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"Third Place for the 2012 Cover/Jacket Award in the Professional, Scholarly category, New York Book Show" Emrys Westacott is professor of philosophy at Alfred University in Alfred, New York. His work has been featured in the New York Times and has appeared in the Philosopher's Magazine, Philosophy Now, the Humanist, the Philosophical Forum, and many other publications. He is also the coauthor of Thinking through Philosophy: An Introduction. The...

The book is about showing different ways of doing ethics, highlighting a kind of methodological pluralism. This book attempts to relate the difference in methodology and perspective to difference in identity, focal point of analysis, or projects of persuasion. Difference matters ultimately because pluralism matters. This book is a tutorial in ethical analysis and reasoning. Seminarians and graduate students will be brought into the finer points of...

Otherness and Ethics demonstrates how Levinas and Confucius (Kongzi) develop their ideas of otherness and ethics. Most of all, the meaning of inter-subjectivity is examined in order to employ this point as this book delves into the phenomenon of face in Levinas and the significance of Ren (human-relatedness) in Confucius (Kongzi). In addition, this book searches their different notions of humanity and relatedness to have a creative discourse for developing...

Nick invites readers into a lively and insightful conversation between two friends, Director and Friend, as they explore the often-overlooked territory between action and inaction. Set against the backdrop of everyday life-a wedding reception, a walk by the harbor, a late-night meal-their dialogue delves into the heart of what it means to be passive or active in thought and deed. Is it always better to be active than passive? Is passivity a sign...

"Winner of the 1997 Best Book Award, Political Psychology Section of the American Political Science Association" "Winner of the 1997 Best Book Award, American Political Science Association" Kristen Renwick Monroe is Professor of Politics and Associate Director of the Program in Political Psychology at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of Presidential Popularity and the Economy and editor of The Economic Approach to Politics:...

An ethics of timing--each moment in time requires a responsible answer. New values emerge with new challenges, but we also draw from former learning experiences, values, and human qualities. How does social dialogue create a common support base for dealing with change? How can economics and politics be effectively organized by such interaction? How to answer questions of intercultural management and peace to prevent a clash of civilizations? Differences...

Orison Swett Marden's "Pushing to the Front" is a seminal work in the self-help and personal development genre, offering timeless wisdom and practical guidance for achieving success and excellence in life. First published in 1894, this inspirational book has motivated countless individuals to overcome obstacles, seize opportunities, and strive for greatness. In "Pushing to the Front," Marden, the founder of Success magazine, explores the qualities...

Heda Segvic (1957–2003) was associate professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. This is a collection of the late Heda Segvic's papers in ancient moral philosophy. At the time of her death at age forty-five in 2003, Segvic had already established herself as an important figure in ancient philosophy, making bold new arguments about the nature of Socratic intellectualism and the intellectual influences that shaped Aristotle's ideas....

"Evil is the most serious of our moral problems. All over the world cruelty, greed, prejudice, and fanaticism ruin the lives of countless victims. Outrage provokes outrage. Millions nurture seething hatred of real or imagined enemies, revealing savage and destructive tendencies in human nature. Understanding this challenges our optimistic illusions about the effectiveness of reason and morality in bettering human lives. But abandoning these illusions...

Jason Brennan is assistant professor of ethics at Georgetown University. He is the coauthor of A Brief History of Liberty. Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote is morally acceptable, and that buying, selling, or trading votes is inherently wrong. In this provocative book, Jason Brennan challenges our fundamental assumptions...