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Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General

Leadership and Ethics (Hardcover): Jacqueline Boaks, Michael P Levine Leadership and Ethics (Hardcover)
Jacqueline Boaks, Michael P Levine
R4,266 Discovery Miles 42 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Contemporary discussions about the nature of leadership abound. But what constitutes a good leader? Are ethics and leadership even compatible? Accounts of leadership often lie at either end of an ethical spectrum: on one end are accounts that argue ethics are intrinsically linked to leadership; on the other are (Machiavellian) views that deny any such link-intrinsic or extrinsic. Leadership appears to require a normative component of virtue; otherwise 'leadership' amounts to no more than mere power or influence. But are such accounts coherent and justifiable? Approaching a controversial topic, this series of essays tackles key questions from a range of philosophical perspectives, considering the nature of leadership separate from any formal office or role and how it shapes the world we live in.

An Anguished Crack in Being - Transcending Sartre's Vision of Human Reality in Being and Nothingness (Hardcover): Charles... An Anguished Crack in Being - Transcending Sartre's Vision of Human Reality in Being and Nothingness (Hardcover)
Charles Schlee
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The New Intuitionism (Hardcover, New): Jill Graper Hernandez The New Intuitionism (Hardcover, New)
Jill Graper Hernandez
R4,899 Discovery Miles 48 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this title, some of the world's leading scholars in metaethics, epistemology and moral psychology explore the latest insights into and challenges to Robert Audi's intuitionism. Since his 2004 publication of the book "The Good in the Right", Robert Audi has been at the forefront of the current resurgence of interest in intuitionism - the idea that human beings have an intuitive sense of right and wrong - in ethics. "The New Intuitionism" brings together some of the world's most important contemporary writers from such diverse fields as metaethics, epistemology and moral psychology to explore the latest implications of and challenges to Audi's work. The book also includes an opening chapter that surveys the development of contemporary intuitionism and a conclusion that lays the ground for future developments and debates both written by Audi himself, making this an essential survey of this important school of ethical thought for anyone working in the field.

Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World (Hardcover): Peter Adamson Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World (Hardcover)
Peter Adamson
R3,596 Discovery Miles 35 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book brings together the study of two great disciplines of the Islamic world: law and philosophy. In both sunni and shiite Islam, it became the norm for scholars to acquire a high level of expertise in the legal tradition. Thus some of the greatest names in the history of Aristotelianism were trained jurists, like Averroes, or commented on the status and nature of law, like al-Farabi. While such authors sought to put law in its place relative to the philosophical disciplines, others criticized philosophy from a legal viewpoint, like al-Ghazali and Ibn Taymiyya. But this collection of papers does not only explore the relative standing of law and philosophy. It also looks at how philosophers, theologians, and jurists answered philosophical questions that arise from jurisprudence itself. What is the logical structure of a well-formed legal argument? What standard of certainty needs to be attained in passing down judgments, and how is that standard reached? What are the sources of valid legal judgment and what makes these sources authoritative? May a believer be excused on grounds of ignorance? Together the contributions provide an unprecedented demonstration of the close connections between philosophy and law in Islamic society, while also highlighting the philosophical interest of texts normally studied only by legal historians.

Walden (Hardcover): Henry David Thoreau Walden (Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Walden is one of the best-known non-fiction books ever written by an American. It details Thoreau's sojourn in a cabin near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson. Walden was written with expressed seasonal divisions. Thoreau hoped to isolate himself from society in order to gain a more objective understanding of it. Simplicity and self-reliance were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired by Transcendentalist philosophy. This book is full of fascinating musings and reflections. As pertinent and relevant today as it was when it was first written.

