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In this volume, noted moral philosopher F.M. Kamm explores how rights and their limits are recognized in theories and in judgments about hypothetical and practical cases. The author begins by considering moral status and its relation to rights and duties and next, investigates the extent of the right not to be harmed by considering the costs morally required to avoid harming and offering a proposal for permissibly harming someone (that allows for resisting the harm)in the Trolley Problem. Kamm further considers the relevance of the Trolley Problem for issues in applied ethics such as self-driving cars. The book concludes with an exploration of the significance of the right not to be harmed in a pandemic, and for a morally correct policy on torture.

Macbeth before Shakespeare is a history of the medieval King Macbeth and his legend that was the basis for William Shakespeare's Tragedie of Macbeth. It traces the life of the real man and his important innovations, while showing how different legends were created in subsequent eras.

This Handbook charts the literary tradition of the Latin American novel from its beginnings during colonial times, its development during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, and its flourishing from the 1960s onward. Forty-five chapters by leading international scholars explore the regions, representations of identity, narrative trends, and authors that make this literature so diverse and fascinating, reflecting on the Latin American novel'sposition in world literature.

Drawing on the expertise of a wide range of musicologists, performer-scholars, and music theorists, Rethinking Brahms provides new perspectives on Brahms's music, the contexts of his creativity, and the reception of his works.

Author David Phillips has produced a clear, concise guide to Henry Sidgwick's masterpiece of classical utilitarian thought, The Methods of Ethics, setting it in its intellectual and cultural context while drawing out its main insights into a variety of fields.

This unique collection of personal narratives from doctors and other healthcare professionals humanizes the loss experience in medicine and illuminates opportunities for education, research, and intervention to better prepare healthcare professionals for loss and grief.

Why do we accept hitting children and call it discipline when we don't accept hitting other people? Erickson reviews more than 100 years of research, sharing little known but astounding facts about spanking outcomes. Interwoven with relatable human stories, Erickson encourages a conversation about this common and nearly universal disciplinary practice.

Overtime questions the conventional thinking that living longer means working longer, offering incisive new evidence for what the future of the American workforce will truly look like.

This handbook showcases a broad range of infidelity topics through perspectives in social psychology, evolutionary psychology, and other areas of research on romantic relationships. It discusses the processes of infidelity alongside sources of variation, such as sexual orientation, developmental life history, individual differences, and culture for the broader social scientific community interested in fidelity in romantic relationships.

A unique, comparative presentation of a region that is often considered "forgotten," this handbook provides a variety of expertly informed perspectives on life and society in medieval Central Europe and its dynamic interactions across the continent.

Patricia Illingworth looks at the ethics of philanthropy, arguing that philanthropic donors have human rights responsibilities. She makes an urgent case that philanthropy will be more ethical, and more effective, if it is reconfigured around human rights.

The Oxford Handbook of Early Evangelicalism offers the most comprehensive and authoritative volume on early evangelicalism, with essays written by the world's leading experts on religion in the long eighteenth century.

Parkinson Disease is a comprehensive introduction to the biology and clinical features of Parkinson disease (PD). Topics covered include nosology of PD, PD epidemiology, pathology and pathophysiology of PD, and theories of PD pathogenesis. This book intends to be a useful overview, bridging the gap between general textbooks and specific topical reviews.

This volume examines the constitutional history of Puerto Rico, from the days of Spanish colonization through to the modern era. The book also offers an in-depth analysis of the articles of the constitution, considering their context in the complex relationship between Puerto Rico and the political branches in Washington.

With a generous, thorough selection, editors Rita Lucarelli and Martin Andreas Stadler offer in The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead a wide-ranging synthesis of essential scholarship on Egyptian religious and mystical practices, centered on the central text of that tradition.

Saudi Arabia has never commanded more attention and yet it remains one of the world's least understood countries. In The Normalization of Saudi Law, Chibli Mallat dives into the heart of Saudi society, politics, and business by exploring the workings of its courts.

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of the Middle East integrates the study of the social dynamics in the Middle East within history, culture, and politics. The volume transcends a purely regional perspective to investigate the global nature of these dynamics and their impact on the life of people in the region. It provides a comprehensive perspective in connecting the vexed state-society relations in the region with movements of transformation and theaffirmation of rights and creativity in the public arenas.