This comprehensive and sometimes controversial book provides an essential survey of the key issues in health insurance. It is a valuable read for students and teachers of Business Studies as well as health professionals of all kinds.

17th-century philosophy scholars come together in this volume to address the 'insiders' such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Hobbes, and the 'outsiders' such as Gassendi, Digby, Gale, Cudworth and Malebranche, of the philosocial canon.

Descartes is perhaps best known for his statement, "Cogito, ergo sum, " the cornerstone of his metaphysics. But he did not intend the metaphysics to stand apart from his scientific work, which included important investigations into physics, mathematics, and optics. In this book, Sorell shows that Descarates was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of the new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his philosophies to support his discoveries in the sciences.
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In this book Tom Sorell argues that emergencies can justify types of action that would normally be regarded as wrong.

Contributors examine the ethical issues surrounding microfinance, including questions about exploitation, human rights, and efforts to promote global justice.