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The Philosophy of Death

By: Steven Luper

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The Philosophy of Death

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A lively and engaging discussion about the nature of death and the permissibility or otherwise of killing.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521882494

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9780521882491

Mortal Objects

By: Steven Luper

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Mortal Objects

By: Steven Luper

Clarifies what persons, species, organisms, and material objects are, what it is to be alive, and the significance of extinction.

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1108833721

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Problems Of International Justice

By: Steven Luper-foy

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Problems Of International Justice

By: Steven Luper-foy

When the topic of international justice did arise, discussion rarely got beyond recommendations about how nations could avoid war, as well as suggestions about when a declaration of war was morally justifiable and what sorts of methods might be used in the course of a justifiable war the topics of so-called just-war theory. Such is no longer the case.To be sure, just-war theory is reaching greater states of sophistication,much of it focused around Michael Walzer's book Just and Unjust Wars.Excerpts from Walzer's book appear here, in Part Two, along with a set of newly written chapters that deal with issues arising from the use of violence among nations. The topics of these chapters are foreign interventionism and states' rights, deterrence and the threat of nuclear reprisal, and terrorism.But issues of international justice other than just-war theory have been discussed by an an ever-increasing group of twentieth-century scholars. These issues deal with what might be called (for lack of a better term) distributive justice, which concerns the distribution of the world's natural resources and the goods produced by laborers across the world, as well as the duties,rights, and liberties possessed by individuals. How such items ought to be distributed within nation-states has been discussed extensively by social and political philosophers. Only in recent years has any attention been paid to the proper distribution of goods internationally. The chapters in Part One all do so. With one exception, all of these chapters are written for this volume. The exception is an excerpt from Charles Beitz's book PoliticalTheory and International Relations, Part Three of which is reproduced here almost in its entirety. The other chapters in this part are devoted to the topics of justice and the distribution of the world's resources, the obligation to assist the needy, the responsibilities of international corporations, and justice and the global environment.

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Routledge

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1000308235

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The Philosophy of Death

By: Steven Luper

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The Philosophy of Death

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A lively and engaging discussion about the nature of death and the permissibility or otherwise of killing.

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Mortal Objects

Identity and Persistence through Life and Death

By: Steven Luper

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Identity and Persistence through Life and Death

By: Steven Luper

How might we change ourselves without ending our existence? What could we become, if we had access to an advanced form of bioengineering that allowed us dramatically to alter our genome? Could we remain in existence after ceasing to be alive? What is it to be human? Might we still exist after changing ourselves into something that is not human? What is the significance of human extinction? Steven Luper addresses these questions and more in this thought-provoking study. He defends an animalist account, which says that we are organisms, but claims that we are also material objects. His book goes to the heart of the most complex questions about what we are and what we might become. Using case studies from the life sciences as well as thought experiments, Luper develops a new way of thinking about the nature of life and death, and whether and how human extinction matters.

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1108983960

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Epistemic Relativism and Scepticism

Unwinding the Braid

By: Steven Bland

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Epistemic Relativism and Scepticism

Unwinding the Braid

By: Steven Bland

This book confronts the threats of epistemic relativism and Pyrrhonian scepticism to analytic philosophy. Epistemic relativists reject absolute notions of knowledge and justification, while sceptics claim that knowledge and justification of any kind are unattainable. If either of these views is correct, then there can be no objective basis for thinking that one set of methods does a better job of delivering accurate information than any other set of methods. Philosophers have generally sought to resist these threats by responding to the argument that seems to motivate both positions: the Agrippan trilemma. Steven Bland argues that this is a mistaken strategy. He surveys the most influential responses to the Agrippan trilemma, and shows that none of them succeeds in undermining epistemic relativism. Bland also offers a new, dialectical strategy of challenging epistemic relativism by uncovering how epistemic methods depend on one another for their applications. By means of this novel analysis, the book concludes that there are principled reasons to prefer naturalistic to non-naturalistic methods, even if these reasons do little to ease the threat of scepticism.

