Product Description: No collection of Japanese literature is complete without Kokoro, Natsume Soseki's most successful novel, his most profound work, and the last one he completed before his death. Coinciding with the centennial of the novel's original publishing comes this new translation of Soseki's masterpiece, which foreshadowed Akutagawa, Kawabata, and Murakami...read more

Product Description: Living in a networked world means never really getting to decide in any thoroughgoing way who or what enters your “space” (your laptop, your iPhone, your thermostat . . . your home). With this as a basic frame-of-reference, James J...read more

This reader covers a number of critical contemporary issues, topics and opinions. Each chapter covers a different area of ethical concern and contains readings covering alternative views as well as practical applications.

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Product Description: Living and Dying Well takes an informed, interdisciplinary approach to the problems, data, theory, and procedures that a just society must consider when establishing policies regarding human life and death. Leading psychologist Lewis Petrinovich expands on the controversial arguments developed in his earlier work, Human Evolution, Reproduction, and Morality, and considers such contemporary issues as: the morality of human genetic screening and of the Human Genome Project; organ transplants; the allowance of suicide and euthanasia; and physicians assisting in the dying process...read more

This groundbreaking handbook provides a comprehensive picture of the ethical dimensions of communication in a global setting. Both theoretical and practical, this important volume will raise the ethical bar for both scholars and practitioners in the world of global communication and media. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 Brings together leading international scholars to consider ethical issues raised by globalization, the practice of journalism, popular culture, and media activities Examines important themes in communication ethics, including feminism, ideology, social responsibility, reporting, metanarratives, blasphemy, development, and "glocalism", among many others Contains case studies on reporting, censorship, responsibility, terrorism, disenfranchisement, and guilt throughout many countries and regions worldwide Contributions by Islamic scholars discuss various facets of that religion's engagement with the public sphere, and others who deal with some of the religious and cultural factors that bedevil efforts to understand our world

Product Description: This book provides a basis for class discussion about the responsible conduct of social science research. These 16 brief research ethics cases describe situations in which ethical dilemmas arise and present the student with the opportunity to think through the different implications for researchers...read more

Product Description: Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner...read more

Product Description: "[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist. . . .Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."―The New York Times Book Review In this groundbreaking work, Kwame Anthony Appiah, hailed as "one of the most relevant philosophers today" (New York Times Book Review), changes the way we understand human behavior and the way social reform is brought about...read more

Product Description: ¿A que se debe que la mayoria de alimentos procesados esten elaborados a partir de los mismos ingredientes? ¿Y que esos pocos ingredientes sean fabricados por un puñado de multinacionales? ¿Como han llegado los cereales a convertirse en el desayuno principal de millones de niños en el mundo si se les acusa de ser menos nutritivos que el paquete que los contiene? ¿Y por que hoy dia el 60 por ciento de los alimentos procesados contiene soja? ¿O no se nos advierte de que el azucar puede perjudicar tanto la salud como el tabaco? Felicity Lawrence, periodista especializada en temas de alimentacion, realiza un sobrecogedor recorrido por los secretos de las grandes corporaciones agroalimentarias para revelar como esas multinacionales manipulan nuestros habitos alimenticios y nuestras ideas...read more

Product Description: The Handbook of Social Research Ethics is the first comprehensive volume of its kind to offer a deeper understanding of the history, theory, philosophy, and implementation of applied social research ethics. Editors Donna M. Mertens and Pauline Ginsberg bring together eminent, international scholars across the social and behavioral sciences and education to address the ethical issues that arise in the theory and practice of research within the technologically advancing and culturally complex world in which we live...read more

The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Explores cultural appropriation in a wide variety of contexts, among them the arts and archaeology, museums, and religion Questions whether cultural appropriation is always morally objectionable Includes research that is equally informed by empirical knowledge and general normative theory Provides a coherent and authoritative perspective gained by the collaboration of philosophers and specialists in the field who all participated in this unique research project

Product Description: Protocolo moderno y éxito social aporta las recomendaciones y enseñanzas necesarias para que todos, independientemente de nuestra posición social, podamos movernos con soltura y elegancia en el mundo dinámico y complejo en que vivimos, teniendo como meta un solo objetivo: el éxito social...read more

Product Description: Alianza. Madrid. 2006. 25 cm. 287 p., [16] p. de lám. col. il. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Etiqueta .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 978-84-206-4329-8; 84-206-4329-7

Provides ageless wisdom for real-life situations, exploring twenty-three important and fundamental values that grandmothers have exemplified, handing down tradition and cultural values to the younger generations. Original.

Product Description: Esta obra es absolutamente original en el panorama literario de la primera mitad del siglo XVII. Son normas de comportamiento que permiten el triunfo moral en la vida cotidiana. Y todo ello desde una forma nueva: el aforismo.

Brief text commenting on ethical dilemmas prevalent in today's world accompanies cartoon-type illustrations recounting philosophical arguments from ancient to postmodern philosophers.

Product Description: ¿Qué es el protocolo? ¿En qué momento nace? ¿Cómo se preparan los diferentes actos sociales que tanta importancia acaban teniendo en nuestra vida?Con este obra se responde a todas esas preguntas y a otras muchas, como cuál es la correcta ordenación de las mesas, la etiqueta en sus diferentes formas, o la forma adecuada de ...read more

Product Description: Peter Singer está considerado como uno de los filósofos actuales más influyentes, pero también como uno de los más peligrosos. Esta colección de textos, seleccionados por Helga Kuhse, la más cercana colaboradora de Singer, recoge en un solo volumen una muestra de su pensamiento filosófico más relevante y de sus implicacion...read more

Product Description: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible...read more

Product Description: Aparecida en 1759 y publicada por el FCE en 1979, ésta es la primera obra publicada por el filósofo y economista escocés Adam Smith y la que le dio fama entre los círculos ilustrados europeos. Es una brillante aportación a la polémica acerca del origen de los juicios morales y es sin duda la obra más trabajada y reelaborada de su autor...read more

Presents a collection of stories and poems that break through the barriers of race, religion, and culture to provide lessons in love, healing, and hope.