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Albert Schweitzer / by Schweitzer, Albert,1875-1965.(CARDINAL)144857; Atkinson, Elizabeth.; Teaching of reverence for life.;
Schweitzer's philosophy as expressed in an extract from his Teaching of reverence for life. The extract is followed by a short biographical sketch.
Subjects: Ethics.; Philosophy, Modern.;
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An ethical compass : coming of age in the 21st century : the ethics prize of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity / by Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity.(CARDINAL)550596;
Includes bibliographical references.Foreword / Thomas L. Friedman -- Preface / Elie Wiesel -- ON CONFLICT -- The Ethics of South African Identity / Magogodi Makhene -- Deaths in Paradise -- Genocide and the Limits of Imagination in Rwanda / James D. Long IV -- One February Morning / Tamara Duker -- Black and White in the Land of Israel/Palestine -- Toward an Ethic of Care / Jonathan D. Springer -- The Bosnian Women / Sami F. Halabi -- Of Borders, Infidels, and the Ethic of Love / Kim Kupperman -- Justice---For Whom? -- Reflections on the Persian Gulf War / Thomas Murphy -- ON MEMORY -- In Times of Darkness -- The Responsibility of the Individual / Courtney Brkic -- The Secret of Redemption -- Memory and Resistance / Alexa R. Kolbi-Molinas -- Memory, Loss, and Revitalizing Democracy -- The Mothers of Plaza del Mayo / Tracy Ke -- Toward a Civil Society -- Memory, History, and the Enola Gay / Andrea Useem -- ON CONSCIENCE -- Tatyana's Glory / Aleksandr Senderovich -- Made by Us -- Young Women, Sweatshops, and the Ethics of Globalization / Sarah Stillman -- The Mask -- The Loss of Moral Conscience and Personal Responsibility / Kimlyn Bender -- Choices and Challenges -- Issues of Conscience in Jewish Literature / Amy Jessica Rosenzweig -- Public Sins and Private Needs / Peggy Brophy -- Ethics through a cracked windshield / Mark Seeder -- ON EDUCATION -- Bridges / Allison Handler -- Forty-three cents -- Learning to share in Ladakh / Leslie Barnard -- The ethics of transformation / Courtney Martin -- Who killed Superman? / Jendi B. Reiter -- Ethics education toward a more moral society / Karen Ho -- ON ILLNESS -- Tearing down the Lazaretto / Win Travossos -- Identifiable lives -- AIDS and the response to dehumanization / Rachel Maddow -- Their lives in our hands -- Fulfilling our obligations to the terminally ill, enrolling in research studies / Laura Overland -- Suicide and public speaking / Kelly A. Daley -- ON GOD -- The Duty of Cock-Eyed Angels / Zohar Atkins -- God in Our Ethics / Mae Gibson -- Muhammad Is Not / Alamdar Murtaza -- Raising the Shield of the First Amendment / Rebecca Shelton.In 1986, Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his victory over "the powers of death and degradation, and to support the struggle of good against evil in the world." Soon after, he and his wife, Marion, created the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. A project at the heart of the Foundation's mission is its Ethics Prize, an essay writing contest through which thousands of students from colleges across the country are encouraged to confront ethical issues of personal significance. The Ethics Prize has grown exponentially over the past twenty years. "Of all the projects our Foundation has been involved in, none has been more exciting than this opportunity to inspire young students to examine the ethical aspect of what they have learned in their personal lives and from their teachers in the classroom," writes Elie Wiesel. Readers will find essays on Bosnia, the genocide in Rwanda, sweatshops and globalization, and the political obligations of the mothers of Argentina's Disappeared. Other essays tell of a white student who joins a black gospel choir, a young woman who learns to share in Ladakh, and the outsize implications of reporting on something as small as a cracked windshield. Readers will be fascinated by the ways in which essays on conflict, conscience, memory, illness (Rachel Maddow's essay on AIDS appears), and God overlap and resonate with one another. These essays reflect those who are "sensitive to the sufferings and defects that confront a society yearning for guidance and eager to hear ethical voices," writes Elie Wiesel. "And they are a beacon for what our schools must realize as an essential component of a true education."
Subjects: Ethics, Modern;
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The noble edge : reclaiming an ethical world one choice at a time / by Gilbert, Christopher,(Psychologist)Author(DLC)n 2002134242;
Includes bibliographical references.Being trusted is the foundation of our greatest personal freedoms. In a time of deepening divisions and "alternative facts", trust and authenticity grow more precious by the hour. More and more people find themselves driven to overcome the personal, professional and social pressures for ignoring what is right in favor of what passes for 'success.' They want: *Truth in their decisions *Authenticity in their relationships, *and Solid ground for making tough, ethical choices in business and life Winner of the Paris Book Festival Award, NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, International Impact Book Award, Literary Titan Book Award, Firebird Book Awards in three categories, NYC Big Book Award, Canadian Book Club Award and Hollywood Book Festival Runner-up for Best Business. The Noble Edge: Reclaiming an Ethical World One Choice at a Time provides these answers as Dr. Christopher Gilbert invites readers into an inspirational conversation spiced with personal stories, humorous anecdotes and invaluable guidance about making consistently good choices. Based on three research-proven steps and nine principles for leading an ethically driven life, The Noble Edge brings a fresh approach to personal growth and inspires real change to empower a brighter future. As useful in the board room as the family room, this easy-to-follow book contains insightful stories and a powerful model that sharpens the ethical lens and empowers readers to examine their own standards and values by applying transformational concepts to their life. Most importantly, readers will finish The Noble Edge encouraged that they have the power and capacities--individually and collectively--to achieve moral progress and bring better ethics into their organizations, families, communities and the world.
