Ethics Philosophy

This volume brings together a focused selection of the major contributions and reactions to the free will and responsibility debate inspired by P.F. Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment". McKenna and Russell also provide a comprehensive overview of the debate. This book will be of great value to schol..

This volume brings together a focused selection of the major contributions and reactions to the free will and responsibility debate inspired by P.F. Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment". McKenna and Russell also provide a comprehensive overview of the debate. This book will be of great value to schol..

Various emerging technologies, from social robotics to social media, appeal to our desire for social interactions, while avoiding some of the risks and costs of face-to-face human interaction. But can they offer us real friendship? Elder outlines a theory of friendship drawing on Aristotle and conte..

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French philospher of science, Gaston Bachelard by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the twentieth century...

Gewirth’s theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy. In this edited collection, contributors from a broad range of disciplines discuss the theoretical and practical application of Gewirthian theory to current world issues. Case studies highlight mental health, the LGBT commu..

In Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, Raimond Gaita draws moral philosophy away from the academic study of ethics and considers instead how real people actually talk and feel about morality, using good and evil as examples...

This book is about happiness and about how the supremely happy life - the life blessed with what Aristotle refers to as eudaimonia - is the life of an ethical individual living in a healthy community. Much ethical literature has drawn inspiration from Aristotle's outlook, but relatively little atte..

This book is about happiness and about how the supremely happy life - the life blessed with what Aristotle refers to as eudaimonia - is the life of an ethical individual living in a healthy community. Much ethical literature has drawn inspiration from Aristotle's outlook, but relatively little atte..

Health Care, Ethics and Insurance..

The topics addressed in Hobbesian Applied Ethics and Public Policy include the right to die, abortion, same-sex marriage, free speech, terrorism, and international justice. This book will be of interest to Hobbesian scholars, as well as those interested in contemporary issues in applied ethics, poli..

Immortality has been a long-explored subject. How to Live Forever is a compelling study which introduces students and professional philosophers to the possibilities of using science fiction in their work...

This title was first published in 2002. Was the bombing of Belgrade morally justified as an attempt to halt 'ethnic cleansing' in Kosovo? Should Western states have tried to prevent the slaughter in Rwanda? Are there, indeed, genuinely universal 'human rights' which could justify such interventions,..