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How do educators, clergy, attorneys, and the concerned public come to terms with meaningful, workable ethics in an age that eschews any attempt to define truth and error? Michael A. Milton has addressed that question in the new monograph, From Flanders Field to the Moviegoer: Philosophical Foundations for a Transcendent Ethical Framework. Milton draws on English literature, sociology, history, public policy, and theology to mark milestones in the...
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Explores the resources for contemporary ethics found in the work of the Cheng brothers, canonical neo-Confucian philophers.
Yong Huang presents a new way of doing comparative philosophy as he demonstrates the resources for contemporary ethics offered by the Cheng brothers, Cheng Hao (1032—1085) and Cheng Yi (1033—1107), canonical neo-Confucian philosophers. Huang departs from the standard method of Chinese/Western comparison, which tends to interest...
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Restorative Justice was a term and concept largely unused before the mid-1970s. Wayne Northey happened to be in on the ground floor of facilitating its worldwide adoption as a challenge to Western retributive justice systems, ultimately to violent responses to conflict domestically and internationally. The most replicated early model of Restorative Justice, based on the well-known "Elmira Case," was a Canadian first, initially dubbed Victim Offender...
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Las virtudes pueden ser una ayuda, pero también un obstáculo, un límite, un estorbo. En ese caso, no pocos optan por considerarlas algo ornamental.
El juicio de prudencia se reduce entonces a la simple toma de decisiones, sin mapas ni códigos. Frente a esa opinión, el autor defiende la primacía de la persona y el respeto de su dignidad e integridad, como límite infranqueable de cualquier actividad biotecnocientífica. La bioética que propone...
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This book contends that Josiah Royce bequeathed to philosophy a novel idealism based on an ethico-religious insight. This insight became the basis for an idealistic personalism, wherein the Real is the personal and a metaphysics of community is the most appropriate approach to metaphysics for personal beings, especially in an often impersonal and technological intellectual climate. The first part of the book traces how Royce constructed his idealistic...
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Antes de 1960, la muerte de un paciente en estado crítico era inevitable. Gracias a las técnicas de resucitación cardiopulmonar, las unidades de cuidados intensivos y la producción de fármacos es posible alargar la vida el día de hoy. En aquellos años, ocurre el primer trasplante de corazón. Este procedimiento, realizado en la Ciudad del Cabo, desató debates entre médicos, teólogos y eticistas con el fin de acordar en qué momento una persona...
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Is capitalism Christian? Is there a Christian perspective on business? How should a Christian use power in the workplace? In addressing such difficult questions as these, Business Through the Eyes of Faith demonstrates how God can dwell at the center of one's life even in the secular marketplace.
Here is pragmatic affirmation of the role that committed Christians can play in the business world. The authors stress the connections between Christian...
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Entering medicine was not something I contemplated from the beginning. I wanted to be a scientist... until I became disillusioned with that enterprise. Currently I'm a physician executive recently retired. Following medical school, I trained in Internal Medicine and
Emergency Medicine. It's the latter that I practiced clinically.
Through an exploration of great thinkers and philosophers, coupled with my own interactions with patients and colleagues,...
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Otherness and Ethics demonstrates how Levinas and Confucius (Kongzi) develop their ideas of otherness and ethics. Most of all, the meaning of inter-subjectivity is examined in order to employ this point as this book delves into the phenomenon of face in Levinas and the significance of Ren (human-relatedness) in Confucius (Kongzi). In addition, this book searches their different notions of humanity and relatedness to have a creative discourse for developing...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) permeates Google searches, the personal assistants in our smartphones, and is all over our newsfeeds. Watson's machine learning has already started to revolutionize many important industries including oncology, law, finance, and entertainment. The idea that man is about to increase his immediate surroundings with exponential gains in the level of intelligence over the coming generations is based upon a technological revolution...
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As a young executive, Jerry Fleming wondered if making a profit and behaving ethically were even compatible. Years later, he discovered that ethical companies not only showed greater profits than their unethical competitors but also experienced greater employee satisfaction and public trust. With corporate scandals in the headlines, Profit at any Cost? is Fleming's call for businesspeople to rethink how ethics are lived out in the marketplace. In...
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Putting the ethical tools of philosophy to work, Ellen K. Feder seeks to clarify how we should understand "the problem" of intersex. Adults often report that medical interventions they underwent as children to "correct" atypical sex anatomies caused them physical and psychological harm. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions-one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and...
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With its unique union of theory and application and its well-organized, easy-to-use design, Moral Choices has earned its place as the standard text for college ethics courses. This fourth edition offers extensive updates, revisions, and three brand new chapters all designed to help students develop a sound and current basis for making ethical decisions in today's complex postmodern culture. Moral Choices outlines the distinctive elements of Christian...
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"A Guide to Ethical Considerations in Various Professions" is a comprehensive exploration of ethical frameworks across diverse fields. Spanning from the foundational principles of ethics to the nuanced considerations within professions such as medicine, law, education, journalism, engineering, social work, business, science, environmental conservation, public service, psychology, nonprofits, technology, research, military, sports, entertainment, and...
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At its core, business ethics refers to the application of moral principles to situations that arise in a business environment. These principles serve as a guiding compass, shaping decisions and ensuring that they align with a greater good, beyond just profits.This book isn't just a theoretical exploration. We'll be delving into real-world examples, exploring dilemmas that businesses face daily, and examining the cascading effects of decisions. We'll...
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Public service is a way of life for Americans; giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren't enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton. In this groundbreaking guide, he reveals the disturbing truth about charity: all too much of it has become toxic, devastating to the very people it's meant to help. In his four decades of urban ministry, Lupton has experienced firsthand how our good...
99) I promise
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"...[an] inspiring picture book that reminds us that tomorrow's success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our community today."--
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Jenna Fox chronicles volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
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In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.
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