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Rethinking Autonomy

A Critique of Principlism in Biomedical Ethics

By: John W. Traphagan

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Rethinking Autonomy

A Critique of Principlism in Biomedical Ethics

By: John W. Traphagan

Provides a critique of and alternative to the dominant paradigm used in biomedical ethics by exploring the Japanese concept of autonomy.

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SUNY Press

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1438445539

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Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

By: John W. Traphagan

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Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

By: John W. Traphagan

This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and discovery related to life on other worlds. Despite the recent explosion in our knowledge of other planets and the seeming era of discovery in which we live, to date we have found no concrete evidence that we are not alone. Our thinking about life on other worlds has been and remains the product of a combination of scientific investigation and human imagination shaped by cultural values--particularly values of exploration and discovery connected to American society. The rapid growth in our awareness of other worlds makes this a crucial moment to think about and assess the influence of cultural values on the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Here the author considers the junction of science and culture with a focus on two main themes: (1) the underlying assumptions, many of which are tacitly based upon cultural values common in American society, that have shaped the ways researchers in astrobiology and SETI have conceptualized the nature of their endeavor and represented ideas about the potential influence contact might have on human civilization, and (2) the empirical evidence we can access as a way of thinking about the social impact that contact with alien intelligence might have for humanity.

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Springer

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3319417452

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Taming Oblivion

Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan

By: John W. Traphagan

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Taming Oblivion

Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan

By: John W. Traphagan

Examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese.

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246

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SUNY Press

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0791444996

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9780791444993

The Trickle-Down Delusion

How Republican Upward Redistribution of Economic and Political Power Undermines Our Economy, Democracy, Institutions and Health—and a Liberal Response

By: John Seip,Dee Wood Harper

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The Trickle-Down Delusion

How Republican Upward Redistribution of Economic and Political Power Undermines Our Economy, Democracy, Institutions and Health—and a Liberal Response

By: John Seip,Dee Wood Harper

From inside the book: “Since 1980, the economy has been growing, and productivity has been growing, but trickle-down values—that we, the American people promote, pursuant to the Republican Party’s conservative ideology—have rigged the economy to continuously upwardly redistribute those revenues attributable to our increased productivity, yielding a productivity/wage disconnect, resulting in increased concentration of income and wealth at the top, in corporations and among older Americans (beneficiaries of income from Social Security, pensions and investments and continuing income due to delaying retirement), and the lowest percentage of GDP attributable to wages and highest attributable to profits since World War II. But trickle-down has not only distorted our economic thought; it has also distorted our political thought, our sociology and our concept of the rule of law. The result has been that the trickle-down policies promoted by the Republican Party are undermining our economy, democracy, institutions and health.” For further discussion contact author at johnjseip@gmail.com.

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UPA

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0761867449

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Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

By: John W. Traphagan

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Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination

SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture

By: John Traphagan

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Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination

SETI at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Culture

By: John Traphagan

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the assumptions and methods of scientific inquiry come into direct contact with—and in many cases conflict with—those of religion. Indeed, at the core of SETI is the same question that motivates many interested in religion: What is the place of humanity in the universe? Both scientists involved with SETI (and in other areas) and those interested in and dedicated to some religious traditions are engaged in contemplating these types of questions, even if their respective approaches and answers differ significantly. This book explores this intersection with a focus on three core points: 1) the relationship between science and religion as it is expressed within the framework of SETI research, 2) the underlying assumptions, many of which are tacitly based upon cultural values common in American society, that have shaped the ways in which SETI researchers have conceptualized the nature of their endeavor and represented ideas about the potential influence contact might have on human civilization, and 3) what sort of empirical evidence we might be able to access as a way of thinking about the social impact that contact with alien intelligence might have for humanity, from both religious and cultural perspectives. The book developed as a result of a course the author teaches at the University of Texas at Austin: Religion, Science, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

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3319105515

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Book's by John W. Traphagan

Rethinking Autonomy

Rethinking Autonomy

Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

Taming Oblivion

Taming Oblivion

The Trickle-Down Delusion

The Trickle-Down Delusion

Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination

Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Imagination

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