Ethics & Morality

Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order f...

Extracted from: Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding, and Concerning the Principles of Morals, By David Hume. Reprinted from The Posthumous Edition ...

Bishop John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious, Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Sins of Scripture, and many other books, is known fo...

This volume brings together the major political writings of Mary Wollstonecraft in the order in which they appeared in the revolutionary 1790s. It traces ...

Why Are Some Technologies Such As Fiberglass Vaulting Poles And Hinged Skates Accepted In Sport While Performance-enhancing Drugs Are Forbidden? Yes, Perfor...

Simon Blackburn Puts Forward A Compelling Original Philosophy Of Human Motivation And Morality. He Maintains That We Cannot Get Clear About Ethics Until We ...

Media Ethics is a diverse, classroom tested compilation of 60 diverse cases that will help students prepare for the ethical situations they will confront i...

In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existen...

This Eloquent, Impassioned Manifesto Is Possibly The Most Important Message The Dalai Lama Can Give Us About The Future Of Our World. It's His Rallying Cry,...

This volume includes the complete texts of two of John Stuart Mill¹s most important works, Utilitarianism and On Liberty, and selections from his other wr...

“Jessica Spector has compiled the most challenging and thorough volume yet on philosophic themes surrounding the vexed questions of pornography and prosti...

The Book of the Courtier (1528) is a series of fictional conversations by courtiers of the Duke of Urbino that takes place in 1507, while Castiglione was h...

Arthur Ripstein's lectures focus on the two bodies of rules governing war: the jus ad bellum, which regulates resort to armed force, and the jus in bello, w...

Liam loves playing games. His favorite game is 'Woof Woof' which he loves to play with Daddy. When Liam collects all the bones and Daddy loses, he says 'Go...

Happy Lives, Good Lives offers a thorough introduction to a variety of perspectives on happiness. Among the questions at issue: Is happiness only a state o...

This accessible text emphasizes doing ethical analysis rather than focusing on ethical theory or the history of ethics. Ruggiero's readers are invited to ap...

A renowned political philosopher rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society Should we pay children to read books or to get good ...

Morality And Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Provides A Compelling Assessment Of The Powerful Role Moral Systems Play In Addressing Matters Of Health...

In This Short Book, Acclaimed Writer And Philosopher Roger Scruton Presents An Original And Radical Defense Of Human Uniqueness. Confronting The Views Of Ev...

A Spiritual Guide To Overcoming Negative Emotions Offers Advice On Saying What One Means, Refusing To Speak Against Oneself, And Ending Self-deprecating Tho...

In a culture that includes sex in everything from advertising to climbing the corporate ladder, it's easy to feel fuzzy about the true purpose and place of ...

Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and applied ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Second Edition, is a comprehe...

The struggle between the urgencies of instinct and the restrictions of civilization is addressed throughout the works of Sigmund Freud, and in Civilization ...

Jean Vanier.Categories: Religion & Spirituality New Age & SpiritualityInspirational

Prologue : Man As His Own Maker -- Craftsmen -- The Troubled Craftsman -- The Workshop -- Machines -- Material Consciousness -- Craft -- The Hand -- Express...

Giorgio Agamben. Transl. By Daniel Heller-roazen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 172-175).Categories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyEthi...

In Life, Death, and Meaning, David Benatar offers a distinctive collection of readings designed to introduce undergraduates and lay readers to the key exist...

An exploration of the moral and ethical implications of new biotechnologies Many of the ethical issues raised by new technologies have not been widely exam...

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Strivers; 1. Recognizing The Ethical Costs Of Upward Mobility; 2. Situating Ethical Costs In Context; 3. Nav...