothing in common: the ancient Stoics championed the elimination of emotion, and Romantic writers made a bold new case for expression, adopting ';powerful feeling' as the bedrock of poetry.

An engaging and illuminating exploration of grief-and why, despite its intense pain, it can also help us growExperiencing grief at the death of a person we love or who matters to us-as universal as it is painful-is central to the human condition.