Beyond Animal Rights - Food, Pets and Ethics (Hardcover, New): Tony Milligan Beyond Animal Rights - Food, Pets and Ethics (Hardcover, New)
Tony Milligan
R3,287 Discovery Miles 32 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Issues to do with animal ethics remain at the heart of public debate. In Beyond Animal Rights, Tony Milligan goes beyond standard discussions of animal ethics to explore the ways in which we personally relate to other creatures through our diet, as pet owners and as beneficiaries of experimentation. The book connects with our duty to act and considers why previous discussions have failed to result in a change in the way that we live our lives. The author asks a crucial question: what sort of people do we have to become if we are to sufficiently improve the ways in which we relate to the non-human? Appealing to both consequences and character, he argues that no improvement will be sufficient if it fails to set humans on a path towards a tolerable and sustainable future. Focussing on our direct relations to the animals we connect with the book offers guidance on all the relevant issues, including veganism and vegetarianism, the organic movement, pet ownership, and animal experimentation.

The Allegory of the Cave (Paperback): Plato The Allegory of the Cave (Paperback)
Plato; Translated by Benjamin Jowett
R97 Discovery Miles 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Learning from MacIntyre (Hardcover): Ron Beadle, Geoff Moore Learning from MacIntyre (Hardcover)
Ron Beadle, Geoff Moore
R2,009 R1,565 Discovery Miles 15 650 Save R444 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Death, Time  and  the Other - Ethics at the Limit of Metaphysics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Saitya Brata Das Death, Time and the Other - Ethics at the Limit of Metaphysics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Saitya Brata Das
R1,475 Discovery Miles 14 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses the limits of metaphysics and the question of the possibility of ethics in this context. It is divided into six chapters, the first of which broadens readers' understanding of difference as difference with specific reference to the works of Hegel. The second chapter discusses the works of Emmanuel Levinas and the question of the ethical. In turn, the concepts of sovereignty and the eternal return are discussed in chapters three and four, while chapter five poses the question of literature in a new way. The book concludes with chapter six. The book represents an important contribution to the field of contemporary philosophical debates on the possibility of ethics beyond all possible metaphysical and political closures. As such, it will be of interest to scholars and researchers in both the humanities and social sciences. Beyond the academic world, the book will also appeal to readers (journalists, intellectuals, social activists, etc.) for whom the question of the ethical is the decisive question of our time.

The New Space - Genesis and Background: Between Vertical Liberty and Horizontal Respect (Hardcover): Bahman Bazargani The New Space - Genesis and Background: Between Vertical Liberty and Horizontal Respect (Hardcover)
Bahman Bazargani
R588 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R95 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The New Space: Genesis and Background, " author Bahman Bazargani considers the idea that the quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction of the polytheistic era was the brave hero. This quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction overshadows all the other parameters of that paradigm. Liberty in that paradigm meant the liberty of moving in these dimensions. In contrast, during the monotheistic paradigm, the meaning of liberty was drastically changed and overshadowed by the quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction of that paradigm that is by the eternity/other world.

Barzagani further strives to show that the era of reason was somehow an autocratic era that had a great impression upon the modern time while it was philosophically more tolerant to the two centuries before. Throughout "The New Space: Genesis and Background, " he examines the changes that the concept of liberty experiences from the classic teachings to the present and the new quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction, which as a metavalue and the "true" meaning of life overshadows all the other social values. He posits that although there is a consensus that liberty us the meaning of life, but that there is no consensus on the meaning of liberty.

Finally, Bazargani comes to the conclusion that horizontal respect is a new principle that can be the new quasi-aesthetic focus of attraction and a metavalue that would overshadow all the social values even liberty itself-the beginning of the new space, pluralist mega space.

Justice and Love - A Philosophical Dialogue (Hardcover): Mary Zournazi, Rowan Williams Justice and Love - A Philosophical Dialogue (Hardcover)
Mary Zournazi, Rowan Williams; Introduction by Ben Okri
R2,333 Discovery Miles 23 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do we see and act justly in the world? In what ways can we ethically respond to social and economic crisis? How do we address the desperation that exists in the new forms of violence and atrocity? These are all questions at the heart of Justice and Love, a philosophical dialogue on how to imagine and act in a more just world by theologian Rowan Williams and philosopher Mary Zournazi. Looking at different religious and philosophical traditions, Williams and Zournazi argue for the re-invigoration and enriching of the language of justice and, by situating justice alongside other virtues, they extend our everyday vocabularies on what is just. Drawing on examples ranging from the Paris Attacks, the Syrian War, and the European Migrant Crisis to Brexit and the US Presidential elections, Williams and Zournazi reflect on justice as a process: a condition of being, a responsiveness to others, rather than a cold distribution of fact. By doing so, they explore the love and patience needed for social healing and the imagination required for new ways of relating and experiencing the world.

