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In this text, the contributors, all of whom teach media ethics, select a poem, film, song, speech or other cultural document, analyse it for implied or explicit ethical lessons and then apply the lessons of that work to a specific case that involved controversial media contact.

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One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, edited by the author himself, Dale Jacquette presents a fictional dialogue over a three-day period on the ethical complexities of capital punishment. Jacquette moves his readers from outlining basic issues in matters of life and d...

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Introduces "digital poetics" as a theoretical framework for integrating ethics into the development, use, and regulation of digital technologies, and for addressing the unprecedented ethical challenges of our digital age.

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In this work, Carol V.A. Quinn considers survivors arguments in the debate concerning the ethics of using Nazi medical data, showing what it would mean to take their claims seriously. Her approach is interdisciplinary, incorporating philosophy, psychology, trauma research, survivors testimony, Holocaust poetry, literature, and the Hebrew Bible.

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Reflects on the nature of religion and how it relates or ought to relate to the rest of life. This title argues that to value religion as the essential foundation of morality is a profound and probably dangerous mistake. It intends to clarify the foundation of morality in a society largely indifferent to and ignorant of religion.

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A Holocaust survivor and sociologist sheds light on, and celebrates, the motivations behind the benevolent actions of ordinary people

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This text re-examines Durkheim's "science of morality" as it is illuminated by Aristotle's philosophy. The author demonstrates, by examining previously unappreciated aspects of the latter's moral sociology, that Durkheim's theory can be compatible with postmodernism.

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Argues that belief in individual rights as the main basis for morality is not an adequate response to the moral challenges.

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This volume brings together essays written at the cutting edge of an emerging sub-field of environmental philosophy, relating to the nature and role of hope.

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This volume brings together essays written at the cutting edge of an emerging sub-field of environmental philosophy, relating to the nature and role of hope.

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Is inequality morally acceptable Is it morally permissible to allow practices and systems that contribute to inequality Is there an ethical obligation to try to alleviate inequality, and if so, who is obligated to take that action This book addresses these and similar questions through a comparative study of ethical traditions.

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Examines the notion of sin in a contemporary world that values scientific and nonreligious modes of thought regarding human behavior. Covering themes in religion, philosophy, and theology, this work acts as an argument to show how sin and evil can make sense to the non-religious mind, and how it is valuable to make sense of such phenomena.

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This book considers the arguments for and against the implementation of in vitro meat technology. Rachel Robison-Greene argues that in light of emerging technology, we should rethink the ethical dimensions of what makes something edible.

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The body is not a physical reservoir or temporary means of cognitive processes but the part and parcel of our cognitive and moral life. Confucian philosophy provides insightful discussions and examples of how the body serves the moral mind not only causally but also constitutionally.

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This book shows the Emersonian arc in environmental ethics and nature writing extending into contemporary discussions of those topics. Dunston connects Emersons nature literacy and natural philosophy to contemporary forms of eco-feminism, living systems theory, Native American science, Asian philosophy, and environmental activism.

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Engaging with phenomenology, moral philosophy, politics and psychology, and authored by an international team of leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the ethical and social significance of a variety of human emotions.

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Engaging with phenomenology, moral philosophy, politics and psychology, and authored by an international team of leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the ethical and social significance of a variety of human emotions.

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Advances in biotechnologies for human enhancement and designer babies appear to offer us new hope in medicine, but capitalism may incentivize the selection of traits for profit. Engineering Perfection: Solidarity, Disability, and Well-being offers an opposing Marxist view, one that embraces human vulnerability and embodied difference.