Interest in "NFIB v. Sebelius" has been extraordinarily high, from as soon as the legislation was passed, through lower court rulings, the Supreme Court s grant of certiorari, and the decision itself, both for its substantive holdings and the purported behind-the-scene dynamics. Legal blogs exploded with analysis, bioethicists opined on our collective responsibilities, and philosophers tackled concepts like coercion and the activity/inactivity distinction. This volume aims to bring together scholars from disparate fields to analyze various features of the decision. It comprises over twenty...

Everyone becomes a philosopher with a drink in hand, but Whiskey & Philosophy takes this natural pairing to a new level. It explores a range of philosophical topics related to whiskey through engaging reflections written by philosophers, whiskey writers, and others.

You will learn things that are both practical (how do tasting notes vary across guides and whiskey brands?) and thought provoking (why is there the popular conception that drinking whiskey makes people mean, and is it true?). Whether your...

This new Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary extensions and alternatives to the just war tradition in the field of the ethics of war.

The modern history of just war has typically assumed the primacy of four particular elements: "jus ad bellum," "jus in bello," the state actor, and the solider. This book will put these four elements under close scrutiny, and will explore how they fare given the following challenges:

What role do the traditional elements of "jus ad bellum" and "jus in bello" and the constituent principles that follow from this distinction play in...