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Here, a trio of editors bring together an international group of philosophers, social scientists, lawyers and practitioners to identify and address the moral questions arising today in the practice of philanthropy. The topics discussed include the psychology of giving, the reasons for and against a duty to give, and much more

'The Good Kill' examines killing in war in its moral and normative dimension. It argues against the commonplace belief, often tacitly held if not consciously asserted, among academics, the general public, and even military professionals, that killing, including in a justified war, is always morally wrong even when necessary.

Norvin Richards explores the moral relationship between parents and children from slightly before the cradle to before the grave. Richards maintains that biological parents do have a right to raise their children, not as a property right but as an instance of our general right to continue whatever we have begun

The essays in this anthology deal with the growing interconnections between moral philosophy and research that draws upon neuroscience, developmental psychology, and evolutionary biology. This cross- disciplinary interchange coincides, not accidentally, with the renewed interest in ethical naturalism. In order to understand the nature and limits of moral reasoning, many new ethical naturalists look to cognitive science for an account of how people actually reason. At the same time, many cognitive scientists have become increasingly interested in moral reasoning as a complex form of human cognition that challenges their theoretical models. The result of this collaborative, and often critical, interchange is an exciting intellectual ferment at the frontiers of research into human mentality. Sections and Contributors: Ethics Naturalized Owen Flanagan, Mark L. Johnson, Virginia Held Moral Judgments, Representations, and Prototypes Paul M. Churchland, Andy Clark, Peggy DesAutels, Ruth Garrett Millikan Moral Emotions Robert M. Gordon, Alvin I. Goldman, John Deigh, Naomi Scheman Agency and Responsibility James P. Sterba, Susan Khin-Zaw, Helen E. Longino, Michael E. Bratman A Bradford Book.

The book examines ethics and employment issues in contemporary Human Resource Management (HRM). Written by an international team of academics from universities in the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand, it examines the problems and opportunities facing employers and employees. The book subdivides into three sections: Part I assesses the context of HRM; Part II analyses contemporary debates, continuity and change in HRM, and Part III proposes likely developments for the future seeking to identify a more proactive HRM approach towards ethical issues arising in employment. Distinctive features

In Capitalism and Commerce, Edward Younkins provides a clear and accessible introduction to the best moral and economic arguments for capitalism. Drawn from over a decade of business school teaching, Younkins's work offers the student of political economy and the educated layperson a clear, systematic treatment of the philosophical concepts that underpin the idea of capitalism and the business, legal, and political institutions that impact commercial enterprises. Divided into seven parts, the work discusses capitalism and morality; individuals, communities, and the role of the state; private a

Couverture -- Titre -- Copyright -- Table des matières -- Préface -- Introduction -- 1. À la recherche d'un contrôle illusoire -- 2. Perspectives d'une jeune chercheure -- 3. Les aventures d'un juriste en terre étrangère -- 4. Des enjeux éthiques à l'évaluation éthique -- 5. Une nouvelle affection du chercheur en génomique? -- 6. Pour une réflexion sur l'état actuel de l'éthique de la recherche -- 7. L'éthique de la recherche: nature, obstacles et tensions -- 8. Cultiver des attentes pragmatiques à l'égard des comités d'éthique -- 9. Quand éthique et loi se confrontent -- 10. Intégrer l'éthique dans la recherche -- 11. Les CER sont-ils en train d'étrangler la recherche en épidémiologie ? -- Notices biographiques.

The 'sorting society' expresses what many people believe will be the outcome of advances in genetic technology: a society in which many characteristics of children are no longer the result of genetic chance but of deliberate selection. This book focuses on the ethical, legal and social issues raised by this technology. Is the prospect of a sorting society something that we should welcome or deplore? Do concerns about how parents or societies might exercise the choice given to them by genetic technology give us reason to restrain its creation or use, and if so how? Would a sorting society increase the freedom of parents and the well being of children, or would it undermine values that are central to a liberal democratic society? These are questions of the most profound significance, bearing on the world in which our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will live

