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  • av Steve Clarke
    375 - 837,-

    The relationship between religion and violence has been the subject of intense academic and public discussion. Clarke seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence develop and considers how these differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence.

  • - A Tale of Enlightenment
    av Michael Boylan
    381 - 992,-

    What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question.

  • - The New Moral Frontier
    av Thomas I. White
    1 062,-

    Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment.

  • av Bob Brecher
    316 - 923,-

    This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation.

  • - Creationist Designs on Evolution
    av Sahotra Sarkar
    351 - 992,-

    The debate about what to teach as science in our schools has reached boiling point, both inside and outside the classroom. From Young Earth to Intelligent Design creationism, the intrusion of political and religious ideals is damaging the integrity of our public education system.

  • - Ethics and Liberal Democracy
    av Professor Seumas Miller
    414,99 - 1 020,-

    No one denies the impact of terrorism in the contemporary world, but when it comes to understanding the nature of terrorism and its ethical implications there is little agreement.

  • - Revealing the Roots of Corporate Scandal--An Address to My Fellow Citizens
    av Lisa H. Newton
    250 - 992,-

    Citing recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal reassessment of what is considered "good" in corporate America. * A fascinating exploration of the recent corporate scandals which have rocked the global business community.

  • - The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Ethics and Violence
    av John Teehan
    332 - 1 076,-

    Contrary to the popular belief that religious violence is a corruption of true religion, carried out by individuals who twist its teachings, Teehan argues that religious violence is in fact grounded in the moral psychology of religion. In the Name of God represents a fundamentally new approach to the analysis of religion.

  • - Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars
    av David (SUNY at Buffalo Koepsell
    369,-

    The 2nd Edition of Who Owns You, David Koepsell s widely acclaimed exploration of the philosophical and legal problems of patenting human genes, is updated to reflect the most recent changes to the cultural and legal climate relating to the practice of gene patenting.

  • - In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism
    av Paul Cliteur
    381,-

    The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious terrorism by adopting a "secular outlook" on life and politics.

  • av Russell Blackford
    414 - 1 367,-

    Exploring the relationship between religion and the state Focusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day.

  • - Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life
    av Sam Crane
    238,-

    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.

  • - The Theory of Marxian Liberalism
    av Jeffrey H. Reiman
    381 - 1 289,-

    Grafting the Marxian idea that private property is coercive onto the liberal imperative of individual liberty, this new thesis from one of America's foremost intellectuals conceives a revised definition of justice that recognizes the harm inflicted by capitalism's hidden coercive structures.

  • av Mark Walker
    329 - 1 068,-

    Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing.

  • av Edward H. Spence & Deni Elliott
    369 - 964,-

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