Incomparable Worth
Title | Incomparable Worth PDF eBook |
Author | Steven E. Rhoads |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1994-08-26 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521478281 |
An analysis of the political and economic consequences of comparable worth or pay equity policies in the USA, the UK, and Australia.
Metropolitan Pulpit and Homiletic Monthly
Title | Metropolitan Pulpit and Homiletic Monthly PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Theology |
ISBN |
Rethinking the Value of Humanity
Title | Rethinking the Value of Humanity PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Buss |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2023-01-24 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 019753936X |
To treat some human beings as less worthy of concern and respect than others is to lose sight of their humanity. But what does this moral blindness amount to? What are we missing when we fail to appreciate the value of humanity? The essays in this volume offer a wide range of competing, yet overlapping, answers to these questions. Some essays examine influential views in the history of Western philosophy. In others, philosophers currently working in ethics develop and defend their own views. Some essays appeal to distinctively human capacities. Others argue that our obligations to one another are ultimately grounded in self-interest, or certain shared interests, or our natural sociability. The philosophers featured here disagree about whether the value of human beings depends on the value of anything else. They disagree about how reason and rationality relate to this value, and even about whether we can reason our way to discovering it. This rich selection of proposals encourages us to rethink some of our own deepest assumptions about the moral significance of being human.
What Ought I to Do?
Title | What Ought I to Do? PDF eBook |
Author | George Trumbull Ladd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Duty |
ISBN |
Principles of Social Justice
Title | Principles of Social Justice PDF eBook |
Author | David Miller |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2001-09-30 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0674266129 |
Social justice has been the animating ideal of democratic governments throughout the twentieth century. Even those who oppose it recognize its potency. Yet the meaning of social justice remains obscure, and existing theories put forward by political philosophers to explain it have failed to capture the way people in general think about issues of social justice. This book develops a new theory. David Miller argues that principles of justice must be understood contextually, with each principle finding its natural home in a different form of human association. Because modern societies are complex, the theory of justice must be complex, too. The three primary components in Miller’s scheme are the principles of desert, need, and equality. The book uses empirical research to demonstrate the central role played by these principles in popular conceptions of justice. It then offers a close analysis of each concept, defending principles of desert and need against a range of critical attacks, and exploring instances when justice requires equal distribution and when it does not. Finally, it argues that social justice understood in this way remains a viable political ideal even in a world characterized by economic globalization and political multiculturalism. Accessibly written, and drawing upon the resources of both political philosophy and the social sciences, this book will appeal to readers with interest in public policy as well as to students of politics, philosophy, and sociology.
Gift of St. John Paul II, The
Title | Gift of St. John Paul II, The PDF eBook |
Author | Cardinal Donald Wuerl |
Publisher | The Word Among Us Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2013-10-22 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1593254628 |
Celebrate the upcoming canonization of John Paul II with The Gift of Saint John Paul II! In this book, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, captures the vision that John Paul had for the Church and the world. Cardinal Wuerl is known for his gift of teaching the faith, and in this book he explores the spiritual and pastoral wealth of John Paul’s writings as found in his encyclicals and apostolic exhortations. The Cardinal unfolds these treasures for us, presenting not only St. John Paul’s teachings, but also showing us how we can apply them in our lives. (Formerly available as The Gift of Blessed John Paul II.) “This is a profoundly spiritual, deeply theological, and engagingly pastoral presentation of the faith of the Church, the gospel imperative, and its implications and applications to the circumstances of our lives.” —Cardinal Stanislaus Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow, Poland, and Personal Secretary to Pope John Paul II
Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics Volume 10
Title | Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics Volume 10 PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Timmons |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2020-10-15 |
Genre | Normativity (Ethics) |
ISBN | 0198867948 |
OSNE is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers advance our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing normative theories to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.