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by Matt Carter
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
This book uncovers the philosophical foundations of a tradition of ethical socialism best represented in the work of R.H. Tawney, tracing its roots back to the work of T.H. Green. Green and his colleagues developed a philosophy that rejected the atomistic individualism and empiricist assumptions that...
Why Rape Culture is a Dangerous Myth
From Steubenville to Ched Evans
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Today it is often said that we live in a 'rape culture'. Panicked headlines tell us that rape is on the increase and that the police are failing to deal with it. Our courts are said to be incapable of delivering justice in rape cases, with the rate of convictions remaining consistently low. Sexism...
by Barbara Goodwin
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
This book is about the virtues and social justice of random distribution. The first chapter is a utopian fragment about a future country, Aleatoria, where everything, including political power, jobs and money, is distributed by lottery. The rest of the book is devoted to considering the idea of the lottery...
The Last Prime Minister
Being Honest About the UK Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Echoing Mahatma Gandhi's comment on Western civilization, Graham Allen thinks the British constitution would be a very good idea—a clear constitution providing real power to the British people and their elected representatives. In The Last Prime Minister he showed the British people how they had...
Tell My Mother I'm Not Dead
A Case Study in Mediumship Research
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
This book divides into two parts. The first is a personal narrative of the impact of the death of the author’s son Ralph on him and his family and his efforts to see if there was any evidence for his continued existence (generated largely through visits to mediums) that a thinking person could take...
Never Date a Dead Animal
The Red Flags of Loser, Abusers, Cheaters and Con-Artists
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
A must read for women who date, fall in love with and commit to men his maltreat them. Based on a compelling true story, Nancy Nichols’s Never Date a Dead Animal presents a unique introspect into the cunning, seductive, exploitive, controlling, and even ruthless tactics of antisocial personalities....
From Plato to Wittgenstein
Essays by G.E.M. Anscombe
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
In 2005 St Andrews Studies published a volume of essays by Anscombe entitled Human Life, Action and Ethics, followed in 2008 by a second with the title Faith in a Hard Ground. Both books were highly praised. This third volume brings essays on the thought of historical philosophers in which Anscombe engages...
Jesus and the Trojan War
Myth and Meaning for Today
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Jesus and the Trojan War looks at ways in which stories are presented and understood; and how story-tellers - and their listeners - may wittingly or unwittingly confuse fact with fiction. This book explores the parallels between four stories (the Trojan war, Moses, King Arthur, and Jesus), and the way their sources relate to their histories and contemporary relevance.
Faith in a Hard Ground
Essays on Religion, Philosophy and Ethics by G.E.M. Anscombe
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Elizabeth Anscombe’s forthright philosophy speaks directly to many religious and ethical issues of current concern.This collection of her essays forms a companion volume to the critically acclaimed Human Life, Action and Ethics, published in 2005.
Being Cultured
in defence of discrimination
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Today culture is everywhere as maybe never before. We read culture reviews, watch culture shows, live in Cities of Culture, and witness the Cultural Olympiad. Government, museums and arts councils worry that we are not getting enough culture and shape policy around notions of art and culture for all....
Natural Law, Economics and the Common Good
Perspectives from Natural Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and ongoing debt-related troubles there have been widespread calls to put banking and economic activity on a secure ethical foundation, either by regulation or through voluntary reform. In this volume a distinguished set of authors explore various economic,...
Profit, Prudence and Virtue
Essays in Ethics, Business and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Essays on the ethics of business and management.
by Ivo Mosley
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Democracy is not a universal good, it is a political system, and like all political systems it is open to corruption. The word 'democracy' means 'rule by the people', not rule by a simple majority. To achieve rule by all the people, it used to be accepted that as much of civil life should be kept out...
Tap Into Greatness
How to Stop Managing Start Leading and Drive Bigger Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
At some point, every single one of us has reached a point of frustration. A situation where we knew that we were having impact that was far less than what we were capable of. Large organizations are filled with smart people who have great ideas. Unfortunately, most of these people find themselves stymied...