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This book contributes to current bioethical debates by providing a critical analysis of the philosophy of human death. Bernard N. Schumacher discusses contemporary philosophical perspectives on deat……続きを見る

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inq……続きを見る

Professor Findlay in this book, originally published in 1961, set out to justify, and to some extent carry out, a ‘material value-ethic’, ie. A systematic setting forth of the ends of rational actio……続きを見る

GENERAL The term "diagnostics" refers to the general theory of diagnosis, not to the study of specific diagnoses but to their general framework. It borrows from different sciences and from differen……続きを見る

No man can live without ideas, for every human action, internal or external, is of necessity enacted by virtue of certain ideas. In these ideas a man believes; they guide his actions, and ultimately……続きを見る

The first time I read the medical consent and authorization. it had registered in my mind simply as a legal document. Now I began to understand what it meant. It was a letter of ultimate love and tr……続きを見る

This book engages the problem of evil from a variety of philosophical viewpoints, traditions, methodologies, and interests. For millennia, philosophers, theologians, and people outside of the academ……続きを見る

Wariboko offers a critical-philosophical perspective on the logics and dynamics of finance capital in the twenty-first century in order to craft a model of the care of the soul that will enable citi……続きを見る

Health law and policy in Nigeria is an evolving and complex field of law, spanning a broad legal landscape and drawn from various sources. In addressing and interacting with these sources the volume……続きを見る

Arguing that the suffering of combatants is better understood through philosophy than psychology, as not trauma, but exile, this book investigates the experiences of torturers, UAV operators, cyberw……続きを見る

When foreign powers attack civilians, other countries face an impossible dilemma. Two courses of action emerge: either to retaliate against an abusive government on behalf of its victims, or to rema……続きを見る

After the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859, theologians were faced with the dilemma of God creating through evolution. Suddenly, pain, suffering, untimely death and extinction appeare……続きを見る

If compromise and disappointment have a home, it is midlife. Here, suffering is like breathing. Longing is like dreaming. Standing midstream in the abrasive forces of life, author N. Thomas Johnson-……続きを見る

Two and a half years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, New Orleans and south Louisiana continue to struggle in an unsettled gumbo of environmental, social, and rebuilding chaos. ……続きを見る

Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and the Desire to be a God explores the hidden corridors of the moral responsibility system to discover why that system is so widely accepted and passionately defend……続きを見る

How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed everything into a legal questionーand Jewish law into a way of thinking and talking about everything Though typically translated as “Jewish law,” the term ha……続きを見る

A vigorous attack on moral responsibility in all its forms argues that the abolition of moral responsibility will be liberating and beneficial. In Against Moral Responsibility, Bruce Waller launches……続きを見る

In Naturally Free Action, Ois?n Deery argues that free will exists, where free will is understood as the ability to act freely, and free actions as exercises of that ability. Deery reaches his concl……続きを見る

Melanie and Joe Adair have written a story that they hope will inspire not just Baby Boomers, but people of every age to discover their own exciting journey and the possibilities for where it can go……続きを見る

What is it about Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) that transports so many readers into "life changing" exhortations? Is it the direct yet compassionate radical message of what we as a species ha……続きを見る

Recovering the foundation of faith in a profession enduring the pressures of a rapidly changing health-care system. If you are one of the millions of Christian nurses or nursing students in the Unit……続きを見る

Do animals have legal rights? This pioneering book tells readers everything they need to know about animal rights law. Using straightforward examples from over 30 legal systems from both the civil a……続きを見る

Recovering the foundation of faith in a profession enduring the pressures of a rapidly changing health-care system. If you are one of the millions of Christian nurses or nursing students in the Unit……続きを見る

Arendt, témoin des deux guerres mondiales, a analysé le totalitarisme en le reliant à l'antisémitisme et à l'impérialisme. Elle a également étudié la dégradation de la sphère publique et la disparit……続きを見る

"Jayam’ contains 7 light paths that show us the route to Dharma. These 7 light paths have been derived from the timeless ‘Mahabharata,’ and are universally applicable to all of us engrossed in playi……続きを見る

O DOUTOR DANIEL JOHNS, EM UMA VIAGEM DE ROTINA, RECEBE UM ARTEFATO QUE MUDARIA PARA SEMPRE A SUA VIDA. PAIRA A DÚVIDA, IR EM FRENTE, OU DEIXAR A CURIOSIDADE DE LADO E CONTINUAR COM SUA ROTINA. UMA J……続きを見る

In "The Altruist in Politics," Benjamin N. Cardozo explores the importance of selflessness and benevolence in the political arena. Written in a compelling and persuasive style, Cardozo delves into t……続きを見る

August 1781 saw the publication of a manual on fox hunting that would become a classic of its genre. Hugely popular in its own day, Peter Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting is often cited as marking the……続きを見る

This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of……続きを見る

Two powerful and interrelated transnational cultural expressions mark our epoch, Charismatic spirituality and global city. This book demonstrates how these two forces can be used to inform ethical d……続きを見る