Abbot Christopher Jamison from hit TV series THE MONASTERY, turns his attention to the eternal questions of how to be happy, and why we believe it is so important.

Takes on the claims of philosophical situationism, the ethical theory that is skeptical about the possibility of human virtue. This title argues that the social psychological experiments that philosophical situationists rely on look at the wrong kinds of situations to test for behavioral consistency.

'Reason, seriousness, mastery over the emotions, the whole murky affair which goes by the name of thought, all the privileges and showpieces of man: what a high price has been paid for them! How much blood and horror is at the bottom of all good things! ' On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. Nietzsche rewrites the former as a history ..

An argument that the problem of free will boils down to an open scientific question about the causal histories of certain kinds of neural events.

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A challenging and heartfelt study of the human capacity for good and evil.

Introduces students to key debates about ethics in international relations theory.

This lively and readable introductory text is designed to equip students with a sound understanding of the principles of values and ethics which no social worker should be without.

Presenting an introduction to ethics, this work tackles the moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom. It also shows us how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.

Presents a collection of sixteen papers that focus on issues arising from nanotechnology. This book tackles such issues as environmental impact, health dangers, medical benefits, intellectual property, professional code of ethics, privacy, and international governance.

Argues that 'nobility of spirit' is the quintessence of a civilized world. This book identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg.

Takes on the claims of philosophical situationism, the ethical theory that is skeptical about the possibility of human virtue. This title argues that the social psychological experiments that philosophical situationists rely on look at the wrong kinds of situations to test for behavioral consistency.

Philosophy and Animal Life offers a new way of thinking about animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of philosophy itself. Cora Diamond begins with The Difficulty of Reality and the Difficulty of Philosophy, in which she accuses analytical philosophy of evading, or deflecting, the responsibility of human beings toward nonhuman animals. Diamond then explores the animal question

J. B. Schneewind presents a selection of his published essays on ethics, the history of ethics and moral psychology, together with a new piece offering an intellectual autobiography. The essays range across the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with a particular focus on Kant and his relations to earlier thinkers.

Some moral theorists hold that the realm of morality must be autonomous of the sciences; others maintain that science undermines the authority of moral reasons. This book elaborates a vision of naturalism that resists both temptations. It also traces an intellectual genealogy of the burgeoning discipline of 'experimental philosophy'.

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When is political compromise acceptable - and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compromise is politically necessary? This book answers these questions. It offers insights about war, peace, justice, and sectarianism.

Can we trust our intuitive judgments of right and wrong? What reason do we have to do what is right and avoid doing what is wrong? Eleven outstanding contemporary thinkers discuss these and other fascinating moral questions in accessible informal conversations.

How much can morality demand of well-off Westerners as a response to the plight of the poor and starving in the rest of the world? What does the answer tell us about the nature of morality? The cutting edge of this contemporary ethical debate is represented by eleven new essays from some of the world's leading moral philosophers.

Introduces students to key debates about ethics in international relations theory.