Ethics & Moral Philosophy

This book presents a comprehensive vision of human life, ecology, and theology inspired by Spinoza. According to this vision, human beings and all other natural entities are not independent substances but are rather “modes” of nature, meaning that they...

Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers present original contributions to our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing approaches...

Dieses Buch behandelt ethische, ökonomische und politische Aspekte der Open Data Governance bei digitalen Plattformen. Wie Unternehmen der digitalen Ökonomie mit offenen Daten umgehen, wirft viele gesellschaftlich relevante Fragen auf: Wie können wir die...

Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies is the first book to highlight contributions from critical disability scholarship to the fields of public health ethics and disaster ethics. It takes up such contributions with the aim of charting a path...

The Possibility of Moral Community defends the claim that there could be a moral community, a community of rational creatures somewhat like ourselves living together in ways informed and regulated by shared normative standards and understandings. These...

Philosopher Travis Rieder outlines a new ethics for the age of humanmade catastrophe. We are all asking, in a hyperglobalised world hurtling towards environmental destruction: how do we determine the right actions? Do our individual efforts to avoid...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881802912Author Elizabeth K. MinnichFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881802905Author Elizabeth K. MinnichFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

A stunning new edition of the classic Stoic text. Contained in the timeless volume Meditations, the personal writings of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE are more relevant today than ever. Reflecting the core tenets of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032226460Author Todd LekanImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032365503Author Saitya Brata DasFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 453g

Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies is the first book to highlight contributions from critical disability scholarship to the fields of public health ethics and disaster ethics. It takes up such contributions with the aim of charting a path...

This book argues that the moral quality of an act comes from the agent’s inner states. By arguing for the indispensable relevance of intention in the moral evaluation of acts, the book moves against a mainstream, "objective" approach in normative ethics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032306469Author Tony MilliganFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 453g

Genocide murders innocents in a society, and it leaves behind moral corruption and societal twistedness. A genocide like the Holocaust can happen only if the normative ethical commitments to honor the fundamental right to life are compromised or...

Propaganda menschenfeindlicher Extremist*innen, grassierende Fake News, populistische Verschwörungsmythen oder ausländische Desinformationskampagnen: Die Wahrheit scheint in Gefahr, vor allem im Internet, und mit ihr die Demokratie und der öffentliche...

Ziel des Sammelbandes ist die Sensibilisierung für eine ethisch-politische Bildung in der Polizei über Antisemitismus unter Einbeziehung der Perspektiven von Polizei, Zivilgesellschaft und Wissenschaft auf den Schutz jüdischen Lebens und Demokratie...

Many philosophers assume that to be a responsible agent is to be an apt target of responses like blame and praise. But what do these responses consist of, precisely? And do they really belong together, simply negative and positive symmetrical...

In recent years, the question of human moral duties toward robots has gained momentum in scholarly research due to great advancements in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Although the current machines fall short of the level of...

This book delves into the profound question of whether moral philosophy rests upon metaphysical foundations. Contrary to the assertions of moral relativists such as John Mackie and Bernard Williams, who contend that ethics is devoid of metaphysical...

This volume presents new philosophical perspectives on environmental emotions. It explores the motivating nature of emotions such as anger, grief, and hope in relation to the current climate crisis.

The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed hardcover with an introduction by Odysseus Makridis. Published around 380 BCE, Plato’s most famous work explores the idea of justness, among other things, through a...

Philosopher Mark Kingwell thinks about thinking for yourself in an era of radical know-it-all-ism.“Question authority,” the popular 1960s slogan commanded. “Think for yourself.” But what started as a counter-cultural catchphrase, playful in logic but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781350384750Author Stefanie BuchenauFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Bloomsbury AcademicPublisher Bloomsbury AcademicWeight(grams) 454g

Der Begriff ‚Lebenskunst‘ ist in der Beratungsliteratur, Praktischen Philosophie und theologischen Fächern schnell populär geworden. Aber kann er auch in interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit als Leitkategorie dienen? Dieser Band fragt im Gespräch mit...

This practical guide to reproductive ethics navigates the complex subject of the policy around IVF treatment and disability screening based on the concerns around the welfare of future children. It focuses on 3 questions in order to examine these...

Ype de Boer invites you to rethink what you know about the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben. In a compelling and original argument, De Boer contends that, in the work of Agamben, ethics takes primacy over politics. Presenting a careful evaluation of...

Why “aporophobia”—rejection of the poor—is one of the most serious problems facing the world today, and how we can fight itIn this revelatory book, acclaimed political philosopher Adela Cortina makes an unprecedented assertion: the biggest problem facing...

Learn from the wisdom of the ancients with this practical workbook filled with more than 100 unique writing prompts and exercises, plus inspirational quotes.“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can choose how we react to them.” This...

An empowering and deeply informative book – MobyChallenge their beliefs; change the worldIf you are a vegan, you’ll know all too well how provocative it can be – you never know when you’ll be challenged or how. But being able to face down and rebut...

An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonmentDespite its omnipresence and long history, imprisonment is a deeply troubling practice. In the United States and elsewhere, prison conditions are inhumane,...

In Very Practical Ethics David Benatar discusses some of the moral problems that ordinary people face in their everyday lives. These are not moral problems that arise only in extraordinary circumstances, nor those which are confronted only by select...

What is hope? In the history of western philosophy to the present day, there is tremendous disagreement about the answer to this seemingly simple question. Contemporary philosophical literature on the subject is robust, complex, and full of interesting...

An eminent philosopher explains why we owe it to future generations to take immediate action on global warmingClimate change is the supreme challenge of our time. Yet despite growing international recognition of the unfolding catastrophe, global carbon...

Why this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feastA turkey is the centerpiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about today’s specially bred, commercially produced birds. In...

Why “hopeful pessimism” is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitmentThe climate debate is rife with calls for optimism. While temperatures rise and disasters intensify, we are asked to maintain optimism and...

Kantian and Hegelian conceptions of freedom guide this collection of essays that engage with the linguistic turn in continental philosophy to explore contemporary interpretations of freedom. Using a broad approach to the tradition of German Idealism,...

Breaking out of the dominance of Anglo-American scholarship, this volume centralises East Asian philosophical traditions to explore cross-cultural perspectives in the field of global justice studies. By bringing together diverse traditions of thinking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549035Author Davide TarizzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

In this highly engaging book, Costantino Esposito argues that nihilism is not merely the loss of the classic values of the Western tradition—rather, it presents a critical opportunity to ask pertinent, timely questions about the meaning of self and the...