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The course of Western philosophy has been profoundly altered by the philosophy of Hegel. The first of those who set about the transforming and revisioning of the world according to Hegel's dialectical theory were called "The Young Hegelians". This book retrieves some of the central writings of that troubling generation.

Examines the nature, extent, intensity, and import of exploitation and its relation to the issue of social justice. This title explores racial and gender exploitation and the way in which the environment and the Third World are exploited.

Our wants for food, housing, medicine, transportation, luxuries, and all the other benefits of industrialisation have resulted in the exploitation of our natural surroundings. This book explores the complex convergence of psychological, social, economic, and political factors that keep us from acting in our own self-interest.

Despite 2000 years of examination to the validity of astrology and its application to people's lives, the belief in the power of the stars continues to be strong world-wide. Does astrology work? This title provides an objective evaluation of astrology, providing an overview of the main arguments linking astrology to astronomy.

Exposes a twisted legal system, its obvious abuses of civil rights, and indifferent courts that subject caring fathers across the nation to vengeful ex-wives, opportunistic psychologists and psychiatrists, and overzealous attorneys. This book argues that all fathers should not be viewed as deadbeat dads who shirk their responsibilities.

Describes the main contours of how religion and government interact in Canada. This book reflects the traditions that have developed a somewhat different style of church-state relationships in our neighbour to the north. It focuses on religion's impact on education, law, and politics.

A comprehensive moral foundation with the flexibility to respond to often rapidly changing circumstances is desperately needed if health-care professionals are to confront head-on the daily questions of medical ethics. This work offers this moral grounding to help those who must make difficult medical choices.

An estimated 200,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. This book is for all the men, and their caring partners, who must confront the disease and impotence. It seeks to provide the understanding that the author struggled so long to find during his healing journey. It is intended for those who are working through recovery.

Offers essays on four key issues: the causes of homosexuality, disputes about the role the courts should play, gays and the military, and religious attitudes toward homosexuality.

A group of scholars met at the State University of New York at Buffalo to share their thoughts on the nature of humans as rational animals. Drawing from the meeting, these essays discuss about the nature and extent of rationality - its content, focus, and the intrinsic guidelines for using the term "rational" when describing persons or actions.

Many hate crimes such as an armed assault on a Jewish community centre in Los Angeles, have been linked to white supremacists and are painful reminders that violent bigotry remains stubbornly entrenched in American culture. This work features a collection of essays which explore the definitions, origins, and outcomes of intolerance in America.

Aims to engage in a dialogue with the millions of the indifferent, the undecided, the don't knows and the don't cares who carry on pretending without any real conviction.

Examines what happened to Newton's science as it was interpreted by his major followers. The authors also look at the scientific culture that Newton helped to create and the impact that his ideas had on the rapidly developing technology that led to the Industrial Revolution.

A consensus among many scientists, educators, and members of mainline churches is that 'scientific creationism' does not warrant a place in the public school science curriculum. This book looks behind creationism's mask to provide an understanding of what creationists believe and what strategies they employ to achieve their sectarian goals.

Demonstrates how Pullman retells two prominent works of British literature - C S Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and John Milton's "Paradise Lost". This book says that Pullman's aim is to counter Lewis' pro-Christian allegory with his own anti-Christian allegory.

One of the more exciting ways to grapple with philosophical questions, positions, and arguments, is through philosophical fiction. This collection presents philosophically interesting science fiction. It provides an introduction to philosophy of science fiction and an introduction to science fiction for the philosophically inclined.

Illustrated with examples from the history of science, this work features an approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method and tackles important questions about science and its place in society.

Discussing ancient mathematics, this work digs deeper into the question of why it was done in a particular way. Why did the Egyptians use a bizarre method of expressing fractions? Why did Babylonians use an awkward number system based on multiples of 60? It answers such questions, arguing that some mathematical thinking is universal and timeless.

Talking about political philosophy, this book explores the essentials of good government; compares and contrasts despotism, monarchy, and democracy; and discusses the factors that lead to corruption of governments. It also considers many other topics such as education of the citizenry, crime and punishment, and abuse of power and of liberty.

Published at the beginning of the twentieth century, Mark Twain's humorous vision of the afterlife reflects the new scientific awareness of the awesome cosmos that confronts us and the feelings of insignificance this discovery produced.

From the ominous practice of human sacrifice to reading clues on the Internet, this book presents a list of fortune-telling techniques. It also evaluates the accuracy of some of the most astonishing prophecies made throughout history. Also included is a range of practical experiments and recipes - from Stone Age to New Age.

Provides a comprehensive collection of articles by internationally recognised experts in the study of gambling - doctors and lawyers, journalists and academics. This book presents a range of perspectives on the issue of gambling: from legal, political, and economic, to social, psychological, and ethical.

What is man's true nature? How did capitalism gain such a foothold on Western society? What is alienation and how does it threaten to undermine the proletariat? This book addresses these questions. It offers Karl Marx's theory of human nature and an analysis of emerging capitalism's degenerative impact on man's sense of self and his potential.

Despite marked public interest, many leading scientists remain sceptical that there is common ground between scientific knowledge and religious belief. This book discusses topics such as the Big Bang and the origin of the universe, the nature of the 'soul', and near-death experiences.

A biography of Nostradamus, the intriguing sixteenth-century astrologer and physician whose book of prophecies, "The Centuries", is claimed by many to have foretold the Great Fire of London, the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler, and other crucial historical events. This book presents a study of Nostradamus' life and times.

Explores the question of evidence for the paranormal. Containing chapters that deal with topics such as psychics, life after death, parapsychology, astrology, UFOs, faith healing, alternative medicine, and many other, this title examines the empirical evidence supporting these popular paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.

Captures the synthesis that emerges from the dialectical process of a transcending Godhead and the rational and material world. This work covers miracles, the Trinity, Creation, prayer, resurrection, immortality, faith and more.

The transformation of society brought about by the wide dispersion of computers has given rise to moral dilemmas. This is a collection of twenty-six essays, which offer answers to the ethical questions raised by the interaction of people and computers.

A collection of clinical studies of gender identity and role in genetics, hormones, body morphology, brain, and social assimilation and learning.

After the Civil War, Ingersoll embarked upon a career as a lecturer, touring the United States to make his thoughts on religion, women's rights, and humanism known to all. This title contains one of the most popular of these lectures, a critical examination of the "Pentateuch" (the first five books of the Bible).