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Thoreau's Living Ethics Thoreau's Living Ethics Philip Cafaro *Thoreau's Living Ethics* is the first full account of Henry Thoreau's ethical philosophy. Focused on *Walden* but ranging widely across his writings, the study situates Thoreau within a long traditi… OL11585707W
After virtue After virtue Alasdair C. MacIntyre Discusses the nature of moral disagreement, Nietzsche, Aristotle, heroic societies, and the virtue of justice. In a new chapter, MacIntyre elaborates his position on the relationship of philosophy to… OL14849417W
Transplantation Ethics Transplantation Ethics Robert M. Veatch Although the history of organ transplant has its roots in ancient Christian mythology, it is only in the past fifty years that body parts from the deceased have successfully been procured and transpl… OL14849699W
Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life Robert J. Fogelin,Fred Sommers,Christina Hoff Sommers A comprehensive and provocative collection of both classical and contemporary voices in perennial ethical debates, *Vice and Virtue* has established itself as one of the truly outstanding anthologies… OL15164622W
The Ethical Challenge The Ethical Challenge Noel M Tichy The Enron debacle, the demise of Arthur Andersen, questionable practices at Tyco, Qwest, WorldCom, and a seemingly endless list of others have pushed public regard for business and business leaders t… OL15179122W
Infinitely Demanding Infinitely Demanding Simon Critchley A new political ethics that confronts the injustices of liberal democracy. The clearest, boldest and most systematic statement of Simon Critchley’s influential views on philosophy, ethics, and pol… OL15464557W
Confronting evils Confronting evils Claudia Card "In this new contribution to philosophical ethics, Claudia Card revisits the theory of evil developed in her earlier book The Atrocity Paradigm (2002), and expands it to consider collectively perpetr… OL15603375W
Ethical naturalism Ethical naturalism Susana Nuccetelli,Gary Seay "Ethical naturalism is narrowly construed as the doctrine that there are moral properties and facts, at least some of which are natural properties and facts. Perhaps owing to its having faced, early … OL16152678W
The Good Book - A Humanist Bible The Good Book - A Humanist Bible A. C. Grayling **From the publisher's website: [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-good-book-9780802778383/][1]** Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the … OL16757462W
Ethical Justice Ethical Justice Brent E. Turvey,Stan Crowder This textbook was developed from an idiom shared by the authors and contributors alike: ethics and ethical challenges are generally black and white, not gray. They are akin to the pregnant woman or t… OL17309349W
Leadership and power Leadership and power S. K. Chakraborty,Pradip Bhattacharya Contributed articles. OL17875326W
Ethical issues in death and dying Ethical issues in death and dying Robert F. Weir The first edition of this book was published in 1977. At that time the field of thanatology, the study of death and dying, was still reasonably new and was dominated by research done by psychiatrists… OL18220454W
The ethical journalist The ethical journalist Gene Foreman "A new edition of this well-regarded, student-friendly text book for journalism ethics that addresses the challenges of digital-age journalism"-- OL18565679W
Beyond Power On Women Men and Morals Beyond Power On Women Men and Morals Marilyn French This examination of the nature and effects of power draws on the wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, political science, law, and theology to investigate the sources of patriar… OL1860024W
Religion in legal thought and practice Religion in legal thought and practice Howard Lesnick "This book examines moral issues in public and private life from a religious but not devotional perspective. Rather than seeking to prove that one belief system or moral stance is right, it undertake… OL18642351W
Galileo's middle finger Galileo's middle finger Alice Domurat Dreger "An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades… OL19996771W
God and Moral Obligation God and Moral Obligation C. Stephen Evans C. Stephen Evans defends the claim that moral obligations are best understood as divine commands or requirements; hence an important part of morality depends on God. God's requirements are communicat… OL20345600W
Ethics At 3 : AM Ethics At 3 : AM Richard Marshall xi, 343 pages ; 25 cm OL21144692W
Godless Morality Godless Morality Richard Holloway,Holloway, Richard The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. We can argue with one another as to whether this or that alleged claim genuinely emanated from God, but surely it is better… OL2314697W
The theory of moral sentiments The theory of moral sentiments Adam Smith The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith’s first and in his own mind most important work, outlines his view of proper conduct and the institutions and sentiments that make men virtuous. Here he develops… OL76826W
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