Ethics

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Before the Voice of Reason

Provides a critique of reason, demanding that we take greater responsibility for nature and other people.

Living with Ambiguity

How a religion based on the sacredness of nature deals with the problem of evil.

The Ends of Solidarity

An in-depth look at the theory of solidarity of German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, serving also as a comprehensive introduction to his work.

Styles of Thought

By David Weissman
Subjects: Philosophy

Differentiates inquiry from interpretation in order to secure a foundation for truth.

Bearing Witness to Epiphany

Makes the novel argument that erotic life is the real sphere of human freedom.

Rachel Carson

Leading scholars explore the full range and current significance of Carson’s work.

An Ontology of Trash

A philosophical exploration of the problematic nature of the disposable.

The Japanese Arts and Self-Cultivation

By Robert E. Carter
Foreword by Eliot Deutsch
Subjects: Asian Studies

Explores how spiritual values are learned and mind and body developed through the practice of the Japanese arts.

The Time of Life

Explores the notion of ēthos in Heidegger’s thought.

The Cage

By David Weissman
Subjects: Philosophy

Philosophical examination of the relationship of normativity and freedom.

Torture

Argues that there are moral grounds to use torture where the lives of the innocent are at stake.

The Step Back

Explores the ethical and political possibilities of philosophy after deconstruction.

The Social Authority of Reason

Explores the social ramifications of Kant's concept of radical evil.

Lyrical and Ethical Subjects

A wide-ranging attempt to develop a theory of ethical life from a hermeneutic understanding of language.

Alain Badiou

An introduction to Badiou's philosophical thought and its implications for other humanistic disciplines and the social sciences.

With Respect for Nature

Explores how humans can take the lives of animals and plants while maintaining a proper respect both for ecosystems and for those who live in them.

The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral Lives

Edited by Robert J. Cavalier
Subjects: Philosophy

Leading theorists explore how the Internet impacts privacy issues, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and cultural and personal identity.

Leaving Us to Wonder

Explores the larger social, political, and philosophical contexts in which the current vitriolic science vs. anti-science debates occur.

Biological Anthropology and Ethics

The first comprehensive account of the ethical issues facing biological anthropologists today.

The Twenty-first Century Confronts Its Gods

Maintains that the secular West has its gods—such as market capitalism—and that veneration of these contributes to the cultural and religious unrest of our time.

Reclaiming Narrative for Public Theology

Argues for American national narratives in Christian theology that respect the separation of church and state and a diverse, multifaith society.

The Good Life

Explores how psychoanalysis can nurture and vitalize, rather than only focusing on affliction and neuroses.

The Ethics of Ontology

A novel rereading of the relationship between ethics and ontology in Aristotle.

The Moral Warrior

Explores the moral dimensions of the current global role of the U.S. military.

Owning the Genome

A clear, introductory overview of the issues surrounding gene patenting.