The first of its kind, this anthology in the burgeoning field of technology ethics offers students and other interested readers 32 chapters, each written in an accessible and lively manner specifically for this volume. The chapters are conveniently organized into five parts: Perspectives on Technology and its Value Technology and the Good Life Computer and Information Technology Technology and Business Biotechnologies and the Ethics of Enhancement A hallmark of the volume is multidisciplinary contributions both (1) in "analytic" and "continental" philosophies and (2) across several hot-button topics of interest to students, including the ethics of autonomous vehicles, psychotherapeutic phone apps, and bio-enhancement of cognition and in sports. The volume editors, both teachers of technology ethics, have compiled a set of original and timely chapters that will advance scholarly debate and stimulate fascinating and lively classroom discussion. Downloadable eResources (available from www.routledge.com/9781032038704) provide a glossary of all relevant terms, sample classroom activities/discussion questions relevant for chapters, and links to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries and other relevant online materials. Key Features: Examines the most pivotal ethical questions around our use of technology, equipping readers to better understand technology’s promises and perils. Explores throughout a central tension raised by technological progress: maintaining social stability vs. pursuing dynamic social improvements. Provides ample coverage of the pressing issues of free speech and productive online discourse.
START A NEW BUSINESS - EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS, ADVANCE YOUR CAREER - GET MORE OUT OF LIFE More than a self help resource -- a complete and practical guide to finding and managing success. Eighty percent of all success is generated by 20 percent of the people. Compound this with the fact that four out of five new businesses may never realize their fifth anniversary and an important question immediately presents itself. Why? This book explores that very question and responds. Much has been written on this topic in books that specialize in everything from psychology to practical management guides of every size, shape and description. It's Your Business begins with a different twist in that it explores who we are inherently and instinctively. The reader is challenged to think from outside the box and will come to a better understanding of what is possible and how uncomplicated most solutions really are. This book allows the reader to discover what is holding them back from greater achievement and to break free! To begin a small business or a new career without truly understanding our own personal and professional parameters makes for very tenuous beginnings. Regardless if the reader is starting a business, expanding a business, examining a career transition or is forced into a career transition, this book is for them! It's Your Business also delivers the goods as a practical "start your own business" resource. The main focus is on business but the model is quickly understood to facilitate effective career action plans as well. There is nothing candy coated here, just a resource to inspire you to explore how you can create success and manage it!
In 1907, Grace Oakeshott faked her own death by drowning. Aged 35, she left a marriage and a successful professional life in England and fled with her lover, Walter Reeve, to New Zealand. What prompted her to do so? Jocelyn Robson traces her life story through social, political and religious reform movements of the fin de siècle period.
How do you make a False Impression? Take one mildly depressed ex-photojournalist, one unfinished World War II video, one hot looking politician, one elderly historian, two USO hostesses, two escaped POWs, a score of UBoats and the dead body of a young drug dealer. Toss in a houseful of eccentric artists, the politician's sexy daughter, and a handful of spies. Stir until blended, settle back in a beach chair, and enjoy.
A series locked-door mystery set in Florida and featuring an amateur female sleuth. Back cover copy: Keegan's Fourth Worst Decision Ever, All Because of a Very Old Debt One month before the millennium, a seven-year-old mute helps his stepfather dig up a cracked floor in the local Catholic church. He grabs up a handful of the exposed dirt, speaks his first word ever, and within weeks Lost River Florida is flooded with strangers who want to touch the healing earth and toss away their crutches. But one less-spiritual visitor, a journalist determined to jump-start his stalled career, insists the magic dirt is a hoax. Within days of his arrival, his smart mouth and non-stop boozing have alienated everyone in town and prompted a death threat or two. Keegan Shaw, in nearby Seminole Beach, receives a call from an old friend asking her to rescue the brash journalist - who Keegan knew from her days as a photojournalist in London - from Lost River's irate locals and from himself. Then somebody turns up dead on a pile of the magic earth, and there are almost too many suspects. And one question remains: How can a dead body end up in an empty, locked church that's been surrounded by people all night long, and with an active burglar alarm? Praise for False Promises: "Photojournalist Keegan Shaw has baggage. Married, divorced, a dead ex-husband, she's solved two murders and she's dating an English rocker. And the eccentric cast of characters she's surrounded by have even crazier lives. False Promises is a locked room suspense/murder that will have you guessing right up to the end. Wonderful story, strong characters, highly recommended." -Don Bruns, author ofthe Quentin Archer Series, the Stuff Series and the Caribbean Series "Sandra Robson has managed the best Florida can provide: a taste of the surf and a murder set among the ranches and small towns of rural Florida. Hooray for a savvy sleuth and a cast of characters who sometimes aid in tracking down the killer and sometimes appear to be the guilty party. Twists and turns aplenty, you'll never guess the outcome until the end." -Lesley A. Diehl, author of the Eve Apple Mysteries, the Big Lake Murder Mysteries and the Laura Murphy Mysteries
The story of the world's first superhero. As he investigates the origins of Subject Six and explores the reaction to his arrival, reporter Benji Wilson, through a weaving together of pop science and pop theology, unfolds a thriller narrative and gets sucked into the battle for Subject Six and his powers.
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