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The relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other
fields and professions in public life, has come to the fore as
institutions of government seek new ways to operate in an
environment of extreme mistrust. Unmasking Administrative Evil, 5th
Edition argues that the tendency toward administrative evil, as
manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven
into the identity of public affairs. Indeed, ordinary people may
simply act appropriately in their organizational role-in essence,
just doing what those around them would agree they should be
doing-and at the same time, participate in what a critical and
reasonable observer, usually well after the fact, would call evil.
Even worse, under conditions of moral inversion, ordinary people
can all too easily engage in acts of administrative evil while
believing that what they are doing is not only correct, but in
fact, good. This 5th edition offers important updates, including: A
thorough discussion of contemporary virtue ethics as the field has
evolved to offer an alternative to technical/rational ethics. An
all-new three-part structure (What is Administrative Evil?, History
and Cases, and The Future of Ethics in Praetorian Times) designed
to aid in course organization and instruction. All-new cases,
including an examination of the Flint water disaster, to provide
contemporary examples of how populations can be marginalized and
harmed by administrative processes that are blind to their
consequences until it is too late. Laying the groundwork for a more
ethical and democratic public life - one that recognizes its
potential for evil, and avoids state-sponsored dehumanization and
destruction - Unmasking Administrative Evil, 5th Edition is
required reading for all students of administrative ethics and
public service ethics, as well those in other administrative
sciences.
The most popular source of theological hope for modern Christians
is that of Jurgen Moltmann. Preachers, teachers, and lay people
reflect Moltmann's influence, with their hope in a this-worldly
eschatology and suffering God. However, an exclusive reliance on
that hope deprives the church of crucial resources in the face of
global economic, environmental, and military crises. Our Only Hope
explores Moltmannian hope and considers its costs before looking
elsewhere for additional contributions, from Thomas Aquinas'
theological virtue of hope to nihilism and beyond, in order to
encourage the church to sustain and practise hope in Jesus Christ,
our only hope.
This work, originally written in 1882, provides a biography of John
Randolph, a prominent figure in American national politics in the
early 1800s. Presenting relevant letters by Randolph, the book
covers his relations with the Jeffersonians and Jacksonians.
This work, originally written in 1882, provides a biography of John
Randolph, a prominent figure in American national politics in the
early 1800s. Presenting relevant letters by Randolph, the book
covers his relations with the Jeffersonians and Jacksonians.
This is a full-length history of the Western Electric Company,
which was the manufacturing arm of the Bell System. As manufacturer
in the communications revolutions in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, Western Electric made products that accelerated
society's pace, such as telegraphs, telephones, an early computing
machine, radios, radar and transistors. Western's history offers
numerous examples of the difference between innovation and
implementation. The aftermath of Western's 1882 acquisition by Bell
Telephone, for instance, reveals vertical integration as a lengthy
process rather than a single event. Ironically, although Western
transformed business worldwide with innovations in areas such as
quality control and industrial psychology, the company was slow to
implement these innovations itself. Western's dual role as captive
supplier for a regulated monopoly and as government contractor led
to its most rapid change, in the area of civil rights.
The relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other
fields and professions in public life, has come to the fore as
institutions of government seek new ways to operate in an
environment of extreme mistrust. Unmasking Administrative Evil, 5th
Edition argues that the tendency toward administrative evil, as
manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven
into the identity of public affairs. Indeed, ordinary people may
simply act appropriately in their organizational role-in essence,
just doing what those around them would agree they should be
doing-and at the same time, participate in what a critical and
reasonable observer, usually well after the fact, would call evil.
Even worse, under conditions of moral inversion, ordinary people
can all too easily engage in acts of administrative evil while
believing that what they are doing is not only correct, but in
fact, good. This 5th edition offers important updates, including: A
thorough discussion of contemporary virtue ethics as the field has
evolved to offer an alternative to technical/rational ethics. An
all-new three-part structure (What is Administrative Evil?, History
and Cases, and The Future of Ethics in Praetorian Times) designed
to aid in course organization and instruction. All-new cases,
including an examination of the Flint water disaster, to provide
contemporary examples of how populations can be marginalized and
harmed by administrative processes that are blind to their
consequences until it is too late. Laying the groundwork for a more
ethical and democratic public life - one that recognizes its
potential for evil, and avoids state-sponsored dehumanization and
destruction - Unmasking Administrative Evil, 5th Edition is
required reading for all students of administrative ethics and
public service ethics, as well those in other administrative
sciences.
Remote Sensing of Landscapes with Spectral Images describes how to
process and interpret spectral images using physical models to
bridge the gap between the engineering and theoretical sides of
remote-sensing and the world that we encounter when we venture
outdoors. The emphasis is on the practical use of images rather
than on theory and mathematical derivations. Examples are drawn
from a variety of landscapes and interpretations are tested against
the reality seen on the ground. The reader is led through analysis
of real images (using figures and explanations); the examples are
chosen to illustrate important aspects of the analytic framework.
