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This volume is part of the Writers in Britain series which
introduces children to great literary figures. This title examines
the lives of the romantic poets, taking in Blake, Coleridge, Keats,
Shelley, and Wordsworth and considers the time in which they wrote
their poetry.
This concise anthology of primary sources designed for use in an
ancient philosophy survey ranges from the Presocratics to Plato,
Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and the Neoplatonists. The
Second Edition features an amplified selection of Presocratic
fragments in newly revised translations by Richard D. McKirahan.
Also included is an expansion of the Hellenistic unit, featuring
new selections from Lucretius and Sextus Empiricus as well as a new
translation, by Peter J. Anderson, of most of Seneca's De
Providentia . The selections from Plotinus have also been expanded.
This work establishes a contemporary profile of virtue in
professional media practice. Author Patrick Lee Plaisance examines
the experiences, perspectives, moral stances, and demographic data
of two dozen professional exemplars in journalism and public
relations. Plaisance conducted extensive personal "life story"
interviews and collected survey data to assess the exemplars
personality traits, ethical ideologies, moral reasoning skills and
perceived workplace climate.
The chosen professionals span the geographic United States, and
include Pulitzer Prize winners and trendsetting PR corporate
executives, ranging from rising stars to established veterans.
Their thoughts, opinions, and experiences provide readers with an
insider s perspective on the thought process of decision makers in
media.
The unique observations in this volume will be stimulating
reading for practitioners, researchers, and students in journalism
and public relations. "Virtue in Media "establishes a key
benchmark, and sets an agenda for future research into the moral
psychology of media professionals."
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Bioethics - A Culture War (Paperback, New)
Nicholas C Lund-Molfese, Michael L. Kelly; Contributions by Nicholas C Lund-Molfese, Michael Kelly, Francis Cardinal George, OMI, …
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The purpose of this valuable book is to consider recent cultural
trends in bioethics from a Catholic perspective. The first section
describes modern cultural notions of health and human suffering. It
examines the meaning of suffering in the contemporary world and
relates this discussion to the ethical issues surrounding abortion,
euthanasia, and the competing conceptions of health. The second
section discusses the philosophical origins of the culture war
through an examination of the problematic bases of various forms of
moral relativism and its inability to guide moral action. The third
section contextualizes this abstract discussion in the current
political and legal debate on biotechnology, marriage, and the
family. Bioethics is intended for a lay audience interested in
understanding bioethical issues from a Catholic perspective.
What is it that worries us about cloning? Why do technologies such
as in vitro fertilization threaten the family? How does modern
biological science threaten the very life it studies? These are
important questions that demand a careful examination of science,
technology, and the dignity of the human person. The March 2002
symposium Human Dignity and Reproductive Technology brought
together philosophers, theologians, scientists, lawyers, and
scholars from across the United States to discuss these questions.
The essays of this book are the contributions of the symposium's
participants. These essays do not simply catalogue recent ethical
debates concerning reproduction technologies. Rather, they examine
how these technologies impact human life and its innate, undeniable
dignity. In accordance with the tradition of the Catholic Church,
human dignity is examined from the perspectives of both faith and
reason so that the good of technology may promote the dignity of
the human person.
This work establishes a contemporary profile of virtue in
professional media practice. Author Patrick Lee Plaisance examines
the experiences, perspectives, moral stances, and demographic data
of two dozen professional exemplars in journalism and public
relations. Plaisance conducted extensive personal "life story"
interviews and collected survey data to assess the exemplars
personality traits, ethical ideologies, moral reasoning skills and
perceived workplace climate.
The chosen professionals span the geographic United States, and
include Pulitzer Prize winners and trendsetting PR corporate
executives, ranging from rising stars to established veterans.
Their thoughts, opinions, and experiences provide readers with an
insider s perspective on the thought process of decision makers in
media.
The unique observations in this volume will be stimulating
reading for practitioners, researchers, and students in journalism
and public relations. "Virtue in Media "establishes a key
benchmark, and sets an agenda for future research into the moral
psychology of media professionals."
