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Offers an ethical exploration of our responsibilities to the animals with whom we share the planet. This book explores the ways in which we personally relate to other creatures through our diet, as pet owners and as beneficiaries of experimentation.

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Offers an ethical exploration of our responsibilities to the animals with whom we share the planet. Issues to do with animal ethics remain at the heart of public debate. This book explores the ways in which we personally relate to other creatures through our diet, as pet owners and as beneficiaries of experimentation.

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Terrorism poses an undeniable threat to societies throughout the world today. Martyr terrorism, the fastest growing form of terrorist activity. But how has terrorist activity evolved in the last 100 years, and what are the ethical costs of terrorism This book examines the various definitions of terrorism and the nature of martyr terrorism.

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Terrorism poses an undeniable threat to societies throughout the world today. But how has terrorist activity evolved in the last 100 years, and what are the ethical costs of terrorism This book features three philosophers, all experts on the ethics of conflict, who examine the various definitions of terrorism and the nature of martyr terrorism.

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Provides an introduction to philosophical implications of the surge of political and ethical interest in historical redress. This book addresses main issues and arguments relating to justice, memory, apology and citizenship, and concludes by arguing for a forward-looking approach that focuses on the right of future generations to live just lives.

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Provides an introduction to philosophical implications of the surge of political and ethical interest in historical redress. This book addresses main issues and arguments relating to justice, memory, apology and citizenship, and concludes by arguing for a forward-looking approach that focuses on the right of future generations to live just lives.

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A philosophical exploration of the moral issues raised by the use of private military contractors in war. It argues that, contrary to popular assumptions, a compelling moral and philosophical case can be made in favour of the utilization of the services that these 'private warriors' offer.

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A philosophical exploration of the moral issues raised by the use of private military contractors in war. It argues that, contrary to popular assumptions, a compelling moral and philosophical case can be made in favour of the utilization of the services that these 'private warriors' offer.

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Presents a perspective on political philosophy, arguing against the conventional political philosophy pieties and defending a specific political position, which is identified as libertarian anarchy. This book includes a history of the concept of anarchy, and an examination of the possibility of anarchic societies.

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Political philosophy is dominated by a myth, the myth of the necessity of the state. The state is considered necessary for the provision of many things, but primarily for peace and security. This book presents a novel perspective on political philosophy, arguing against the conventional political philosophy pieties.

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Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed.

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Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed.

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Explores the idea that individuals bear a special responsibility for the success or failure of their own lives looking at philosophical theories, political ideologies and public opinion on the subject. This book shows how philosophy can contribute to public democratic debate on pressing issues of personal responsibility.

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Explores the idea that individuals bear a special responsibility for the success or failure of their own lives looking at philosophical theories, political ideologies and public opinion on the subject. This book shows how philosophy can contribute to public democratic debate on pressing issues of personal responsibility.

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Provides an introduction to the ethics of climate change. This book is a call for action, for doing something about the moral demands placed on both governments and individuals by the fact of climate change. It is also about choices, responsibility, and where the moral weight falls on our warming world.

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Provides an introduction to the ethics of climate change. This book considers a climate science and moral philosophy, ultimately finding a way into the many possible positions associated with climate change. It is also a call for doing something about the moral demands placed on both governments and individuals by the fact of climate change.

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Explores the ethical implications behind the issues related to metropolitan growth and environmental change. This book describes the decisions people make that shape the built environment, from the everyday concerns of homeowners and commuters to grand gestures of national policy.

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Explores the ethical implications behind the issues related to metropolitan growth and environmental change. This book describes the decisions people make that shape the built environment, from the everyday concerns of homeowners and commuters to grand gestures of national policy.

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This philosophical examination of trade and aid argues that a compassionate, rational and humane engagement with the global economy could lead to a better world. This title demonstrates how political philosophy provides us with insights often passed over in modern development jargon.

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A philosophical examination of trade and aid which argues that a compassionate, rational and humane engagement with the global economy could lead to a better world. It demonstrates how political philosophy provides us, with insights often passed over in modern development jargon.

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The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 prompted unprecedented public interest in the ethics of war, a debate that has raged furiously in the media, in politics and in the public consciousness ever since. This book explores the notion of developing an ethical theory that guides the behaviour of those who are at war.

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The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 prompted unprecedented public interest in the ethics of war, a debate that has raged furiously in the media, in politics and in the public consciousness ever since. This book explores the notion of developing an ethical theory that guides the behaviour of those who are at war.