Ethical issues and debates

The New England Watch and Ward Society provides a new window into the history of the Protestant establishment's prominent role in late nineteenth-century public life and its confrontation with modernity, commercial culture, and cultural pluralism in early twentieth-century America.

From Viagra to in vitro fertilization, new technologies are rapidly changing the global face of reproductive health.

Der Weltbestseller des Kultautors: augenöffnend, inspirierend und Hoffnung schenkend!

Data access is essential for serving the public good.

Wirtschaften, um sich selbst zu erhalten?

This volume contributes to the growing literature on the morality of procreation and parenting.

This moving memoir tells the story of how a young woman descended into the world of prostitution and drug abuse, yet found the strength to rebuild her life.

Die Rolle der Wissenschaft hat während der Covid-19-Pandemie ungewöhnlich heftige und polarisierende Debatten ausgelöst.

In the summer of 2014, renowned American Indian studies professor Steven Salaita had his appointment to a tenured professorship revoked by the board of trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

This book is a successor to J Griffiths, A Bood and H Weyers, Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands (Amsterdam University Press 1998) which was widely praised for its thoroughness, clarity, and accuracy.

Presents critical and forcefully argued debate between two moral philosophers, setting out strong cases on both sides of the argument.

This book considers the response to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa by examining family planning programs and HIV prevention efforts.

Considers why humans consider themselves superior to all other animals, and whether they are right to do so.

This book outlines and analyses the legislative activity of the Union in an area which is currently experiencing exponential growth in terms of both commercial activity and legal significance.

"Wir leben in Zeiten, in denen Amalgamfüllen verboten werden, weil sie jemand schädigen könnten.

A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.

Liberty and the News is Walter Lippman's classic account of how the press threatens democracy whenever it has an agenda other than the free flow of ideas.

Autonomy is a vital principle in medical law and ethics.

Goncharov in the Twenty-First Century brings together a range of international scholars for a reexamination of Ivan Goncharov's life and work through a twenty-first century critical lens.

Interrogates the belief that the clergy defined German Catholic reading habits, showing that readers frequently rebelled against their church''s rules.

A wide-ranging discussion of the morality and legality of medically assisted death.

With thorough analysis and balanced reporting, Ghost Guns: Hobbyists, Hackers, and the Homemade Weapons Revolution is an essential resource for readers seeking to understand the rise of homemade firearms and future options for managing them.

This book tells the real-life horror story of states'' abusing laws and infringing on rights to police women and their pregnancies.

Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the profound ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions.

This book examines theories of morality and ethics in war through a comprehensive study of the Israel Defence Forces.

In this eye-opening book, Mark Pieth gives an in-depth insight into how the global gold market works, what role Switzerland plays in it, where the hidden abuses lie and how human rights in the gold industry can be protected in a credible way.

Das öffentliche Interesse an wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen ist ungebrochen – dennoch ist es zunehmend von einer Skepsis gegenüber Forschungsergebnissen gekennzeichnet.

This text addresses the host of ethical questions that has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies.

This highly original work introduces the ideas and arguments of the ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism to some of the most intractable social issues of modern American life, including abortion, gay marriage, and assisted suicide.

An ethnographic study of working in sex shops in London''s distinctive Soho area, demonstrating the importance of place in shaping the identities and experiences of workers and customers.

A portable and imaginative aid to moral decision-making for students in all disciplines from social sciences to engineering.

In January 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executionsthe first such action by any governor in the history of the United States.

As criticism continues to mount over Israel's violation of Palestinian human rights and of international law, campaigns to silence and repress those who speak out against Israeli apartheid have grown alarmingly.

In unserer hochtechnisierten Welt verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Maschine in zahlreichen Bereichen der Wissenschaft, der Arbeit und des Alltagslebens immer mehr.

Birth Control: A Reference Handbook provides a breadth and depth of discussion about birth control throughout human history and in the modern day, with attention paid to the controversies related to it.

There have been many heroes and victims in the battle to abolish the death penalty, and Marie Deans fits into both of those categories.

Sex, Love, and Gender is the first volume to present a comprehensive philosophical theory that brings together all of Kant's practical philosophy - found across his works on ethics, justice, anthropology, history, and religion - and provide a critique of emotionally healthy and morally permissible sexual, loving, gendered being.

Unmasks the role of psychological essentialism in cloning bans, explaining how intuitions cause individuals to act against their own values.

_________________'Timely and profound' - The Observer'A concise, beautifully written guide to the true good life, written by man of true principles and morals' - James McBride_________________A timely look at how morals and ethics are overlooked when we try to succeed in this world, by the renowned lecturer Derrick BellWho will YOU have to become to succeed?

Throughout history, states have tried to create the perfect combatant with superhuman physical and cognitive features that are akin to those of comic book superheroes.

Economics, Ethics, and Environmental Policy: Contested Choices offers a comprehensive analysis of the ethical problems associated with basing environmental policy on economic analysis, and ways to overcome these problems.

Reproductive healthcare is choreographically deliveredan intricate collection of seemingly disparate but deftly balanced elements all come together in a complex dance.

What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common?

The Welfare of Animals used in Research: Practice and Ethics gives a complete and balanced overview of the issues surrounding the use of animals in scientific research.

Americans have a deeply ambivalent relationship to guns.