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On moral fiction / by Gardner, John,1933-1982.(CARDINAL)141651;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1380L
Subjects: Arts and morals.; Literature and morals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Forbidden knowledge : from Prometheus to pornography / by Shattuck, Roger.(CARDINAL)149607;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-358) and index.The far side of curiosity -- Milton in the Garden of Eden -- Faust and Frankenstein -- The pleasures of abstinence : Mme de Lafayette and Emily Dickinson -- Guilt, justice, and empathy in Melville and Camus -- Taking stock -- Knowledge exploding : science and technology -- The divine Marquis -- The sphinx and the unicorn -- Appendix I : Six categories of forbidden knowledge -- Appendix II : The occult -- Appendix III : "The sphinz" / by Francis Bacon.
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.; Sex in literature.; Literature and morals.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Tending the heart of virtue : how classic stories awaken a child's moral imagination / by Guroian, Vigen.(CARDINAL)758628;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.1260L
Subjects: Children's literature; Virtues in literature.; Literature and morals.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Saved by a poem : the transformative power of words / by Rosen, Kim,1956-(CARDINAL)496063;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234).
Subjects: Poetry; Poetry; Literature and morals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bookmarked : teen essays on life and literature from Tolkien to Twilight / by Camacho, Ann.(CARDINAL)398920;
Essays on beliefs and ideals -- Essays on family, friends and love -- Essays on hard times and hope -- Essays on identity and self -- Essays on goals, dreams and the future.In 50 compelling essays, young people from a wide range of backgrounds reflect on how words from literature connect with and influence their lives, goals, and personal philosophies. Essays explore character building topics including suffering the death of a parent, facing a life-threatening illness, letting go of perfectionism, making friends, reaching goals, and grappling with questions of identity.1120L
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Literature; Teenagers; Literature and morals.; Life in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Suicide / by Connors, Paul G.(CARDINAL)707108;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.Is suicide immoral? Yes: suicide is immoral. Palestinian suicide bombers are immoral / Robert Tracinksi ; Christians believe in the sanctity of life / Christianity Today ; Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking raises moral issues for doctors / Lynn A. Jansen ; No: suicide is not immoral. Suicide bombers are moral martyrs / Margaret P. Battin ; Individual rights come before religion / Thomas A. Bowden ; Catholic morality allows withholding artificial nutrition and hydration / James F. Drane -- What are the causes of suicide? Attempted suicide can be a lucrative economic decision / Charles Duhigg ; Gun availability can lead to suicide / David Hemenway ; Social stigma surrounding mental illness contributes to suicides among black professionals / Keisha Gaye Anderson ; Suicide can be a fad among teenagers / Vanessa Grigoriadis ; Suicide by pesticides is common in developing countries / David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston ; Many women suicide bombers are sexual abuse victims / Mia Bloom ; Antidepressants can result in suicide / Angela Bischoff -- Should physicians help terminally ill patients commit suicide? Yes: the terminally ill have a right to physician-assisted suicide. All lives do not have equal worth / Eric Cohen, Leon R. Kass ; Phrase "culture of life" is meaningless / Anna Quindlen -- Legality of Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law is a victory for patients and doctors / Mark Taylor ; No: physicians should not help terminally ill patients commit suicide. Democrats have become the party of euthanasia / Ramesh Ponnuru ; Right-to-die movement supports death on demand / Wesley J. Smith ; Lives of the disabled are worth living / Ron Amundson, Gayle Taira -- How can suicide be prevented? Youth suicide among Native Americans can be reduced with more federal help / Cynthia Lindquist-Mala ; Suicide is preventable if treated as a public health problem / Christopher Conte ; Classroom discussion can help identify adolescents who are suicidal / Douglas Fisher -- Suicide rates of sexual minorities need to be fully researched / Ric Kasini Kadour ; TeenScreen is an effective teen suicide prevention program / Arline Kaplan ; Collegiate suicide prevention programs may increase the number of suicides / Thomas Szasz.
Subjects: Suicide; Suicide;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Slavery and the culture of taste / by Gikandi, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)820036; Princeton University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)817932;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-352) and index.It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste--the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics--existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. But to the contrary, Slavery and the Culture of Taste demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Ranging across Britain, the antebellum South, and the West Indies, and examining vast archives, including portraits, period paintings, personal narratives, and diaries, Simon Gikandi illustrates how the violence and ugliness of enslavement actually shaped theories of taste, notions of beauty, and practices of high culture, and how slavery's impurity informed and haunted the rarified customs of the time. Gikandi focuses on the ways that the enslavement of Africans and the profits derived from this exploitation enabled the moment of taste in European--mainly British--life, leading to a transformation of bourgeois ideas regarding freedom and selfhood. He explores how these connections played out in the immense fortunes made in the West Indies sugar colonies, supporting the lavish lives of English barons and altering the ideals that defined middle-class subjects. Discussing how the ownership of slaves turned the American planter class into a new aristocracy, Gikandi engages with the slaves' own response to the strange interplay of modern notions of freedom and the realities of bondage, and he emphasizes the aesthetic and cultural processes developed by slaves to create spaces of freedom outside the regimen of enforced labor and truncated leisure. Through a close look at the eighteenth century's many remarkable documents and artworks, Slavery and the Culture of Taste sets forth the tensions and contradictions entangling a brutal practice and the distinctions of civility.--Publisher description.
Subjects: Slavery in literature.; Slavery;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The impuritans; a glimpse of that new world whose pilgrim fathers are Otto Weininger, Havelock Ellis, James Branch Cabell, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, H. L. Mencken, D. H. Lawrence, Sherwood Anderson, et id genus omne. by Wickham, Harvey.(CARDINAL)541696;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Literature, Modern; Literature and morals.; Sex in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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The kids' guide to sports ethics / by Forest, Christopher.(CARDINAL)491379;
930LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Sports;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The hunting debate : aiming at the issues / by Hanmer, Trudy J.(CARDINAL)735766;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-110).Examines both sides of the debate over whether recreational hunting is a cruel practice or a legitimate sport, discussing such aspects as gun control, animal population control, and the traditional nature of the activity.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Hunting;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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