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Author : Ferdinand David Schoeman
Release : 1984-11-30
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 545/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy by : Ferdinand David Schoeman
Download or read book Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy written by Ferdinand David Schoeman. This book was released on 1984-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays makes readily accessible many of the most significant and influential discussions of privacy.
Author : Ferdinand David Schoeman
Release : 1984-11-30
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 554/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy by : Ferdinand David Schoeman
Download or read book Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy written by Ferdinand David Schoeman. This book was released on 1984-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of compiling the various essays presented here is to make readily accessible many of the most significant and influential discussions of privacy to be found in the literature. In addition to being representative of the diversity of attitudes toward privacy, this collection has a coherence that results from the authors' focus on the same issues and theories. The main issue addressed in this book is the moral significance of privacy. Some social science and legal treatments are included because of their direct bearing on the moral issues that privacy raises. In addition to the classics on privacy, the author has included an interpretative essay on the privacy literature, which provides a philosophical guideline as to what the issues are and how various thinkers have contributed to their resolution.
Author : William Galston
Release : 2017-07-12
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 831/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Philosophical Dimensions of Public Policy by : William Galston
Download or read book Philosophical Dimensions of Public Policy written by William Galston. This book was released on 2017-07-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the mid-point of the twentieth century, many philosophers in the English-speaking world regarded political and moral philosophy as all but moribund. Thinkers influenced by logical positivism believe that ethical statements are merely disguised expressions of individual emotion lacking propositional force, or that the conditions for the validation of ethical statements could not be specified, or that their content, however humanly meaningful, is inexpressible. Philosophical Dimensions of Public Policy presents thirty-four articles written by research scholars numerous fields-philosophy, political theory, medicine, law, biology, economics, ecology and sociology-treating a broad range of topics in practical philosophy. The Institute for Philosophy and Public Affairs has been home for these ideas, pioneering a distinctive method of conducting inquiry into the moral dimensions of public life, and contributing to public discussion and deliberation. Members of the Institute reject the idea that public philosophy means reaching into the philosopher's tool-kit and "applying" prefabricated theories to particular problems. They set in motion a dialogue between the distinctive moral features of practical problems and the more general moral theories or considerations that seem most likely to elucidate these problems. The volume is divided into five areas: "Politics, Civic Life, and Moral Education"; "Diversity, Identity, and Equal Opportunity"; "Human Rights, Development Ethics, and International Justice"; "Biotechnology, Genetic Research, and Health Policy"; and "Natural Environment, Human Communities." Philosophical Dimensions of Public Policy presents empirical data and philosophical arguments with the intention of informing public policy and public deliberation. Scholars as well as graduate and undergraduate students are certain to find it useful to their research work.
Author : Michael Cholbi
Release : 2011-08-26
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 849/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Suicide by : Michael Cholbi
Download or read book Suicide written by Michael Cholbi. This book was released on 2011-08-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suicide was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2012! Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions is a provocative and comprehensive investigation of the main philosophical issues surrounding suicide. Readers will encounter seminal arguments concerning the nature of suicide and its moral permissibility, the duty to die, the rationality of suicide, and the ethics of suicide intervention. Intended both for students and for seasoned scholars, this book sheds much-needed philosophical light on one of the most puzzling and enigmatic human behaviors.
Author : Claudio Corradetti
Release : 2011-10-29
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 768/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Philosophical Dimensions of Human Rights by : Claudio Corradetti
Download or read book Philosophical Dimensions of Human Rights written by Claudio Corradetti. This book was released on 2011-10-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unique collection of the most relevant perspectives in contemporary human rights philosophy. Different intellectual traditions are brought together to explore some of the core postmodern issues challenging standard justifications. Widely accessible also to non experts, contributions aim at opening new perspectives on the state of the art of the philosophy of human rights. This makes this book particularly suitable to human rights experts as well as master and doctoral students. Further, while conceived in a uniform and homogeneous way, the book is internally organized around three central themes: an introduction to theories of rights and their relation to values; a set of contributions presenting some of the most influential contemporary strategies; and finally a number of articles evaluating those empirical challenges springing from the implementation of human rights. This specific set-up of the book provides readers with a stimulating presentation of a growing and interconnecting number of problems that post-natural law theories face today. While most of the contributions are new and specifically conceived for the present occasion, the volume includes also some recently published influential essays on rights, democracy and their political implementation.
