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This book presents and argues for a moral theory which draws on most of the major theoretical positions to some degree, but it also spells out the limits and boundaries of a moral theory. In doing so, it exposes a number of common confusions and misunderstandings about morality, and presents a strong argument for some indisputable truths in relation to the moral sphere.

Divided into four parts, the book covers the key issues within moral philosophy:

• part one provides a lucid and powerful account of the nature and limits of moral theory, sharply distinguishing it...

Annie Street resurrects a manuscript she wrote in 1964 called Chasing the Beatles. It is filled with the crazy ideas, schemes, and adventures she and her cousin Bridget O'Malley shared that year to get a pair of those impossible-to-get tickets to the Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl. She is sure that reading the manuscript, and remembering those days, will give Bridget the hope, joy, and faith she needs at this moment in her life.

Chasing the Beatles captures the excitement and exuberance of Beatlemania at its height, and recalls perfectly those more innocent times and desires. The...

Eine humorvolle Geschichte ab 3 Jahren über eine der Lieblingsbeschäftigungen von Kindern: Versteckspielen

"Wollen wir Verstecken spielen?", wird der kleine Junge vom großen Elefanten aufgefordert. "Aber ich warne dich", fügt der Elefant hinzu, "ich bin WIRKLICH gut darin!" Auf jeder Seite ist der Elefant an einem anderen Ort versteckt, aber der Junge kann ihn einfach nicht finden - oder tut er nur so? Als der Elefant das Spiel beendet, taucht plötzlich die Schildkröte auf - und die ist WIRKLICH gut im Fangen spielen!

In this text, first published in 1993, Barrow decisively rejects the traditional assumption that intelligence has no educational significance and contends instead that intelligence is developed by the enlargement of understanding. Arguing that much educational research is driven by a concept of intelligence that has no obvious educational relevance, Dr Barrow suggests that this is partly due to a widespread lack of understanding about the nature and point of philosophical analysis, and partly due to a failure to face up to the value judgements that are necessarily involved in analysing a...