A Moral Defense of Prostitution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Rob Lovering A Moral Defense of Prostitution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Rob Lovering
R2,673 Discovery Miles 26 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Is prostitution immoral? In this book, Rob Lovering argues that it is not. Offering a careful and thorough critique of the many-twenty, to be exact-arguments for prostitution's immorality, Lovering leaves no claim unchallenged. Drawing on the relevant literature along with his own creative thinking, Lovering offers a clear and reasoned moral defense of the world's oldest profession. Lovering demonstrates convincingly, on both consequentialist and nonconsequentialist grounds, that there is nothing immoral about prostitution between consenting adults. The legal implications of this view are also brought to bear on the current discourse surrounding this controversial topic.

The Heart of the Matter- Individuation as an Ethical Process; 2nd Edition - Hardcover (Hardcover, 2nd Revised ed.): Christina... The Heart of the Matter- Individuation as an Ethical Process; 2nd Edition - Hardcover (Hardcover, 2nd Revised ed.)
Christina Becker
R1,041 Discovery Miles 10 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Heart is the meeting place of the individual and the divine, the inner ground of morality, authenticity, and integrity. The process of coming to the Heart and of realizing the person we were meant to be is what Carl Jung called 'Individuation'. This path is full of moral challenges for anyone with the courage to take it. Using Jung's premise that the main causes of psychological problems are conflicts of conscience, Christina Becker takes the reader through the philosophical and spiritual aspects of the ethical dimensions of this individual journey toward wholeness. This book is a long overdue and unique contribution to the link between individuation and ethics. Christina Becker, M.B.A. is a Zurich-trained Jungian Analyst in private practice in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Renaissance Vegetarianism - The Philosophical Afterlives of Porphyry's On Abstinence (Hardcover): Cecilia Muratori Renaissance Vegetarianism - The Philosophical Afterlives of Porphyry's On Abstinence (Hardcover)
Cecilia Muratori
R2,532 Discovery Miles 25 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ricoeur and Lacan (Hardcover, New): Karl Simms Ricoeur and Lacan (Hardcover, New)
Karl Simms
R5,206 Discovery Miles 52 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first comparative study of the work of the philosopher Paul Ricoeur and the psychoanalayst Jacques Lacan. The book explores the conflict between the two thinkers that arose from their differing views of ethics: Ricoeur's universalist stance drew on a phenomenological reading of Kant, whereas Lacan's was a relativist position, derived from a psychoanalytic reading of Freud and De Sade. "Ricoeur and Lacan" gives a full critical overview of the work of both figures, tracing the origins and development of their principal ideas, and identifying key similarities and differences. The book identifies and explores the key philosophical influences upon their work: Descartes; Kant; Nietzsche; Husserl; Freud; Marcel; and Jaspers. It gives an original perspective upon the development of ethics within Continental philosophy, providing clear and cogent analysis. Finally, it evaluates the importance of Ricoeur and Lacan in the development of ethical and political theory since the 1980s, with particular reference to the work of Slavoj Zizek. Not only a valuable and original addition to the literature on two major thinkers, "Ricoeur and Lacan" is also an important study of contemporary Continental ethics.

