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"Global Ethics provides a superb analysis of the ethical issues
that arise at the global level. It succeeds in both covering a
great deal of ground and in doing so in considerable depth. One
particularly attractive feature of the book is the way it unites
ethical analysis with detailed accounts of the practical challenges
that we face today. Global Ethics is also wonderfully clear, and
introduces complex ideas in an extremely accessible and
illuminating way." - Simon Caney, University of Oxford "Global
Ethics surveys a vast amount of work on the subject, offers a
comprehensive introduction to its themes, represents the arguments
with care and accuracy, and is written remarkably clearly. Its use
of important case-studies to introduce students to the field will
stimulate thinking and show the real-world relevance of the
theories discussed. This is an exceptional introduction to global
ethics." - Darrel Moellendorf, San Diego State University "An
excellent text that deserves to become the standard introduction to
the topic. It makes complex issues intelligible to a broad range of
potential readers, including those who have done little or no
philosophy, without at any point dumbing down. An impressive
achievement, the book is at once usable, engaging and
thought-provoking." - Bob Brecher, University of Brighton "Widdows
illuminates today's leading theories with compelling case-studies,
expertly blending philosophy and practice. Those looking for a
vivid and accessible overview of the best contemporary thinking
about global ethics should read this book." - Leif Wenar, King's
College London "A highly engaging and excellent introduction to
ethical issues in a global context. Widdows does an outstanding job
including a vast array of important global ethical issues,
integrating philosophical and empirical concerns smoothly in her
analysis. She discusses an impressive amount of current literature
in an accessible way. A delightfully fresh approach that students
are bound to find stimulating and rewarding." - Gillian Brock,
University of Auckland "A fascinating and highly accessible
introduction to global ethics, a young and rapidly developing field
of enormous significance. Through this book, Widdows takes her
readers on a journey of discovery that will enthuse them to delve
deeper." - Sigrid Sterckx, Ghent University "This book offers a
timely introduction to the emerging subject of global ethics and
provides the reader with the theoretical tools and information
necessary to understand issues of global importance." - Nick
Buttle, University of the West of England "Virtually everything one
needs to know about the whole sphere of global ethics, including
the complexity of negotiating global-ethics issues and universalism
which is assumed in all areas of global governance, is discussed
here with insight." - Tribune, India Textbook introducing students
to the theory and practice of global ethics, ranging over issues in
global governance and citizenship, poverty and development, war and
terrorism, bioethics, environmental ethics and gender justice.
Global Social Justice provides a distinctive contribution to the
growing debate about global justice and global ethics. It brings a
multi-disciplinary voice - which spans philosophical, political and
social disciplines - and emphasises the social element of global
justice in both theory and practice. Bringing together a number of
internationally renowned scholars, the book explicitly addresses
debates about the scope and hierarchies of justice and considers
how different approaches and conceptions of justice inter relate.
It explores a diversity of themes relating to global social justice
including globalisation, human rights, ecological justice, gender
and sexuality, migration and trafficking, global health challenges,
post-conflict resolution and torture. Global Social Justice will be
vital reading for anyone interested in the political/philosophical
theories and practical issues surrounding global social justice,
including students and scholars of Political Science, International
Relations, Philosophy, Global Ethics, Environmental Studies,
Development Studies, Human Rights Law and Global Studies.
1. Global Social Justice: An Introduction Heather Widdows and
Nicola J. Smith 2. The Globalisation of Human Rights Leslie Sklair
3. Liberal Internationalism and Global Social Justice Kostas
Koukouzelis 4. Moral Distance and Global Social Justice: An
Archaeology of Borders Luis Cabrera 5. Global Justice and the
Distribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Simon Caney 6. Ecological
Issues of Justice Robin Attfield 7. Torture: A Touchstone for
Global Social Justice Bob Brecher 8. Global Social Justice and
Public Health Rebecca Shah 9. Cosmopolitan Social Justice and
Labour Exploitation Christien van den Anker 10. Gender and Global
Social Justice: Peacebuilding and the Politics of Participation
Laura J. Shepherd 11. Sexuality, Power and Global Social Justice
Penny Griffin 12. Global Social Justice: A Conclusion Heather
Widdows and Nicola J. Smith
Iris Murdoch's moral philosophy, although highly influential in
20th century moral theory, is somewhat unsystematic and
inaccessible. In this work Widdows outlines the moral vision of
Iris Murdoch in its entirety and draws out the implications of her
thought for the contemporary ethical debate, discussing such
aspects of Murdoch's work as the influence of Plato on her
conception of The Good, the reality of the human moral experience,
the attainment of knowledge of moral values and how art and
religion inform the living of the moral life. Examining all of
Murdoch's contributions to moral philosophy from her short papers
to Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals, Heather Widdows provides an
accessible and systematised account of Murdoch's moral concepts and
offers a clear and critical exposition of her thought. By
clarifying Murdoch's central themes, core ideas and her picture of
the moral life, this book enables her work to be more easily
understood and so utilised in current debates.