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Springer

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3319946730

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Hollywood Left and Right

How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics

By: Steven J. Ross

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Hollywood Left and Right

How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics

By: Steven J. Ross

In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics. Ever since the film industry relocated to Hollywood early in the twentieth century, it has had an outsized influence on American politics. Through compelling larger-than-life figures in American cinema--Charlie Chaplin, Louis B. Mayer, Edward G. Robinson, George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Harry Belafonte, Jane Fonda, Charlton Heston, Warren Beatty, and Arnold Schwarzenegger--Hollywood Left and Right reveals how the film industry's engagement in politics has been longer, deeper, and more varied than most people would imagine. As shown in alternating chapters, the Left and the Right each gained ascendancy in Tinseltown at different times. From Chaplin, whose movies almost always displayed his leftist convictions, to Schwarzenegger's nearly seamless transition from action blockbusters to the California governor's mansion, Steven J. Ross traces the intersection of Hollywood and political activism from the early twentieth century to the present. Hollywood Left and Right challenges the commonly held belief that Hollywood has always been a bastion of liberalism. The real story, as Ross shows in this passionate and entertaining work, is far more complicated. First, Hollywood has a longer history of conservatism than liberalism. Second, and most surprising, while the Hollywood Left was usually more vocal and visible, the Right had a greater impact on American political life, capturing a senate seat (Murphy), a governorship (Schwarzenegger), and the ultimate achievement, the Presidency (Reagan).

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Oxford University Press

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0199911436

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A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship

Obligation, Authority, and Membership

By: Steven J. Wulf

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A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship

Obligation, Authority, and Membership

By: Steven J. Wulf

A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship answers seminal questions about legal obligation, government authority, and political community. It employs an "idiomatic" theory of reality, ethical conduct, and the self to justify patriotic duty, classical liberty, and national sovereignty.

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Lexington Books

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0739120409

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The Population History of German Jewry 1815–1939

Based on the Collections and Preliminary Research of Prof. Usiel Oscar Schmelz

By: Steven Mark Lowenstein

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The Population History of German Jewry 1815–1939

Based on the Collections and Preliminary Research of Prof. Usiel Oscar Schmelz

By: Steven Mark Lowenstein

The late Steven Lowenstein was a brilliant social historian who, after retiring from his academic position at the University of Judaism, toiled for years—and up to his final days—to complete this monumental book, which is the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. Lowenstein took the research of Hebrew University demographer Professor Osiel Oscar Schmetz and brought it to life in the daily lived experiences of German Jews. The book is organized chronologically from Napoleon to German Unification (1815-1871), Imperial Germany and then the post- World War I era through the Nazi period. Later chapters are regional and topical studies. Lowenstein’s calling as a social historian required him to examines “every leaf on every tree in the forest;” but he never lost sight of the trees and the forest – larger context. We know the ending of the story of German Jewry. Lowenstein’s great achievement is to document the extraordinary demographic resources that bespoke a vibrant German Jewish culture—and made that ending especially tragic.

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Academic Studies PRess

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9798887191102

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

By: Scott O. Lilienfeld,Steven Jay Lynn,John Ruscio,Barry L. Beyerstein

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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

By: Scott O. Lilienfeld,Steven Jay Lynn,John Ruscio,Barry L. Beyerstein

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology Explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality' Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore Contains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike

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John Wiley & Sons

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140513111X

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Liberalism, Perfectionism and Restraint

By: Steven Wall

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Liberalism, Perfectionism and Restraint

By: Steven Wall

Are liberalism and perfectionism compatible? In this study Steven Wall presents and defends a perfectionist account of political morality that takes issue with many currently fashionable liberal ideas but retains the strong liberal commitment to the ideal of personal autonomy. He begins by critically discussing the most influential version of anti-perfectionist liberalism, examining the main arguments that have been offered in its defence. He then clarifies the ideal of personal autonomy, presents an account of its value and shows that a strong commitment to personal autonomy is fully compatible with an endorsement of perfectionist political action designed to promote valuable pursuits and discourage base ones.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521624118