Motivation Ethics (Hardcover): Mathew Coakley Motivation Ethics (Hardcover)
Mathew Coakley
R2,984 Discovery Miles 29 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a book about a particular moral theory - motivation ethics - and why we should accept it. But it is also a book about moral theorizing, about how we might compare different structures of moral theory. In principle we might morally evaluate a range of objects: we might, for example, evaluate what people do - is some action right, wrong, permitted, forbidden, a duty or beyond what is required? Or we might evaluate agents: what is it to be morally heroic, or morally depraved, or highly moral? And, we could evaluate institutions: which ones are just, or morally better, or legitimate? Most theories focus on one (or two) of these and offer arguments against rivals. What this book does is to step back and ask a different question: of the theories that evaluate one object, are they compatible with an acceptable account of the evaluation of the other objects? So, for instance, if a moral theory tells us which actions are right and wrong, well can it then be compatible with a theory of what it is to be a morally good or bad or heroic or depraved agent (or deny the need for this)? It seems that this would be an easy task, but the book sets out how this is very difficult for some of our most prominent theories, why this is so, and why a theory based on motivations might be the right answer.

Morality and Power - On Ethics, Economics and Public Policy (Hardcover): Mike Berry Morality and Power - On Ethics, Economics and Public Policy (Hardcover)
Mike Berry
R3,335 Discovery Miles 33 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Morality and Power offers a compelling critique of orthodox economic analysis and its impacts on public policy. Mike Berry argues that the theoretical underpinning of evaluative tools like cost-benefit analysis rests on an incoherent concept of 'efficiency' derived from Paretian welfare economics. Beginning by reviewing the historical progression of economic thought, Berry argues there has been a lack of crucial development in economic thinking in public policy since the economic crisis of 2008. The ethically unacceptable outcomes of the current public policy approach are exposed: most notably the support for policies that accentuate inequality and social polarization; the outbreak of crises in the financial sector, and the treatment of refugees and migrants. Finally, threats to liberal democracies in an age of rampant populism and rising nationalism are examined, offering noteworthy suggestions for an alternative democratic future. Both students and practitioners of heterodox economics and public policy will find this book a compelling insight into the ethical concerns of neoliberal policies shaped by politicians and policymakers today.

Man-the Measure of Good and Evil (Hardcover): Leonid Goutsalenko Man-the Measure of Good and Evil (Hardcover)
Leonid Goutsalenko
R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Ethics of Torture (Hardcover): J. Jeremy Wisnewski, R.D. Emerick The Ethics of Torture (Hardcover)
J. Jeremy Wisnewski, R.D. Emerick
R3,291 Discovery Miles 32 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Torture has recently been the subject of some sensational headlines. As a result, there has been a huge surge in interest in the ethical implications of this contentious issue.
"The Ethics of Torture" offers the first complete introduction to the philosophical debates surrounding torture. The book asks key questions in light of recent events such as the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib. What makes torture morally reprehensible? Are there any conditions under which torture is acceptable? What is it like to be tortured, and why do people engage in torture?
The authors argue that the force of the most common arguments for torture (like the ticking-bomb argument) are significantly overestimated, while the wrongness of torture has been significantly underestimated--even by those who argue against it.
This is the ideal introduction to the ethics of torture for students of moral philosophy or political theory. It also constitutes a significant contribution to the torture debate in its own right, presenting a unique approach to investigating this dark practice.

The Status of Women (Hardcover): Theodor Gottlieb Von Hippel The Status of Women (Hardcover)
Theodor Gottlieb Von Hippel
R869 Discovery Miles 8 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed (Hardcover): Philip Schofield Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed (Hardcover)
Philip Schofield
R3,289 Discovery Miles 32 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a concise and coherent overview of Jeremy Bentham, the widely read and studied political philosopher - ideal for undergraduates who require more than just a simple introduction to his work and thought. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), utilitarian philosopher and reformer, is a key figure in our intellectual heritage, and a far more subtle, sophisticated, and profound thinker than his popular reputation suggests. "Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed" presents a clear account of his life and thought, and highlights his relevance to contemporary debates in philosophy, politics, and law. Key concepts and themes, including Bentham's theory of logic and language, his utilitarianism, his legal theory, his panopticon prison, and his democratic politics, together with his views on religion, sex, and torture, are lucidly explored. The book also contains an illuminating discussion of the nature of the text from the perspective of an experienced textual editor.The book will not only prove exceptionally valuable to students who need to reach a sound understanding of Bentham's ideas, serving as a clear and concise introduction to his philosophy, but also form an original contribution to Bentham studies more generally. It is the ideal companion for the study of this most influential and challenging of thinkers. "Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material.