In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders
into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of
Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the
XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temples of Greece. In
response, people in the antebellum trans-Appalachian region
embraced the clean lines, intricate details, and stately symmetry
of the Grecian style. On newly built public buildings, private
homes, and religious structures, references to classical Greek
architecture became the preferred ornamentation. Several antebellum
cities and towns adopted the moniker of "Athens," styling
themselves as centers of culture, education, and sophistication. As
the trend grew, American citizens understood the name as a link
between the Grecian style and the founding principles of democracy
- signaling a change of taste in service to the larger American
cultural ideal. In Athens on the Frontier, Patrick Lee Lucas
examines the material culture of Grecian-style buildings in
antebellum America to help recover nineteenth-century regional
identities. As communities worked to define their built landscape
and develop a shared Western identity, Lucas's study invites
readers to question many of the assumptions Americans have made
about divisions and cultural formation in antebellum society.
The thrilling follow-up to Lee's "New York Times" bestseller "The
Breach." In the secluded Wyoming countryside, in a top-secret
facility far beneath the surface of the Earth, a door has been
opened into the impossible. Original.
Ethics in communication and media has arguably reached a pivotal
stage of maturity in the last decade, moving from disparate lines
of inquiry to a theory-driven, interdisciplinary field presenting
normative frameworks and philosophical explications for
communicative practices. The intent of this volume is to present
this maturation, to reflect the vibrant state of ethics theorizing
and to illuminate promising pathways for future research.
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Runner (Paperback)
Patrick Lee
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This concise anthology of primary sources designed for use in an
ancient philosophy survey ranges from the Presocratics to Plato,
Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and the Neoplatonists. The
Second Edition features an amplified selection of Presocratic
fragments in newly revised translations by Richard D. McKirahan.
Also included is an expansion of the Hellenistic unit, featuring
new selections from Lucretius and Sextus Empiricus as well as a new
translation, by Peter J. Anderson, of most of Seneca's De
Providentia . The selections from Plotinus have also been expanded.
Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice equips
students with the knowledge and critical skill sets they need to
develop a solid foundation in ethical thinking and responsible
media behavior. The text balances ethics theory with case studies
to explain key ethical principles and their application in
real-world media practice. The book introduces classical and
contemporary ethics theory and helps students develop a greater
understanding of and appreciation for the deliberative process
required for responsible media practice. Dedicated chapters address
key ethical principles including transparency, justice, harm,
autonomy, privacy, and community. Case studies throughout the book
provide examples of media behaviors that have posed real-life
dilemmas. These contemporary examples underscore the need for
ethical media practice and also set the stage for lively debate and
reflection. The third edition includes up-to-date case studies,
media research, and ethics theory applications to media
technologies. Three new chapters address moral decision-making in
everyday life, the key factors involved in being a responsible
media consumer, and ethical and policy questions surrounding Big
Data and our data-driven media system. Developed to foster ethical
thought and decision-making, Media Ethics is the ideal textbook for
courses dealing with ethics in journalism, public relations,
advertising, strategic communication, and media marketing.
Thirty years ago, in a facility buried beneath a vast Wyoming
emptiness, an experiment gone awry accidentally opened a door.
It is the world's best-kept secret--and its most terrifying.
Trying to regain his life in the Alaskan wilds, ex-con/ex-cop
Travis Chase stumbles upon an impossible scene: a crashed 747
passenger jet filled with the murdered dead, including the wife of
the President of the United States. Though a nightmare of
monumental proportions, it pales before the terror to come, as
Chase is dragged into a battle for the future that revolves around
an amazing artifact.
Allied with a beautiful covert operative whose life he saved,
Chase must now play the role he's been destined for--a pawn of
incomprehensible forces or humankind's final hope--as the race
toward Apocalypse begins in earnest.
Because something is loose in the world.
And doomsday is not only possible . . . it is inevitable.
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