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 How Television Made Civilization Moral -- 2 Television and Society -- 3 Television and the Polity -- 4 Television and the Economy -- 5 Television and Science -- 6 Conclusion: Television and Postmodern Morality -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index

We are supposed to wage war against Terrorism - but exactly what we are fighting against in this war, there is nearly no consensus about. And, much worse, nearly nobody cares about this conceptual disaster - the main thing being, whether or not you are taking sides with the good guys. This volume is an analytical attempt to end this disaster. What is Terrorism? Are terrorist acts to be defined exclusively on the basis of the characteristics of the respective actions? Or should we restrict such actions to acts performed by non-state organisations? And, most important, is terrorism already by its very nature to be morally condemned? But, having a clear idea of what Terrorism is, would be only the beginning. Rational moral assessment still needs two further components: The relevant facts -- and the relevant values and norms. Now, in a field where systematic disinformation has been even proclaimed to be the official policy, facts are obviously very hard to get at. This volume is mainly interested in Ethics: What's wrong with Terrorism? And what is morally right or morally wrong, respectively, with all the different means of Counter-Terrorism? What are the moral boundaries for waging war agains terrorism? What are the right ways of dealing with terrorists? And what about the alleged anti-terrorism wars on Afghanistan and Iraq? With contributions from Marcelo Dascal, Tomis Kapitan, Daniel Messelken, Seumas Miller, Olaf L. Mueller, Igor Primoratz, Charles P. Webel, Per Bauhn, Rüdiger Bittner, C. A. J. (Tony) Coady, Haig Khatchadourian, Georg Meggle, Peter Simpson, Carolin Emcke, Ralf Groetker, Laurence Lustgarten, Thomas Mertens, Aleksandar Pavkovic, Filimon Peonidis, Janna Thompson, Véronique Zanetti.

This handbook combines the latest theory on a high-profile, complex subject in criminology, exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of society's response to sex offenders in jurisdictions from the USA to Japan.The first publication to offer a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of legal and ethical issues relating to sex offender treatment and managementCovers a range of related issues, from media coverage to equality dutiesPresents research from numerous national jurisdictions including the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, and IsraelIncludes perspectives from respected leading academics and practitioners, including William Marshall, Tony Ward, Doug Boer, Daniel Wilcox, and Marnie Rice

Knowledge of the genetic basis of human diseases is growing rapidly, with important implications for pre-conceptional, prenatal, and predictive testing. While new genetic testing offers better insight into the causes of and susceptibility for heritable diseases, not all inherited diseases that can be predicted on the basis of genetic information can be treated or cured. By using a creative approach that focuses on a single extended family as a case example to illustrate each chapter's key point, the authors elucidate ethical issues arising in the genetics clinic and laboratory surrounding many timely issues

Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding and Regulating Al-Powered Recommender systems -- Part I: Fairness and Transparency -- Chapter 2: Recommender Systems and Discrimination -- Chapter 3: From Algoritmic Transparency to Algorithmic Choice: European Perspectives on Recommender Systems and Platform Regulation -- Chapter 4: Black Hole instead of Black Box? - The Double Opaqueness of Recommender Systems on Gaming Platforms and its Legal Implications -- Chapter 5: Digital Labor as a Structural Fairness Issue in Recommender Systems -- Part II: Manipulation and Personal Autonomy -- Chapter 6: Recommender Systems, Manipulation and Private Autonomy - How European civil law regulates and should regulate recommender systems for the benefit of private autonomy -- Chapter 7: Reasoning with Recommender Systems? Practical Reasoning, Digital Nudging, and Autonomy -- Chapter 8: Recommending Ourselves to Death: values in the age of algorithms -- Part III: Designing and Evaluating Recommender Systems -- Chapter 9: Ethical and Legal Analysis of Machine Learning Based Systems: A Scenario Analysis of a Food Recommender System -- Chapter 10: Factors influencing trust and use of recommendation AI: A case study of diet improvement AI in Japan -- Chapter 11: Ethics of E-Learning Recommender Systems: Epistemic Positioning and Ideological Orientation.