Etik & moralfilosofi

Det här är en bok om hur vi kan förbättra våra moraliska resonemang och om varför det är viktigt att vi gör det. De flesta torde hålla med om att det finns många saker som är värdefulla eller önskvärda, till exempel ett fritt demokratiskt samhälle...

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Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (1849), "Life without Princ...

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Forskningsetik är ett ämne på stark framväxt. Universitet och högskolor tar frågan på allt större allvar, liksom tidskriftsredaktörer och forskarna själva. Forskningsetik som forskningsämne har också vuxit påtagligt på senare år. Under tiden forts...

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'It is possible for man to snatch the world from the darkness of absurdity' How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions o...

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Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern Library Anne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on ...

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated ...

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The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero's Italy, dis...

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Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman at...

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Vad är ett samvete? Hur tillägnar vi oss värderingar? Och finns det universella moraliska sanningar? För att förstå det fascinerande och komplexa system vi kallar samvete räcker inte enbart filosofi, teologi eller psykologi till - vi behöver också...

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I "Skäl och personer" utmanar Derek Parfit våra invanda föreställningar på en mängd områden. Med hjälp av en konstant ström av snillrika tankeexperiment och argument rubbar han metodiskt grunderna för våra uppfattningar om rationalitet, moral, tid...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman phil...

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In Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction outing, an examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an insightful, unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination but instead are found in rea...

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Varför gör vi saker och ting? Exempelvis fostrar våra barn eller vårdar våra sjuka eller tar hand om våra gamla. En numera utbredd föreställning är att vi gör det för egen vinnings skull och att egen vinning därför fungerar lika bra som drivkraft ...

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To observe a dog's guilty look. to witness a gorilla's self-sacrifice for a wounded mate, to watch an elephant herd's communal effort on behalf of a stranded calf--to catch animals in certain acts is to wonder what moves them. Might there he a cod...

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För snart tio år sedan kom Stefan Einhorns bok Konsten att vara snäll som handlade om betydelsen av att vara en god medmänniska, och har sålts i över 350 000 exemplar samt översatts till 17 språk. Nu återkommer Einhorn till frågorna om gott och on...

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"It is hard to put this profound book into a category. Despite the author's criticisms of Thoreau, it is more like Walden than any other book I have read. . . . The book makes great strides toward bringing the best insights from medieval philosoph...

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How does our economic system impact the way we live? Does it really affect what we truly care about? Oxford economist E. F. Schumacher provides an enlightening study of our economic system and its purpose, challenging the current state of excessiv...

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Highly controversial when it was first published in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has since established itself as a landmark work in contemporary moral philosophy. In this book, MacIntyre sought to address a crisis in moral language that...

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From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, The Idea of Justice is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decision...

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AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An ambitious and anecdote-rich sweeping history of morality's growing influence over our lives' WALL STREET JOURNAL 'This fat, complex, good-natured and intriguing book is full of such memorable material...startling ...

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Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. This book shows the creation and development ...

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Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people - from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists - agree on one point: science ha...

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For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most i...

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"A classic in the field" (New York Times), this is a penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the present. Just and Unjust Wars has forever changed how we think about the ethic...

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In 1937, Elias Canetti began collecting notes for the project¿that 'by definition, he could never live to complete', as¿translator Peter Filkins writes in his afterword.¿The Book¿Against Death¿is the work of a lifetime: a collection of¿Canetti's a...

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For 20 years The Ethical Slut has dispelled myths and showed curious readers how to maintain a successful polyamorous lifestyle through open communication, emotional honesty, and safer sex practices. The third edition of this timeless guide to com...

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THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD BACK IS TO KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD 'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype' GUARDIAN 'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL * * * * * YOUR PHONE RINGS. A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD. ...

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