We like to think of ourselves, our friends, and our families as decent people. We may not be saints, but we are still honest, relatively kind, and mostly trustworthy. Miller argues here that we are badly mistaken in thinking this. Hundreds of recent studies in psychology tell a different story: that we all have serious character flaws that prevent us from being as good as we think we are - and that we do not even recognize that these flaws exist. But neither are most of us cruel or dishonest...
A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today "A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that that there is such a thing as eternal damnation."-Karen Kilby, Commonweal "[A] provocative, informative treatise. . . . [Hart's] resounding challenge to orthodox Christian views on hell and his defense of God's ultimate goodness will prove convincing and inspiring to the open-minded."...
In this unflinching look at the experience of suffering and one of its greatest manifestations-torture-J. M. Bernstein critiques the repressions of traditional moral theory, showing that our morals are not immutable ideals but fragile constructions that depend on our experience of suffering itself. Morals, Bernstein argues, not only guide our conduct but also express the depth of mutual dependence that we share as vulnerable and injurable individuals. Beginning with the attempts...
The author-illustrator of the best-selling Bird, Egg, Feather, Nest blends her compellingly realistic watercolor artwork with the nature theme of butterflies, to create a delightful, unique collection of life wisdom thata (TM)s perfect for placement in spring graduation promotions. Life is all about change and transformation--something butterflies know a thing or two about Inspired by the world of butterflies, "Eat, Sleep, Fly" speaks to nature lovers as well as anyone experiencing life changes....
Ethical Issues in Journalism and the Media
Ethical principles in modern day media and journalism are complicated and incorporate any number of situations going beyond simple corruption, or historical concepts of ethics. This book seeks to address the most pertinent ethical issues facing journalism and media and communications in general. For manifold reasons, including political or economic pressure from without, or corruption of management from within, media institutions do not necessarily adhere to accepted standards of ethics in publ...
Cicero: Tusculan Disputations II & V (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
The Fifth Tusculan Disputation is the finest of the five books, its nearest rival being the First (also edited in this series). The middle three books, represented in this edition by the Second, are, as the author clearly intended, less elevated, though still showing Cicero's flair for elegant and lively exposition, and providing much valuable information about the teaching of the main Hellenistic philosophical schools, especially the Stoics. They argue that the perfect human life, or complete h...
Medienethik am Beispiel der Sendung Big Brother. Liegt eine Verletzung der Grundrechte vor?
by Tobias Weiler
After MacIntyre
This is an important full--length study of the work of this controversial thinker by leading political philosophers and social theorists, and includes a reply written by MacIntyre.
Imagine yourself transported to live with an early human hunter-gatherer group of 100 or so individuals, back about 250,000 years ago. Think of them as similar to one of the few forager societies still in existence today. As a basis for this exercise, it will do for now. Can you see any reason why human actions and emotional reactions to those around them in the group were likely to be fundamentally different then to our relationships now? No, me neither, and so you and I should fit in there pre...
Varnadharma, Niskama Karma and Practical Morality
by Rajendra Prasad
Tabu oder Normalität? Elternschaft von Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung
by Stefan Cornelius
A transitional book in the development of Royce's thought, originally published in 1908, The Philosophy of Loyalty is a key to understanding his influence on the development of pragmatism. Royce's basic argument is clear. Individual wills are a given, and social training is a natural aspect of community.
Chillers Theorie Des Tragischen, Bis Zum Jahre 1784
by Adam Kuckhoff