by Karen Sykes (2009)
These astute essays describe the way ordinary people value human relationships and reason through the commonplace contradictions of their local way of life in a global age, rather than measure the actions of their subjects as evidence of either universal rationality or shared cultural beliefs. Each contributor conveys the ways in which people challenge the ascribed moral standards of custom, religious belief, bureaucratic policies through passionate words such as anecdotes, joke, rumors, and gossip. By evaluating moral reasoning at a local level, contributors work to answer the question, what is a good life.
Robert Audi
"Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision presents an account of practical reasoning as a process that can explain action, connect reasoning with intention, justify practical judgments, and provide a basis for ethical decisions."--Jacket.
George C. Denniston ... [et al
Circumcision is a cultural phenomenon that affects 15.3 million children and yound adults annualy. This book attempts to illuminate the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures. It provides a thoughtful and detailed analysis of the devastating impact of circumcision on bodily integrity and human rights, and it provides a hope for change.
David Parker
Chaque titre de cette collection à caractère didactique invite les enfants à réfléchir sur divers comportements, attitudes et valeurs morales qui favorisent les bonnes relations en société et l'épanouissement personnel. Le texte, rythmé par la répétition, tient en une courte phrase par page, s'appuie sur des exemples clairs et se clôt sur une question qui engage le jeune lecteur à expliquer comment il peut intégrer les notions apprises à son propre quotidien. Une piste d'exploitation pédagogique est proposée par l'auteur sur la quatrième de couverture. -- Des illustrations naïves animent la plaquette ayant tour à tour la saveur des textes moralisateurs et des mantras. [SDM].
Loretta M. Kopelman
K. Danner Clouser is one of the most important figures in establishing and shaping the fields of medical ethics, bioethics, and the philosophy of education in the second half of the twentieth century. Clouser challenged many established approaches to moral theory and offered innovative strategies for integrating the humanities into professional education, especially that of physicians and nurses. The contributions published in Building Bioethics: Conversations with Clouser and Friends on Medical Ethics are unique both in their devotion to a critical review of his contributions, and in bringing together internationally known figures in bioethics, medical ethics, and philosophy of medicine to comment upon Clouser's work. These leaders of the field include Tom Beauchamp, Daniel Callahan, James Childress, Nancy Dubler, H. Tristram Engelhardt, Al Jonsen, Loretta Kopelman, Larry McCullough, John Moskop, and Robert Veatch. This book merits special attention from those interested in bioethics, philosophy of medicine, medical ethics, philosophy, medical education, religious studies, and nursing education.