Product Description: In this smart and timely book, the distinguished moral philosopher Sissela Bok ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. With nuance and elegance, Bok explores notions of happiness—from Greek philosophers to Desmond Tutu, Charles Darwin, Iris Murdoch, and the Dalai Lama—as well as the latest theories advanced by psychologists, economists, geneticists, and neuroscientists...read more

Product Description: Nobel Prize winner Gunnar Myrdal is best known for his book An American Dilemma, a classic study of America’s racial problems that was chosen as one of The Modern Library’s top 100 nonfiction books of the twentieth century.The Essential Gunnar Myrdal covers the full range of Myrdal’s writing, much of which has never been published in book form...read more

Product Description: Las cuestiones morales relacionadas con la ayuda que podrían prestar los médicos a los pacientes que desean morir con dignidad tienen una importatncia primordial para la profesión médica, los filósofos preocupados por la ética y la sociedad en general...read more

Looks at the moral questions raised about lying throughout history and then carefully examines the justifications offered for all kinds of lies in public and private life and looks at the consequences of lying for the individual and for society

A study of violence in media examines the historical roots of the conflict between societal harm and free speech, and offers specific options for both families and society as a whole to resolve this dilemma

Explores the moral and factual issues of the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (view table of contents)

Product Description: In Common Values, now with a new preface,Bok writes eloquently and clearly while combining moral theory with practical ethics, demonstrating how moral values apply to all facets of life—personal, professional, domestic, and international...read more

The daughter of Alva Myrdal offers a portrait of the public triumphs and private difficulties of her mother's influential life

Attempts to find common ground between the language of morality and the language of strategy, considering fundamental values and their role in world peace

Provides a critical analysis of the ethical issues of individual secrecy in terms of family, friends, and career, discusses collective practices of concealment, and interprets the ethics and motivations of revelation

Seven essays examine historical and contemporary medical, ethical, and legal issues related to care of the dying and to euthanasia. Bibliogs