Subjects: Ethics.; Business ethics.; Ethics, Modern;
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The good life : the moral individual in an antimoral world / by Mendelson, Cheryl,1946-(CARDINAL)658226;
A moral geography -- Democracy, the moral psychology, and the moral individual -- Premoral and moral culture -- Two forms of antimoralism -- Love and money: the contracting role of the family -- Moral reform and pseudo-moralism -- Cool -- Vengeance and the erosion of law -- The academy -- Science and morality.A critical assessment of the "moral mentality" espoused by the political right identifies inconsistencies in its conservative values, arguing that right-wing leadership is lacking in moral compassion and unable to live up to its prescribed notions of virtuous behavior.
Subjects: Conduct of life.; Ethics, Modern.;
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Utilitarianism and Other Essays / by Mill, John Stuart,1806-1873.(CARDINAL)138322; Bentham, Jeremy,1748-1832.(CARDINAL)140191; Ryan, Alan,1940-(CARDINAL)125920;
Bibliography: page 339.From An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation / by Jeremy Bentham -- From A system of logic / by J.S. Mill -- Bentham / by J.S. Mill -- Coleridge / by J.S. Mill -- Whewell on moral philosophy / by J.S. Mill -- Utilitarianism / by J.S. Mill.
Subjects: Ethics, Modern; Utilitarianism.;
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Modern ethics in 77 arguments : a Stone reader / by Catapano, Peter,editor.(CARDINAL)351140; Critchley, Simon,1960-editor.(CARDINAL)351139;
On existence -- On human nature -- On morality -- On religion -- On government -- On citizenship -- On violence -- On race -- On women -- On family -- On eating -- On the future."Modern Ethics in 77 Arguments explores long-standing ethical and moral issues in light of our most urgent dilemmas. Divided into twelve sections, the book opens with a series of broad arguments on existence, human nature and morality. Indeed, "big" questions of the human condition are explored by some of our best-known and most accomplished living philosophers: What is the meaning of our existence? Should we really "do what we love"? How should we respond to evil? Is pure altruism possible?" -- From book jacket.
Subjects: Essays.; Ethics, Modern; Newspapers;
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Behaving badly : the new morality in politics, sex, and business / by Collinsworth, Eden,author.(CARDINAL)343518;
Includes bibliographical references.Part One. Confronting the unreliable provenance of morals -- Wherein I begin with the definition of the word -- According to a convicted murderer, it has to do with character -- A neuroscientist explains the evolutionary origins of morality -- A brief history of mankind's attempts to rein in bad behavior -- Part Two. Morality's scorecard -- The editor of the Financial Times provides a cost-benefit analysis of principles -- Instructions on how not to cheat -- Pros and cons of doing the right thing -- The law: tools of control, or instruments of enlightenment? -- The political function of ethics -- Part Three. Sex as moral provocateur -- Monogamy (not so much anymore) -- The screen as a siren -- Testosterone: morality's enemy, as well as its hero -- Immoral women: or just those having a better time? -- Part Four. Taking the bother out of morality -- Celebrities as standard-bearers -- Reality defined -- The web wonders what's so great about the truth -- Ethically sanitized warfare -- Immorality's black sun -- Part Five. The future, or something like it -- The moral vagaries of making babies -- Mapping a post-gay culture -- Is it progress if we barter with ethics? -- Programming morality in robots (they'll show us how) -- So who, exactly, gets to set the new rules? -- Wherein I conclude by looking forward.
Subjects: Ethics, Modern; Conduct of life.; Business ethics.; Sexual ethics.; Political ethics.;
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Contemporary moral problems / by White, James E.(CARDINAL)737999;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Applied ethics.; Ethical problems.; Civilization, Modern;
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Biblical v. secular ethics : the conflict / by Hoffmann, R. Joseph.(CARDINAL)734078; Larue, Gerald A.(CARDINAL)129382;
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Ethics in the Bible; Humanistic ethics; Ethics, Modern;
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Ethics / by Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677author.(CARDINAL)138950; Curley, E. M.(Edwin M.),1937-translator.(CARDINAL)738094; Hampshire, Stuart,1914-2004writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)124834;
Includes bibliographical references (page xvii) and index.1. Of God --- 2. Of the nature and origin of the mind --- 3. Of the origin and nature of the affects --- 4. Of human bondage, or the powers of the affects --- 5. Of the power of the intellect, or on human freedom."Published shortly after his death in 1677, Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza?s greatest work: a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding, moving from a consideration of the eternal to speculate upon humanity's place in the natural order, freedom, and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Ethics, Modern; Ethics; Philosophy;
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