This textbook will form a valuable reference for graduate students
and professionals in a variety of disciplines including ecology,
forestry, geology, geography, urban planning, archaeology and civil
engineering. It is supplemented by a website hosting digital colour
versions of figures in the book as well as ancillary images:
www.cambridge.org/9780521662214.
This volume provides a practical overview of the ethical issues
arising in pediatric practice. The case-based approach grounds the
bioethical concepts in real-life situations, covering a broad range
of important and controversial topics, including informed consent,
confidentiality, truthfulness and fidelity, ethical issues relating
to perinatology and neonatology, end-of-life issues, new
technologies, and problems of justice and public health in
pediatrics. A dedicated section also addresses the topics of
professionalism, including boundary issues, conflicts of interests
and relationships with industry, ethical issues arising during
training, and dealing with the impaired or unethical colleague.
Each chapter contains a summary of the key issues covered and
recommendations for approaching similar situations in other
contexts. Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics: A Case-Based Textbook is
an essential resource for all physicians who care for children, as
well as medical educators, residents and scholars in clinical
bioethics.
This isn't just another one of those autism books for parents.
Rather, this book is a groundbreaking guide that will give both
parents and doctors treating autism tools and a pathway to help
your child. There was something wrong with Ryan. His parents knew
it before the psychiatrist predicted he would end up in an
institution. Ryan was diagnosed as autistic at age four. He
wouldn't look people in the eye, had troubles with socialization,
difficulties with language and more like most kids that range from
mild, to severe autism, or even asperbergers. Like all parents who
receive this diagnosis, that day changed everything as your ticket
is punched to autism island, population one or two. There was no
understanding your child with autism . . . no manual for parenting
autism . . . recovery from autism . . . there was no cure . . .
there was no hope. Or was there? I Know You're in There tells the
true story of how, through diet, applied behavior analysis (ABA),
consistent and rigorous medical treatment, and more, Ryan's family
took the jump and was able work on healing the symptoms known as
autism and ultimately to overcome autism. It took a lot of trial
and error, but today Ryan isn't just high functioning on the autism
spectrum disorder, but rather uniquely human and is an aerospace
engineer, has friends, relationships, and lives a happy "typical"
life. His recovery wasn't miraculous, but instead the result of
getting proper medical care, and his parents never taking "no" for
an answer. This book provides an early start for your child with
autism. Marcia sincerely provides real world examples and
actionable steps to take to get your child the treatment and care
that could help them beat autism. If your child has been diagnosed
with autism, or the warning signs are there, which are also covered
here, I Know You're in There is an indispensable resource in your
fight against autism spectrum disorder.
As our society ages, questions concerning the relations between
generations gain importance. The quality of human relations depends
on the quality of emotion communication, which is a significant
part of our daily interactions. Emotion expressions serve not only
to communicate how the expresser feels, but also to communicate
intentions (whether to approach or retreat) and personality traits
(such as dominance, trustworthiness, or friendliness) that
influence our decisions regarding whether and how to interact with
a person. Emotion Communication by the Aging Face and Body
delineates how aging affects emotion communication and person
perception by bringing together research across multiple
disciplines. Scholars and graduate students in the psychology of
aging, affective science, and social gerontology will benefit from
this over-view and theoretical framework.
Studies of seventeenth-century New Mexico have largely overlooked
the soldiers and frontier settlers who formed the backbone of the
colony and laid the foundations of European society in a distant
outpost of Spain's North American empire. This book, the final
volume in the Coronado Historical Series, recognizes the career of
Juan Dominguez de Mendoza, a soldier-colonist who was as
instrumental as any governor or friar in shaping Hispano-Indian
society in New Mexico. Dominguez de Mendoza served in New Mexico
from age thirteen to fifty-eight as a stalwart defender of Spain's
interests during the troubled decades before the 1680 Pueblo
Revolt. Because of his successful career, the archives of Mexico
and Spain provide extensive information on his activities. The
documents translated in this volume reveal more cooperative
relations between Spaniards and Pueblo Indians than previously
understood.
Time forms such an important part of our lives that it is rarely
thought about. In this book the author moves beyond the time of
clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social
interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in
the body, and in the environment. The author looks at the many
different ways in which time is experienced, in relation to the
various contexts and institutions of social life. Among the topics
discussed are time in the areas of health, education, work,
globalization and environmental change. Through focusing on the
complexities of social time she explores ways of keeping together
what social science traditions have taken apart, namely, time with
reference to the personal-public, local-global and natural-cultural
dimensions of social life.
Barbara Adam's time-based approach engages with, yet differs
from postmodernist writings. It suggests ways not merely to
deconstruct but to reconstruct both common-sense and social science
understanding.
This book will be of interest to undergraduates, graduates and
academics in the areas of sociology, social theory
environmental/green issues, feminist theory, cultual studies,
philosophy, peace studies, education, social policy and
anthropology.
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