"Global Ethics provides a superb analysis of the ethical issues
that arise at the global level. It succeeds in both covering a
great deal of ground and in doing so in considerable depth. One
particularly attractive feature of the book is the way it unites
ethical analysis with detailed accounts of the practical challenges
that we face today. Global Ethics is also wonderfully clear, and
introduces complex ideas in an extremely accessible and
illuminating way." - Simon Caney, University of Oxford "Global
Ethics surveys a vast amount of work on the subject, offers a
comprehensive introduction to its themes, represents the arguments
with care and accuracy, and is written remarkably clearly. Its use
of important case-studies to introduce students to the field will
stimulate thinking and show the real-world relevance of the
theories discussed. This is an exceptional introduction to global
ethics." - Darrel Moellendorf, San Diego State University "An
excellent text that deserves to become the standard introduction to
the topic. It makes complex issues intelligible to a broad range of
potential readers, including those who have done little or no
philosophy, without at any point dumbing down. An impressive
achievement, the book is at once usable, engaging and
thought-provoking." - Bob Brecher, University of Brighton "Widdows
illuminates today's leading theories with compelling case-studies,
expertly blending philosophy and practice. Those looking for a
vivid and accessible overview of the best contemporary thinking
about global ethics should read this book." - Leif Wenar, King's
College London "A highly engaging and excellent introduction to
ethical issues in a global context. Widdows does an outstanding job
including a vast array of important global ethical issues,
integrating philosophical and empirical concerns smoothly in her
analysis. She discusses an impressive amount of current literature
in an accessible way. A delightfully fresh approach that students
are bound to find stimulating and rewarding." - Gillian Brock,
University of Auckland "A fascinating and highly accessible
introduction to global ethics, a young and rapidly developing field
of enormous significance. Through this book, Widdows takes her
readers on a journey of discovery that will enthuse them to delve
deeper." - Sigrid Sterckx, Ghent University "This book offers a
timely introduction to the emerging subject of global ethics and
provides the reader with the theoretical tools and information
necessary to understand issues of global importance." - Nick
Buttle, University of the West of England "Virtually everything one
needs to know about the whole sphere of global ethics, including
the complexity of negotiating global-ethics issues and universalism
which is assumed in all areas of global governance, is discussed
here with insight." - Tribune, India Textbook introducing students
to the theory and practice of global ethics, ranging over issues in
global governance and citizenship, poverty and development, war and
terrorism, bioethics, environmental ethics and gender justice.
Chapter 4 of this book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via
link.springer.com. This edited collection explores the agency of
women who do violence and have violence done to them. Topics
covered include rape, pornography, prostitution, suicide bombing
and domestic violence. The volume contributes to the philosophical
and theoretical debate, as well as offering practical, social and
political responses to the issues examined.
How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's
world The demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in
today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being
perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to
which we judge ourselves a success or failure. Perfect Me explores
the changing nature of the beauty ideal, showing how it is more
dominant, demanding, and global than ever before. Arguing that our
perception of the self is changing, Heather Widdows shows that more
and more, we locate the self in the body. Nobody is firm enough,
thin enough, smooth enough, or buff enough-not without significant
effort and cosmetic intervention. To understand these rising
demands, we need to recognize their ethical aspect and seek out new
communal responses.
Global ethics focuses on the most pressing contemporary ethical
issues - poverty, global trade, terrorism, torture, pollution,
climate change and the management of scarce recourses. It draws on
moral and political philosophy, political and social science,
empirical research, and real-world policy and activism. The
Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics is an outstanding reference
source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting
subject, presenting an authoritative overview of the most
significant issues and ideas in global ethics. The 31 chapters by a
team of international contributors are structured into six key
parts: normative theory conflict and violence poverty and
development economic justice bioethics and health justice
environment and climate ethics. Covering the theoretical and
practical aspects of global ethics as well as policy, The Routledge
Handbook of Philosophy of Global Ethics provides a benchmark for
the study of global ethics to date, as well as outlining future
developments. It will prove an invaluable reference for
policy-makers, and is essential reading for students and
researchers in philosophy, international relations, political
science, environmental and development studies and human rights
law.
