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Ethics and Political Philosophy

2007

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Looking Up From The Gutter: Pop-Culture And Philosophy, Stephen Asma Oct 2007

Looking Up From The Gutter: Pop-Culture And Philosophy, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

No abstract provided.

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Presentism And The Objection From Being-Supervenience, Brian Kierland, Bradley Monton Aug 2007

Presentism And The Objection From Being-Supervenience, Brian Kierland, Bradley Monton

Brian Kierland

In this paper, we show that presentism—the view that the way things are is the way things presently are—is not undermined by the objection from being-supervenience. This objection claims, roughly, that presentism has trouble accounting for the truth-value of past-tense claims. Our demonstration amounts to the articulation and defence of a novel version of presentism. This is brute past presentism, according to which the truth-value of past-tense claims is determined by the past understood as a fundamental aspect of reality different from things and how things are.

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Doing Ethics In A Diverse World, Robert Traer, Harlan Stelmach Jul 2007

Doing Ethics In A Diverse World, Robert Traer, Harlan Stelmach

Harlan Stelmach

Nothing is more difficult today than deciding what to do about abortion, gay marriage, economic injustice, war, torture, global warming, euthanasia, capital punishment, and a host of other controversies, particularly in a world in which people of varying religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds commonly live side by side. Can we draw on the wisdom of the past to address these contemporary ethical dilemmas? Can we see more clearly how we should consider what is right and wrong, and good and bad, and then work through these divisive problems toward decisions that make sense to us?While challenging moral relativism, Doing Ethics …

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Unfettered Or Tempered Capitalism? How Best To Promote Virtuous Characters, Earl Spurgin Jun 2007

Unfettered Or Tempered Capitalism? How Best To Promote Virtuous Characters, Earl Spurgin

Earl W. Spurgin

The article reviews the book "The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce," by Deirdre N. McCloskey

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The Black Metropolis In The Twenty-First Century: Race, Power And The Politics Of Place, Robert Bullard Dec 2006

The Black Metropolis In The Twenty-First Century: Race, Power And The Politics Of Place, Robert Bullard

Robert D Bullard

This book brings together key essays that seek to make visible and expand our understanding of the role of government (policies, programs, and investments) in shaping cities and metropolitan regions; the costs and consequences of uneven urban and regional growth patterns; suburban sprawl and public health, transportation, and economic development; and the enduring connection of place, space, and race in the era of increased globalization. Whether intended or unintended, many government policies (housing, transportation, land use, environmental, economic development, education, etc.) have aided and in some cases subsidized suburban sprawl, job flight, and spatial mismatch; concentrated urban poverty; and heightened …

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Holy Toyland, Stephen Asma Dec 2006

Holy Toyland, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

No abstract provided.

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Rethinking The Just War Tradition, Michael Brough, John Lango, Harry Van Der Linden Dec 2006

Rethinking The Just War Tradition, Michael Brough, John Lango, Harry Van Der Linden

Harry van der Linden

The just war tradition is an evolving body of tenets for determining when resorting to war is just and how war may be justly executed. Rethinking the Just War Tradition provides a timely exploration in light of new security threats that have emerged since the end of the Cold War, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, threats of terror attacks, and genocidal conflicts within states. The contributors are philosophers, political scientists, a U.S. Army officer, and a senior analyst at the Center for Defense Information. They scrutinize some familiar themes in just war theory from fresh and original angles, …

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Democracy, Racism, And Prisons, Harry Van Der Linden Dec 2006

Democracy, Racism, And Prisons, Harry Van Der Linden

Harry van der Linden

Papers from a conference held at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska on Nov. 2-5, 2006.

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