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Humans encounter and use animals in a stunning number of ways. The
nature of these animals and the justifiability or unjustifiabilitly
of human uses of them are the subject matter of this volume.
Philosophers have long been intrigued by animal minds and
vegetarianism, but only around the last quarter of the twentieth
century did a significant philosophical literature begin to be
developed on both the scientific study of animals and the ethics of
human uses of animals. This literature had a primary focus on
discussion of animal psychology, the moral status of animals, the
nature and significance of species, and a number of practical
problems. This Oxford Handbook is designed to capture the nature of
the questions as they stand today and to propose solutions to many
of the major problems. Several chapters in this volume explore
matters that have never previously been examined by philosophers.
The authors of the thirty-five chapters come from a diverse set of
philosophical interests in the History of Philosophy, the
Philosophy of Mind, the Philosophy of Biology, the Philosophy of
Cognitive Science, the Philosophy of Language, Ethical Theory, and
Practical Ethics. They explore many theoretical issues about animal
minds and an array of practical concerns about animal products,
farm animals, hunting, circuses, zoos, the entertainment industry,
safety-testing on animals, the status and moral significance of
species, environmental ethics, the nature and significance of the
minds of animals, and so on. They also investigate what the future
may be expected to bring in the way of new scientific developments
and new moral problems.
This book of original essays is the most comprehensive single
volume ever published on animal minds and the ethics of our use of
animals.
This book addresses critical issues in normative ethical theory.
Every such theory must contain not only a theory of motivation but
also a theory of value, and the link that is often forged between
what is valuable and what would be right is human welfare or
well-being. This topic is a subject of considerable controversy in
contemporary ethics, not least because of the current
reconsideration of utilitarianism. Indeed, there is as much
disagreement about the nature of value and its relationship to
welfare and morality, as there is about the substantive content of
normative ethical theories. The essays in this collection, all new
and written by a distinguished team of moral philosophers, provide
an overview, analysis, and an attempted resolution of those
controversies. They constitute the most rigorous available account
of the relationship among value, welfare, and morality.
The moral issues involved in doctors assisting patients to die with dignity are of absolutely central concern to the medical profession, ethicists, and the public at large. The debate is fueled by cases that extend way beyond passive euthanasia to the active consideration of killing by physicians. The need for a sophisticated but lucid exposition of the two sides of the argument is now urgent. This book supplies that need. Two prominent philosophers, Gerald Dworkin and R. G. Frey argue that in certain circumstances it is morally and should be legally permissible for physicians to provide the knowledge and means by which patients can take their lives. One of the best-known ethicists in the US (author of Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private) Sissela Bok argues that the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide would entail grave risks and would in no way deal adequately with the needs of those at the end of their lives, least of all in societies without health insurance available to all. All the moral and factual issues relevant to this controversy are explored. The book will thus enable readers to begin to decide for themselves how to confront a decision that we are all likely to face at some point in our lives.
This collection of contemporary essays by a group of well-known philosophers and legal theorists covers various topics in the philosophy of law, focusing on issues concerning liability in contract, tort, and criminal law. The book is divided into four sections. The first provides a conceptual overview of the issues at stake in a philosophical discussion of liability and responsibility. The second, third, and fourth sections present, in turn, more detailed explorations of the roles of notions of liability and responsibility in contracts, torts, and punishment. The collection not only presents some of the most challenging work being done in legal philosophy today, it also demonstrates the interdisciplinary character of the field of philosophy of law, with contributors taking into account recent developments in economics, political science, and rational choice theory. This thought-provoking volume will help to shed light on the underexplored ground that lies between law and morals.
Noting that a traditional understanding of Paul as “convert”
from Judaism has fueled false and often dangerous stereotypes of
Judaism, and that the so-called “new perspective on Paul” has
not completely escaped these stereotypes, František Ábel has
gathered leading international scholars to test the hypotheses of
the more recent “Paul within Judaism” movement. Though hardly
monolithic in their approach, these scholars’ explorations of
specific topics concerning Second Temple Judaism and Paul’s
message and theology allow a contextually more nuanced
understanding of the apostle’s thought, one free from particular
biases rooted in unacknowledged ideologies and traditional
interpretations transmitted by particular church traditions.
Contributors include František Ábel, Michael Bachmann, Daniel
Boyarin, William S. Campbell, Kathy Ehrensperger, Paula Fredriksen,
Jörg Frey, Joshua Garroway, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Isaac W. Oliver,
Shayna Sheinfeld, and J. Brian Tucker.
Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in
philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political
life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken
together, the essays in this volume - including two overview essays
on theories of ethics and the nature of applied ethics - provide a
state-of-the-art account of the most pressing moral questions
facing us today. This title provides a comprehensive guide to many
of the most significant problems of practical ethics. It offers
state-of-the-art accounts of issues in medical, environmental,
legal, social, and business ethics. It is written by major
philosophers presently engaged with these complex and profound
ethical issues.
In recent years, many important moral, social, and political issues
have come under philosophical scrutiny, with the result that
applied or practical ethics has become one of the largest areas of
growth in philosophy. These specially commissioned essays by many
of the leading figures in applied ethics track that growth. They
provide substantive discussions of the pressing issues that orient
around the topics in question, and, collectively, constitute an
in-depth, state-of-the-art account of present-day philosophical
thinking in practical ethics. A Companion to Applied Ethics is the
most ambitious and authoritative account of applied ethics
available. The volume will serve professionals as an indispensable
resource, and, because it is written accessibly, will provide
students and educated laymen with an excellent guide to the current
state of play in substantive discussion by philosophers of major
moral, social, and political issues.