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Political Problems

By: Steven M. Cahn

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Political Problems

By: Steven M. Cahn

This anthology is intended to be used in Political Philosophy courses. It focuses on contemporary political problems, and it is intended to be paired with any of the numerous readers which are dedicated to the history of political philosophy. History, theory, and political problems are the three pillars of the political philosophy course. However, while the anthologies on the history of political philosophy are numerous, there are relatively few sources (and even fewer single sources) that focus on contemporary political problems. This book fills that gap, with the leading contemporary positions on school vouchers, government support for the arts, pornography, same sex marriage, drug legalization, gun control, terrorism, torture, capital punishment, affirmative action, Immigration, and the environment.

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1315507633

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Aberdeen High Jinks

By: Steven C Stoker

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Aberdeen High Jinks

By: Steven C Stoker

More fun from the author of "Aberdeen Stories: Growing Up Right in Small-town America." When he entered high school, he was unsure of himself, looking for romance, broke, unemployed and had no direction in life-no goals whatsoever! Read and enjoy the sometimes joyous, sometimes sad, but always poignant look at the teenage antics of a student trying desperately to overcome his own insipid existence! Experience again the humorous and questionable recollections of high school through the eyes of a teenage boy in a small Idaho farming community. Share his wretchedness and despair as he endures unrequited love, contact sports, failing grades, ever-changing music departments and an ongoing battle with his own mediocrity! Watch him emerge onto the world stage after four long years of high school and a year of college! He was unsure of himself, looking for romance, broke, unemployed and had no direction in life-no goals whatsoever!

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iUniverse

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1469762641

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The Dark Tree

Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles

By: Steven L. Isoardi

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The Dark Tree

Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles

By: Steven L. Isoardi

In the early 1960s, pianist Horace Tapscott gave up a successful career in Lionel Hampton’s band and returned to his home in Los Angeles to found the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, a community arts group that focused on providing community-oriented jazz and jazz training. Over the course of almost forty years, the Arkestra, together with the related Union of God’s Musicians and Artists Ascension collective, was at the forefront of the vital community-based arts movement in Black Los Angeles. Some three hundred artists—musicians, vocalists, poets, playwrights, painters, sculptors, and graphic artists—passed through these organizations, many ultimately remaining within the community and others moving on to achieve international fame. In The Dark Tree, Steven L. Isoardi draws on one hundred in-depth interviews with the Arkestra’s participants to tell the history of the important and largely overlooked community arts movement of Black Los Angeles. This revised and updated edition brings the story of the Arkestra up to date, as its ethos and aesthetic remain vital forces in jazz and popular music to this day.

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Duke University Press

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147802741X

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The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death

By: Steven Luper

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The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death

By: Steven Luper

This volume meets the increasing interest in a range of philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing. What is it to be alive and to die? What is it to be a person? What must time be like if we are to persist? What makes one life better than another? May death or posthumous events harm the dead? The chapters in this volume address these questions, and also discuss topical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. They explore the interrelation between the metaphysics, significance, and ethics of life and death, and they discuss the moral significance of killing both people and animals, and the extent to which death harms them. The volume is for all those studying the philosophy of life and death, for readers taking applied ethics courses, and for those studying ethics and metaphysics more generally.

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The Philosophy of Death

The Philosophy of Death

Mortal Objects

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Problems Of International Justice

Problems Of International Justice

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Mortal Objects

Mortal Objects

Epistemic Relativism and Scepticism

Epistemic Relativism and Scepticism

Hollywood Left and Right

Hollywood Left and Right

A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship

A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship

The Population History of German Jewry 1815–1939

The Population History of German Jewry 1815–1939

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

Liberalism, Perfectionism and Restraint

Liberalism, Perfectionism and Restraint

Political Problems

Political Problems

Aberdeen High Jinks

Aberdeen High Jinks

The Dark Tree

The Dark Tree

The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death

The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death

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