Citing recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal reassessment of what is considered -good- in corporate America.
A fascinating exploration of the recent corporate scandals which have rocked the global business community.
Written with sharp and compelling style, suitable for students, professionals, and general readers.
Companion website offers discussion points for the book as well as an up-to-date chronology of ongoing corporate...
Citing recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal r...
What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of a million dollars that disrupt his life and leave him questioning everything he had and everything he thought he wanted. The Extinction of Desire blends Buddhist philosophy and fiction to maps the course of one man's voyage to uncover the fundamental truths about what is really valuable in life.
An engaging novel...
What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school history teacher in Maryland, Micha...
What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of a million dollars that disrupt his life and leave him questioning everything he had and everything he thought he wanted. The Extinction of Desire blends Buddhist philosophy and fiction to maps the course of one man's voyage to uncover the fundamental truths about what is really valuable in life.
An engaging novel...
What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school history teacher in Maryland, Micha...
Noted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory, and its claim to be 'good science'.
A scientific and philosophical exploration of the debate between evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design in the classroom
Puts the debate into its scientific and historical context
Looks at a variety of topics, including the relation between Darwinism and modern evolutionary theory, the use of computer science and information theory by the creationists, and the idea of metaphysical...
Noted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory, and its claim to be 'good science'.
Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment.
Encourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins
Written by an expert philosopher with almost twenty-years of experience studying dolphins
Combines up-to-date research supporting the sophisticated...
Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines acc...
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation.
Argues that the respectability Dershowitz's arguments confer on the view that torture is a legitimate weapon in the war on terror needs urgently to be countered
Takes on the advocates of torture on their own utilitarian grounds
Timely and passionately written, in an accessible, jargon-free style
Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public...
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use ...
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation.
Argues that the respectability Dershowitz's arguments confer on the view that torture is a legitimate weapon in the war on terror needs urgently to be countered
Takes on the advocates of torture on their own utilitarian grounds
Timely and passionately written, in an accessible, jargon-free style
Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public...
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use ...
Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified? And should society's response always be in kind--with blind, destructive violence? For that matter, are all civilians truly -innocent-? The answers are not always so simple.
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy provides sobering analyses of the nature of...
Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But w...
By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals, Animalkind establishes a middle ground between egalitarianism and outright dismissal of animal rights.
A thought-provoking foray into our complex and contradictory relationship with animals
Advocates that we owe each animal due respect
Offers readers a sensible alternative to extremism by speaking of respect and compassion for animals, not rights
Balances philosophical analysis with intriguing facts and engaging tales
By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals, Animalkind establishes a middle ground between egalitarianism and outright dis...
The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious terrorism by adopting a -secular outlook- on life and politics.
Shows how secularism can answer the problem of religious terrorism
Provides new perspectives on how religious minorities can be integrated into liberal democracies
Reveals how secularism has gained a new political and moral significance.
Also examines such topics as atheism, religious criticism and free speech
The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious te...