Global ethics focuses on the most pressing contemporary ethical
issues - poverty, global trade, terrorism, torture, pollution,
climate change and the management of scarce recourses. It draws on
moral and political philosophy, political and social science,
empirical research, and real-world policy and activism. The
Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics is an outstanding reference
source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting
subject, presenting an authoritative overview of the most
significant issues and ideas in global ethics. The 31 chapters by a
team of international contributors are structured into six key
parts: normative theory conflict and violence poverty and
development economic justice bioethics and health justice
environment and climate ethics. Covering the theoretical and
practical aspects of global ethics as well as policy, The Routledge
Handbook of Philosophy of Global Ethics provides a benchmark for
the study of global ethics to date, as well as outlining future
developments. It will prove an invaluable reference for
policy-makers, and is essential reading for students and
researchers in philosophy, international relations, political
science, environmental and development studies and human rights
law.
Iris Murdoch's moral philosophy, although highly influential in
20th century moral theory, is somewhat unsystematic and
inaccessible. In this work Widdows outlines the moral vision of
Iris Murdoch in its entirety and draws out the implications of her
thought for the contemporary ethical debate, discussing such
aspects of Murdoch's work as the influence of Plato on her
conception of The Good, the reality of the human moral experience,
the attainment of knowledge of moral values and how art and
religion inform the living of the moral life. Examining all of
Murdoch's contributions to moral philosophy from her short papers
to Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals, Heather Widdows provides an
accessible and systematised account of Murdoch's moral concepts and
offers a clear and critical exposition of her thought. By
clarifying Murdoch's central themes, core ideas and her picture of
the moral life, this book enables her work to be more easily
understood and so utilised in current debates.
This volume maps the areas of ethical concern in the debate
regarding the governance of genetic information, and suggests
alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation in order to
inform its restructuring. Genetic governance is at the heart of
medical and scientific developments, and is connected to global
exploitation, issues of commodification, commercialisation and
ownership, the concepts of property and intellectual property and
concerns about individual and communal identity. Thus the decisions
that are made in the next few years about appropriate models of
genetic governance will have knock-on effects for other areas of
governance. In short the final answer to 'Who Decides?' in the
context of genetic governance will fundamentally shape the ethical
constructs of individuals and their networks and relationships in
the public sphere.
How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's
world The demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in
today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being
perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to
which we judge ourselves good or bad, a success or a failure.
Perfect Me explores the changing nature of the beauty ideal,
showing how it is more dominant, more demanding, and more global
than ever before. Heather Widdows argues that our perception of the
self is changing. More and more, we locate the self in the
body--not just our actual, flawed bodies but our transforming and
imagined ones. As this happens, we further embrace the beauty
ideal. Nobody is firm enough, thin enough, smooth enough, or buff
enough-not without significant effort and cosmetic intervention.
And as more demanding practices become the norm, more will be
required of us, and the beauty ideal will be harder and harder to
resist. If you have ever felt the urge to "make the best of
yourself" or worried that you were "letting yourself go," this book
explains why. Perfect Me examines how the beauty ideal has come to
define how we see ourselves and others and how we structure our
daily practices-and how it enthralls us with promises of the good
life that are dubious at best. Perfect Me demonstrates that we must
first recognize the ethical nature of the beauty ideal if we are
ever to address its harms.
This volume maps the areas of ethical concern in the debate
regarding the governance of genetic information, and suggests
alternative ethical frameworks and models of regulation in order to
inform its restructuring. Genetic governance is at the heart of
medical and scientific developments, and is connected to global
exploitation, issues of commodification, commercialisation and
ownership, the concepts of property and intellectual property and
concerns about individual and communal identity. Thus the decisions
that are made in the next few years about appropriate models of
genetic governance will have knock-on effects for other areas of
governance. In short the final answer to 'Who Decides?' in the
context of genetic governance will fundamentally shape the ethical
constructs of individuals and their networks and relationships in
the public sphere.
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