Humans encounter and use animals in a stunning number of ways. The
nature of these animals and the justifiability or unjustifiabilitly
of human uses of them are the subject matter of this volume.
Philosophers have long been intrigued by animal minds and
vegetarianism, but only around the last quarter of the twentieth
century did a significant philosophical literature begin to be
developed on both the scientific study of animals and the ethics of
human uses of animals. This literature had a primary focus on
discussion of animal psychology, the moral status of animals, the
nature and significance of species, and a number of practical
problems. This Oxford Handbook is designed to capture the nature of
the questions as they stand today and to propose solutions to many
of the major problems. Several chapters in this volume explore
matters that have never previously been examined by philosophers.
The authors of the thirty-five chapters come from a diverse set of
philosophical interests in the History of Philosophy, the
Philosophy of Mind, the Philosophy of Biology, the Philosophy of
Cognitive Science, the Philosophy of Language, Ethical Theory, and
Practical Ethics. They explore many theoretical issues about animal
minds and an array of practical concerns about animal products,
farm animals, hunting, circuses, zoos, the entertainment industry,
safety-testing on animals, the status and moral significance of
species, environmental ethics, the nature and significance of the
minds of animals, and so on. They also investigate what the future
may be expected to bring in the way of new scientific developments
and new moral problems. This book of original essays is the most
comprehensive single volume ever published on animal minds and the
ethics of our use of animals.
Dualistische Weltdeutungen und dämonische oder diabolische Figuren
begegnen in frühjüdischen und urchristlichen Texten in großer
Zahl und Vielfalt. Der vorliegende Band untersucht den Hintergrund
und die Entstehung dieser Vorstellungen im antiken Judentum und
erläutert neutestamentliche Überlieferungen im Horizont ihrer
frühjüdischen Kontexte. Besondere Beachtung findet dabei die
Frage nach den Ursprüngen des Bösen und seiner Überwindung, nach
der Stellung eschatologischer Gegenspieler und der Funktion von
Dämonen. Textliche Schwerpunkte sind die Schriftrollen von Qumran
und andere frühjüdische Texte sowie die Jesusüberlieferung.
Abschließend reflektieren vier Beiträge den Stellenwert
dämonologischer Vorstellungen in der heutigen theologischen
Reflexion und die Möglichkeiten eines praktisch-theologischen
Umgangs mit ihnen. Mit Beiträgen von: Michael Becker, Stefan
Beyerle, John J. Collins, Craig A. Evans, Philipp David, Jan
Dochhorn, Jörg Frey, Monika E. Götte, Christian Grappe, Theresa
Heilig, Albert Hogeterp, Esther Marie Joas, Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer,
Enno Edzard Popkes, Hartmut Rosenau, Maike Schult, Eibert
Tigchelaar
This collection of contemporary essays by a group of well-known
philosophers and legal theorists covers various topics in the
philosophy of law, focusing on issues concerning liability in
contract, tort, and criminal law. The book is divided into four
sections. The first provides a conceptual overview of the issues at
stake in a philosophical discussion of liability and
responsibility. The second, third, and fourth sections present, in
turn, more detailed explorations of the roles of notions of
liability and responsibility in contracts, torts, and punishment.
The collection not only presents some of the most challenging work
being done in legal philosophy today, it also demonstrates the
interdisciplinary character of the field of philosophy of law, with
contributors taking into account recent developments in economics,
political science, and rational choice theory. This
thought-provoking volume will help to shed light on the
underexplored ground that lies between law and morals.
This book addresses critical issues in normative ethical theory.
Every such theory must contain not only a theory of motivation but
also a theory of value, and the link that is often forged between
what is valuable and what would be right is human welfare or
well-being. This topic is a subject of considerable controversy in
contemporary ethics, not least because of the current
reconsideration of utilitarianism. Indeed, there is as much
disagreement about the nature of value and its relationship to
welfare and morality, as there is about the substantive content of
normative ethical theories. The essays in this collection, all new
and written by a distinguished team of moral philosophers, provide
an overview, analysis, and an attempted resolution of those
controversies. They constitute the most rigorous available account
of the relationship among value, welfare, and morality.
The moral issues involved in doctors assisting patients to die with dignity are of absolutely central concern to the medical profession, ethicists, and the public at large. The debate is fueled by cases that extend way beyond passive euthanasia to the active consideration of killing by physicians. The need for a sophisticated but lucid exposition of the two sides of the argument is now urgent. This book supplies that need. Two prominent philosophers, Gerald Dworkin and R. G. Frey argue that in certain circumstances it is morally and should be legally permissible for physicians to provide the knowledge and means by which patients can take their lives. One of the best-known ethicists in the US (author of Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private) Sissela Bok argues that the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide would entail grave risks and would in no way deal adequately with the needs of those at the end of their lives, least of all in societies without health insurance available to all. All the moral and factual issues relevant to this controversy are explored. The book will thus enable readers to begin to decide for themselves how to confront a decision that we are all likely to face at some point in our lives.
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