Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Ethics

Diese Reihe prasentiert innovative Studien in deutscher oder englischer Sprache, die aktuelle Themen der praktischen Philosophie aus analytischer Perspektive behandeln. Dazu gehoren Fragen aus den Bereichen der Metaethik, der normativen und der 'angewandten' Ethik ebenso wie Fragen der politischen Philosophie, der Rechtsphilosophie und der Handlungstheorie.

How can we accept that we ought to stop smoking, follow a diet, exercise, or take medications? The goal of this book is to describe the mechanisms of patients' adherence to long-term therapies, whose improvement, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), would be more beneficial than any biomedical progress. For example, approximately half of the patients do not regularly follow medical prescriptions, resulting in deleterious effects on people's health and a strong impact on health expenditure. This book describes how our beliefs, desires, and emotions intervene in our choices...

How can we accept that we ought to stop smoking, follow a diet, exercise, or take medications? The goal of this book is to describe the mechanisms of patients' adherence to long-term therapies, whose improvement, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), would be more beneficial than any biomedical progress. For example, approximately half of the patients do not regularly follow medical prescriptions, resulting in deleterious effects on people's health and a strong impact on health expenditure. This book describes how our beliefs, desires, and emotions intervene in our choices...

Policing in South Africa is infamous for its extensive history of abusive law enforcement. Since the end of apartheid, the transition agenda has better control over police actions and the development of a police culture intolerant of police misconduct. The transition has been evaluated as a success by some, while heavily criticized by others. This book offers a unique perspective by providing in-depth analyses of police integrity in South Africa.
Drawing on extensive research and nationwide surveys, this book offers a comprehensive and contextual exploration of police misconduct and...

In diesem Band werden sowohl die medizinischen Chancen und Risiken der modernen Reproduktionsmedizin erlautert, als auch ihre gesellschaftspolitischen und ethischen Dimensionen in den Blick genommen. Expertenstatements aus den an der Debatte beteiligten Disziplinen eroffnen einen mehrperspektivischen Einblick in die Thematik.