New Topics in Applied Philosophy – serie
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What's Wrong with Lookism?
Personal Appearance, Discrimination, and Disadvantage
Av Andrew Mason
Inbunden, 2023
962 kr
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People are treated differently as a result of their looks. But when is appearance discrimination, or "lookism" as it is often called, morally objectionable? This issue is important for at least two reasons. First, the benefits that flow to people who are regarded as visually attractive are sizeable …
Exploitation as Domination
What Makes Capitalism Unjust
Inbunden, 2022
1205 kr
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Exploitation is a globally pervasive phenomenon. Slavery, serfdom, and the patriarchy are part of its lineage. …
Protecting Minds
The Right Against Mental Interference
Inbunden, 2026
1162 kr
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It is widely accepted that we each possess a right against interference with our bodies. In this book, Thomas Douglas argues that we also possess an analogous right against interference with our minds. He defends the existence of this right—both by appealing to intuitions regarding cases and by …
From Sovereignty to Guardianship
Governing Antarctica, Governing the World
Av Mancilla
Inbunden, 2026
1162 kr
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An open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licenceAntarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, and highest continent in the world, so it is no wonder that it has been painted as exceptional in geographic and climatic terms. But not only that: Antarctica is …
The Politics of Social Cohesion
Immigration, Community, and Justice
Av Nils Holtug
Inbunden, 2021
1376 kr
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Immigration is a divisive policy issue in modern liberal democracies. A common worry is that immigration poses a threat to social cohesion, and so to the social unity that underpins cooperation, stable democratic institutions, and a robust welfare state. At the heart of this worry is the suggestion …
The Inheritance of Wealth
Justice, Equality, and the Right to Bequeath
Inbunden, 2018
397 kr
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Daniel Halliday examines the moral grounding of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth. He engages with contemporary concerns about wealth inequality, class hierarchy, and taxation, while also drawing on the history of the egalitarian, utilitarian, and liberal traditions in political philosophy. …
Sharing Territories
Overlapping Self-Determination and Resource Rights
Av Cara Nine
Inbunden, 2022
1376 kr
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In Sharing Territories, Cara Nine defends a river model of territorial rights. On a river model, groups are assumed to be interdependent and overlapping. If we imagine human settlements and territorial rights as established in river catchment areas-not on lands with walls and borders-the primary …
Not In Their Name
Are Citizens Culpable For Their States' Actions?
Inbunden, 2019
797 kr
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There are many actions that we attribute, at least colloquially, to states. Given their size and influence, states are able to inflict harm far beyond the reach of a single individual. But there is a great deal of unclarity about exactly who is implicated in that kind of harm, and how we should …
Spying Through a Glass Darkly
The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence
Inbunden, 2022
530 kr
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Cécile Fabre draws back the curtain on the ethics of espionage and counterintelligence.Espionage and counter-intelligence activities, both real and imagined, weave a complex and alluring story. Yet there is hardly any serious philosophical work on the subject. Cécile Fabre presents a systematic …
The Inheritance of Wealth
Justice, Equality, and the Right to Bequeath
Häftad, 2020
420 kr
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Daniel Halliday examines the moral grounding of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth. He engages with contemporary concerns about wealth inequality, class hierarchy, and taxation, while also drawing on the history of the egalitarian, utilitarian, and liberal traditions in political philosophy. …
Independence for Children
Inbunden, 2025
1162 kr
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Independence for Children presents an alternative conception of parenting to those that have dominated our thinking about children and the family to date. It offers an elaboration and defence of anti-perfectionist parenting. The central argument of this book is that, as they develop, children …
Disability Through the Lens of Justice
Inbunden, 2023
1148 kr
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Disability through the Lens of Justice offers a contextual framework for considering the limitations that disability places on individuals. Specifically, those that prevent individuals from having control in certain domains of their life, by restricting the availability of acceptable options or the …
Sharing Territories
Overlapping Self-Determination and Resource Rights
Av Cara Nine
Häftad, 2024
378 kr
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In Sharing Territories, Cara Nine defends a river model of territorial rights. On a river model, groups are assumed to be interdependent and overlapping. If we imagine human settlements and territorial rights as established in river catchment areas-not on lands with walls and borders-the primary …
Manipulation
Its Nature, Mechanisms, and Moral Status
Inbunden, 2025
1828 kr
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Gaslighting, flattery, misdirection, nagging, emotional blackmail, charm offensives, playing on emotions. These are all examples of ordinary manipulation. Such manipulation is common in everyday life, which is unfortunate, since manipulation seems like a bad thing. Manipulation: Its Nature, …
Justice in the Distribution of Knowledge
Av Faik Kurtulmus, Gürol Irzik
Inbunden, 2026
1162 kr
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Knowledge plays a vital role in promoting human flourishing, democratic citizenship, and in enabling societies to pursue justice. The opportunity to acquire much of this knowledge depends on the joint operation of institutions such as the news media, science, and education—what Kurtulmus and Irzik …