Narrative and Technology Ethics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Wessel Reijers, Mark Coeckelbergh Narrative and Technology Ethics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Wessel Reijers, Mark Coeckelbergh
R3,269 Discovery Miles 32 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book proposes that technologies, similar to texts, novels and movies, 'tell stories' and thereby configure our lifeworld in the Digital Age. The impact of technologies on our lived experience is ever increasing: innovations in robotics challenge the nature of work, emerging biotechnologies impact our sense of self, and blockchain-based smart contracts profoundly transform interpersonal relations. In their exploration of the significance of these technologies, Reijers and Coeckelbergh build on the philosophical hermeneutics of Paul Ricouer to construct a new, narrative approach to the philosophy and ethics of technology. The authors take the reader on a journey: from a discussion of the philosophy of praxis, via a hermeneutic notion of technical practice that draws on MacIntyre, Heidegger and Ricoeur, through the virtue ethics of Vallor, and Ricoeur's ethical aim, to the eventual construction of a practice method which can guide ethics in research and innovation. In its creation of a compelling hermeneutic ethics of technology, the book offers a concrete framework for practitioners to incorporate ethics in everyday technical practice.

Cases and Maps - A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (Hardcover): Mark Coppenger Cases and Maps - A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (Hardcover)
Mark Coppenger; Illustrated by Chad Nuss, Harrison Watters
R1,186 R953 Discovery Miles 9 530 Save R233 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Unwords - Exposing the Dishonest Language of a Culture in Decline (Hardcover, 2nd Revised ed.): Non Nomen The Unwords - Exposing the Dishonest Language of a Culture in Decline (Hardcover, 2nd Revised ed.)
Non Nomen
R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A nameless character. A faceless figure. A disturbing, thought-provoking journey through the facts of the world we live in that we often refuse to acknowledge. By taking full advantage of their author's lack of identity and extreme levels of introspection, The Unwords unleash a full scale attack on all fronts of cultural and social decay. Education, religion, politics, language, relationships and common every day social activities are stripped down to their bare foundations and deconstructed through the eyes of a man who has rejected any notion of self in his quest for the truth. The Unwords became a Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist in 2012, the first ever book to be nominated in the history of Goodreads that didn't have an identifiable author. Written in fluent poetic verse which expands into full-page, full color illustrations, the words blend seamlessly with the arts as they form novel-like chapters which end with a single, dynamic sentence; a new, refreshing form of writing known as "Graphic-verse." Words are meant to be spoken. In a dishonest world, what remains unspoken can only be the truth. In a dishonest world... the pen is never mightier than the sword

Kierkegaard on Sin and Salvation - From Philosophical Fragments through the Two Ages (Hardcover, New): W.Glenn Kirkconnell Kierkegaard on Sin and Salvation - From Philosophical Fragments through the Two Ages (Hardcover, New)
W.Glenn Kirkconnell
R4,577 Discovery Miles 45 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is simultaneously one of the most obscure philosophers of the Western world and one of the most influential. His writings have influenced atheists and faithful alike. Yet despite his now pervasive influence, there is still widespread disagreement on many of the most important aspects of his thought. Kierkegaard was deliberately obscure in his philosophical writings, forcing his reader to interpret and reflect. But at the same time that Kierkegaard produced his esoteric, pseudonymous philosophical writings, he was also producing simpler, direct religious writings. Since his death the connections between these two sets of writings have been debated, ignored or denied by commentators. Here W. Glenn Kirkconnell undertakes a thorough examination of the two halves of Kierkegaard's authorship, demonstrating their ethical and religious relationship and the unifying themes of the signed and pseudonymous works. In particular the book examines Kierkegaard's understanding of the fall of the self and its recovery and the implications of his entire corpus for the life of the individual.

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