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Bioethics and the question of human dignity / Adam Schulman -- Human dignity and respect for persons : a historical perspective on public bioethics / F. Daniel Davis -- How to protect human dignity from science / Daniel C. Dennett -- Human dignity and the mystery of the human soul / Robert P. Kraynak -- Commentary on Kraynak / Daniel C. Dennett -- Commentary on Dennett / Robert P. Kraynak -- Commentary on Dennett / Alfonso Gómez-Lobo -- Human dignity from a neurophilosophical perspective / Patricia S. Churchland -- Commentary on Churchland / Gilbert Meilaender -- Human uniqueness and human dignity : persons in nature and the nature of persons / Holmes Rolston III -- Human dignity and the future of man / Charles Rubin -- Dignity and enhancement / Nick Bostrom -- Commentary on Bostrom / Charles Rubin -- Human dignity and public discourse / Richard John Neuhaus -- Modern and American dignity / Peter Augustine Lawler -- Human dignity : exploring and explicating the Council's vision / Gilbert Meilaender -- Commentary on Meilaender and Dennett / Peter Augustine Lawler -- Commentary on Meilaender and Lawler / Diana Schaub -- Defending human dignity / Leon R. Kass -- Kant's concept of human dignity as a resource for bioethics / Susan M. Shell -- Human dignity and political entitlements / Martha Nussbaum -- Commentary on Nussbaum, Shell, and Kass / Diana Schaub -- The irreducibly religious character of human dignity / David Gelernter -- The nature and basis of human dignity / Patrick Lee and Robert P. George -- Two arguments from human dignity / Paul Weithman -- Dignity and bioethics : history, theory, and selected applications / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Human dignity and the seriously ill patient / Rebecca Dresser -- The lived experience of human dignity / Edmund D. Pellegrino

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: A BASIC UNDERSTANDING -- Chapter 1: Definitions and Sources -- Definitions -- Prions -- Viruses -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Protozoa -- Worms -- Resistance -- Chapter 2: Vectors: Flies, Bugs, Mosquitoes, Worms, Protozoa, and Others -- Vectors -- Insect Vectors -- Fleas -- Lice -- Ticks -- Mite Chiggers -- Snails -- Mammalian Vectors -- Chapter 3: History of Diseases -- Prehistoric Skeletons -- Dating -- Ancient DNA -- Chapter 4: New Diseases Are Increasing -- Origin of New Diseases-Viruses -- Hemorrhagic Fever Group -- Bacterial Disease-HME (Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis) -- Chapter 5: How Resurgent Diseases Make a Comeback -- Resurging Diseases -- Plague Resurgance -- Dengue Fever -- Diphtheria -- Malaria -- Recent History -- WHO Campaign -- Yellow Fever -- Plague-Description and History -- Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria -- Tuberculosis Epidemics -- PART II: ZOONOSIS -- Chapter 6: Zoonosis -- Zoonosis-Wildlife -- Epizootics -- Zoonosis-Domestic -- PART III: DISEASES OF CIVILIZATION -- Chapter 7: Diseases of Affluence -- Diseases of Affluence -- Syndrome X -- Obesity/Diabetes Epidemic -- Diseases of Medical Progress -- Obesity -- Cancer -- Chapter 8: Bioterrorism and Agroterrorism -- Bioterrorism -- Agroterrorism -- PART IV: TOXIC ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter 9: Environmental Pathogens -- Endocrine Disrupters -- Arsenic -- Lead -- Radon -- Mercury -- Pfiesteria -- Toxic Shock Syndrome -- PART V: NEW DISEASES AND DISEASES OF UNKNOWN CAUSES -- Chapter 10: New Diseases -- Hanta -- Hendra -- Machupo-Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever -- Babesiosis -- Bird Flu -- HIV -- Japanese Encephalitis -- Lyme Disease -- SARS -- West Nile Fever -- Chapter 11: Diseases of Unknown Cause That May Be Infectious -- Infection as a Chronic Disease -- Heart Disease -- Peptic Ulcer -- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Multiple Sclerosis.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: The Changing Role of Business in Society -- 1 Crisis as a Platform for Change: Lessons from Coke and Corporate America -- 2 Unenlightened Self-Interest: The Wrong Response to Market Capitalism -- 3 Restoring Corporate Trust: The New Imperative for Ethics, Integrity, and Diversity -- 4 Ethical Governance and the Future of Free Enterprise -- 5 What Can the World's Religions Tell Us about Ethics in Business? -- PART II: Ethical Concerns of Industry Sectors and Other Fie -- 6 The Ethical Crises in the Accounting and Auditing Profession -- 7 Integrity and Profits: Can Companies Have Both in a World Where Sex Sells? -- 8 The Moral Basis of Competitiveness -- 9 Excellence without a Soul? Higher Education and the Shaping of Moral Character -- PART III: Leadership and Ethics in Organizations -- 10 Building Trust in Trying Times -- 11 Delivering on Diversity Leadership: A Walk in the Other Guy's Shoes -- 12 Leading with Values -- 13 Have You Hugged a Teamster Lately? -- 14 Leadership Challenges of Building a Company in Today's Environment -- 15 Ethics First: A Reform Agenda for City Government -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.

"This book brings together a collection of reprinted...technical papers in information technology, cyber security, and information assurance that are the results of research by many of the top universities and researchers in the country...[and] are accompanied by overviews and summaries written specifically to help readers understand each of the university projects." -- Foreword

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgment -- Leadership -- Professional Competence -- Soldiers -- Communication -- Counseling -- Administration and Management -- Maintenance And Training -- Prospering Professionally -- Ten Rules To Live By x 3 -- The Soldier's Creed -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- SECTION I: THE NEW CLIMATE FOR LEADERSHIP -- Chapter 1 Scanning More Distant Horizons -- Chapter 2 The Three Elements of Good Leadership in Rapidly Changing Times -- Chapter 3 Leadership, Accountability, and the Deficit of Public Trust -- Chapter 4 Peter Drucker's Light: Illuminating the Path for 21st-Century Leaders -- SECTION II: LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT -- Chapter 5 Spilling Sweat, Not Blood: Leadership for a World Without Conflict -- Chapter 6 Lessons from Gandhi's Leadership: Wisdom for the New Millennium -- Chapter 7 A Better Way: Business Leadership for the Greater Good -- Chapter 8 Problems of Hunger and the Global Response -- SECTION III: THE PROMISE OF HIGHER EDUCATION -- Chapter 9 Ethical Leadership in a Global Society: (How) Can Universities Lead? -- Chapter 10 Cross-Sector Collaboration in the Public Interest -- Chapter 11 Global Ethical Leadership and Higher Education: "Being The Change You Wish to See" -- Notes -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.

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