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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Language
English
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Description
Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. We can draw on this knowledge to navigate life's most perplexing problems, and ethics becomes second nature.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical...
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Series
Publisher
Pearson
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Nursing Ethics presents detailed explanations of the roles and responsibilities of nurses and the code of ethics they must follow at each level of the nursing pyramid. The comprehensive coverage includes a scrupulous study of the scope of ethics in specialized areas such as paediatric nursing, community health nursing and obstetrics and gynaecology. The text is replete with supportive diagrams that enable readers to comprehend the underlying concepts....
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Language
English
Description
It all started the previous summer. Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier's extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, and film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend, the large group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file (15 hr., 50 min.))
Language
English
Description
In The Fundamentals of Ethics, Fifth Edition, author Russ Shafer-Landau employs a uniquely engaging writing style to introduce students to the essential ideas of moral philosophy. Offering more comprehensive coverage of the good life, normative ethics, and metaethics than any other text of its kind, this book also addresses issues that are often omitted from other texts, such as the doctrine of doing and allowing, the doctrine of double effect, ethical...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (288 pages)
Language
English
Description
The essential guide to creating an honest, ethical workplace culture in any industry In The Manager's Book of Decencies , Stephen Harrison showed how even the smallest gestures can produce big results and change the culture of an entire workforce. Now the author of that prescient bestseller has teamed up with Jim Lukaszewski, America's Crisis Guru® to write the definitive guide to transforming or restoring your workplace into a showplace of honest,...
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Language
English
Description
Some people seem to find life easy. They glide effortlessly onwards and upwards, always saying and doing the right things, whatever the situation. Everybody likes them – they are great to live with and great to work with. They are happy, have time for people, and always seem to know what’s important – and how to deal with those things that aren’t. Is there something they know or do that we don’t? Is it something...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"Nearly every week we read about a tragedy or scandal that could have been prevented if individuals had said no to ill-advised or illegitimate orders. In this timely book, Ira Chaleff explores when and how to disobey inappropriate orders, reduce unacceptable risk, and find better ways to achieve legitimate goals.The inspiration for the book, and its title, comes from the concept of intelligent disobedience used in guide dog training. Guide dogs must...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
It's not always easy to determine what's "good" or "bad"-- especially in a world filled with complicated choices and bad advice. Schur starts off with easy ethical questions and works his way up to the most complex moral issues we all face-- and does it with wit and deep insight, so that we can sound cool at parties and become better people. -- adapted from jacket
14) Faith and politics: a commentary on religious, social, and political thought in a technological age
Author
Publisher
G. Braziller
Pub. Date
[1968]
Physical Desc
xviii, 268 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
15) Practical ethics
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
1979.
Physical Desc
viii, 237 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
18) Bioethics
Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (6 volumes (lxxvii, x, 3535 pages))
Language
English
Description
Offers hundreds of revisions or addenda to entries from previous editions as well as over 100 new or rewritten entries on topics such as key cases in bioethics, the human biome, genetically modified foods, emergency preparedness and response, social justice, sustainability, chemical warfare and torture, among many others. Revised articles will explain the events as well as legislation changes of the past decade.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
9 volumes ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Unmatched in scholarship and scope, The International Encyclopedia of Ethics is the definitive single-source reference work on Ethics, available both in print and online. -- Comprises over 700 entries, ranging from 1000 to 10,000 words in length, written by an international cast of subject experts. -- Is arranged across 9 fully cross-referenced volumes including a comprehensive index. -- Provides clear definitions and explanations of all areas of...
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