Ethics and moral philosophy

How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat othersand ourselvesmore fairly and mercifully There are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we deservethat we've been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a raw deal.

Raimund Pousset gives in this essential a concise account of senicide, the modern form of cultural killing of the elderly.

This book draws a connection between ethics and research across social sciences, philosophy, medical sciences and legal sciences, and demonstrates that any research activity needs to be conducted by means of rules deriving from the field of ethics.

Autor*innen unterschiedlicher Professionen setzen sich in diesem Buch mit der Fragestellung „Gerechtigkeit, ja – aber wie?

This book applies libertarian property rights theory to a vexing controversy, abortion.

This book comprehensively discusses the topics in Buddhism that are crucial for promoting lay people's welfare-from mundane bliss in this life, i.

This book develops an original theory of agentive modality: the kind of modality that is distinctive to agents.

Can we reconcile the idea that we are free and responsible agents with the idea that what we do is determined according to natural laws?

In a deeply unequal world, our economic status shapes our pursuit of virtue whether we have enough resources to live comfortably or struggle to surviveOur understanding of inequality as a moral problem is incomplete.

The first book to argue for the concept of tragic dilemmas in Christian ethicsMoral dilemmas arise when individuals are unable to fulfill all of their ethical obligations.

This volume offers original essays exploring what 'fictive narrative philosophy' might mean in the research and teaching of philosophy.

This book introduces important reflections on understanding the meaning of cultural-religious heritage in an international context and their relationship with issues of sustainability at the local community level.

Diesem Buch liegt die These zugrunde, dass sich ein Verständnis der Macht der öffentlichen Verwaltung nicht allein auf die Befugnisse beschränkt, mit denen deren Mitarbeiter*innen ausgestattet sind.

An interpretation of human rights that centers on the rhetoricaland religiouspower of testimony.

This book draws on almost five decades of entrepreneurial experience and innovation and offers a broad perspective on ethical tech startups.

Introducing Christian Ethics helps Christians form a sound basis for making ethical decisions in today's complex postmodern world.

This book provides a philosophical account of the normative status of killing in Buddhism.

This book aspires to face the challenge of analyzing with due academic rigor, always in the paradigm of security and advanced sciences, but without forgetting the ethical questions that our world raises every day.

The idea of moral evil has always held a special place in philosophy and theology because the existence of evil has implications for the dignity of the human and the limits of human action.

This book tells the story of Agent Orange, its usage and the policies that surround it.

This book offers a vision of politics that govern the womb; from antiquity ('be fertile and replenish the earth'), through the ages (hysterectomy, to extirpate women's 'hysteria'), up to the present time (abortion wars; assisted reproduction), and into the future (reprogenetics; the artificial womb).

Friedrich Nietzsche's thoughts in 140 characters or less.

Since the dawn of civilisation philosophers and sages alike have been concerned about the potential for government to become a Leviathan-like monster.

This book is about the philosophical, historical, and interpretative aspects of Mencius.

This book provides an analysis of the complex philosophy of Liang Shuming.

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilismDerek Parfit (19422017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of.

Engineers designing technologies and systems produce problems when they do not account for existing biases in society.

During combat, soldiers make life-and-death choices dozens of times a day.

The first examination of predictive technology from the perspective of Catholic theologyProbabilistic predictions of future risk govern much of society.

This book is a contribution to the research community towards thinking and reflecting on what Responsible Machine Translation really means.

The Art of Living is a compilation of three of the most important works by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, translated into English by George Long.

Ethisches Entscheiden fordert uns tagtaglich heraus - sei dies im privaten oder beruflichen Alltag, sei dies auf organisationaler oder institutioneller Ebene, sei dies im politischen oder wirtschaftlichen Kontext.

Ética de la Liberación de Enrique Dussel: Ética descolonizada y transmoderna presenta fundamentalmente la magna obra de Dussel: Ética de la liberación en la edad de la globalización y de la exclusión (1998), punto de partida para las producciones de filosofía política crítica que Dussel ha profundizado y desarrollado durante los años que van del siglo XXI.

This book focuses on how new technologies are raising and reshaping ethical questions and practices that aim to automate ethics into program outputs.

This book focuses on how new technologies are raising and reshaping ethical questions and practices that aim to automate ethics into program outputs.

A book rich in personal and practical wisdom pointing to the meaning of a religious life and its promised happiness.

Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century comprises original scholarly essays and creative works exploring the implications of Christian environmentalism through literary and cultural criticism and creative reflection.

The COVID-19 pandemic, whose consequences will be felt in the long term, can be interpreted as a signal that we have been living in a pandemic age.

Practical Ethics in Architecture and Interior Design Practice presents the basics of design practice through ethical scenarios, ushering design students into real-world experiential learning.

The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy is an outstanding reference source for the wide range of philosophical contributions made by women writing in Europe from about 1560 to 1780.

The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy is an outstanding reference source for the wide range of philosophical contributions made by women writing in Europe from about 1560 to 1780.

Die Tatsache des Fremd-Seins des Menschen seiner Um-Welt gegenüber erzeugt das Bedürfnis, diese ursprüngliche Spaltung zu überwinden.

Geschichte und Positionen der protestantischen Ethik in den USA des letzten Jahrhunderts sind im breiten Diskurs hierzulande weitgehend unbekannt.

Practical Ethics in Architecture and Interior Design Practice presents the basics of design practice through ethical scenarios, ushering design students into real-world experiential learning.

¿Es posible fundamentar una ética de alcance universal?

This book offers an interdisciplinary introduction to value theory.