Moral Philosophy

Das Handbüchlein der Moral von "Epiktet" - exklusiv in einer deutsch-englischen Ausgabe! Ungekürzt! The "Enchiridion" by Epictetus - in an exclusive German-English edition! Unabridged!

This essay discusses the essentials of Rand's ethics and its crucial relevance to America's intellectual, moral, and political crisis. There are overtones applicable to America. It serves as an excellent commentary on the historical and cultural significance of her ethics and the view of man as a moral ideal.

Martin Luther King Jr. may be America's most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. But despite his stature, the significance of King's writings and political thought remains underappreciated. In To Shape a New World, Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry state that the marginalization of King's ideas reflects a romantic consensus history that renders the civil rights movement inherently conservative - an effort not at radical reform but at "living up to" enduring ideals laid down by the nation's founders.

A hard-hitting book detailing the morals of humanity and what we can establish as our best moral principles to date. Leaving no stone unturned, this thought-dive into our conscious morals is sure to leave you thinking. With a positive goal in mind, this book has some difficult conversations and paves the way for future communication and greater well-being.

Darf ich schwarzfahren, wenn der Fahrkartenautomat kaputt ist? Darf ich lügen, wenn es die Situation erfordert...

"Pour chanter les vingt ans du Pommier, mon éditrice me demanda d'écrire quelques lignes. Les voici. Pour une fois, j'y entre en morale, comme en terre nouvelle et inconnue, sur la pointe des pieds. On disait jadis de l'Arlequin de mes rêves, bienheureux comédien de l'art, qu'il corrigeait les mœurs en riant."

A cultural and intellectual history of sincerity, from its emergence during the Protestant Reformation to its present incarnations and adversaries. People have long been duped by "straight-talking" politicians, confessional talk-show hosts, and falsely earnest advertisers. As sincerity has become suspect, the upright and honest have taken refuge in irony.

In Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad, Michael Walzer revises and extends the arguments in his influential Spheres of Justice, framing his ideas about justice, social criticism, and national identity in light of the new political world that has arisen in the past three decades. Walzer focuses on two different but interrelated kinds of moral argument: Maximalist and minimalist, thick and thin, local and universal.

Epiktet war einer der Hauptvertreter der Philosophie der Stoa, und als solcher äußerst einflussreich. Sein "Handbuch" ist ein Leitfaden für praktische Philosophie und bietet einen präzise formulierten Leitfaden für eine ethische Lebensführung. Ein sehr alter Text - doch immer noch hochaktuell!!

Schopenhauers berühmte Preisschrift über die Grundlage der Moral, leicht bearbeitet. Fremdsprachige Passagen werden in Übersetzung gelesen...

Zehn Jahre nach Sokrates' Tod schrieb Platon dessen Verteidigungsrede nieder und etablierte damit einen Denker, wie ihn die Welt noch nicht kannte. Einen Dialektiker, der sich unwissend und einfältig stellte, um Wissen und Moral seiner Mitmenschen zu prüfen, und der sich in seiner Unbedingtheit weder gängigen Meinungen noch dem Druck der Masse beugte, mehr noch: der auch den eigenen Neigungen widerstand und sich ganz und gar der Wahrheit verpflichtete...

In this audiobook on philosophers, several fascinating thinkers will be covered. Their inspiring and debatable thoughts will give you new insights in life and death and in ethics and morals. First, the political philosophers John Locke will be explored. Mr. Locke was the libertarian who said something when things appeared to go in the wrong direction.

Are Australian schools safe? And if they're not, what happens when kids are caught in a bleak collision between ill-equipped school staff and a confected media scandal? In 2016, the Safe Schools program became the centre of an ideological firestorm. In QE67, Benjamin Law explores how and why this happened. He weaves a subtle, gripping account of schools today, sexuality, teenagers, new ideas of gender fluidity, tabloid media scares and mental health.

Exploring topics ranging from faith and the soul to society and morals, Refracted Reflections: Faith, Morals, and Society endeavors to highlight some of the steps toward gaining and achieving a perfected coordination and synchronization of the outward aspects of conduct and the inner aspects of thought within the self, whether related to understanding the intricacies and characteristics of the cosmos, or dealing with matters related to soul, birth, life, death, and beyond.

The howl of the bedside clock-radio carves through your dreams like a buzz-saw through butter, and you are awake. In another place. Never mind the bright yellow sunlight that flecks your pillow and warms your face. You are rudely awake, and resent it.

We all have strong emotions in response to moral matters. How can we be sure our responses are correct? If ethical knowledge is universal, why is there so much disagreement on how to treat one another? An afternoon with this audiobook will enable you to put words to your feelings, allowing you to derive ethical truth in any circumstance, and convince others you are right...once you convince yourself that is.

Die drei Grundfragen der Ethik: "Wie soll ich handeln?", "Warum soll ich so handeln wie ich handeln soll?", "Was bedeuten die zentralen ethischen Grundbegriffe?" werden hier erläutert...

In the wake of the Dobbs decision, America needs a calm rethinking of abortion. And as most of us intuitively sense, it's too complicated for one favored right to override all other concerns. Rather, we need to balance the interests of the mother, the value of the potential person growing within her, the resulting child's expected quality of life, the father's autonomy, and even the impact on extended family and possibly society at large.

The Tricycle Effect is an inspiring self-help book for leaders, children, athletes, families, businesses, and organizations of all sizes written by Dane A. Deutsch. Practicing the principles laid out in each chapter through “straight from the heart” stories will teach you how important it is to lead with character first.

A basic instructional guide to both logical and moral philosophies. How to recognize true statements versus those which are fallacious. Also includes the moral theories of Idolatry and the LDS Church/Mormonism and where they fit among other theories. Also included are two articles I wrote on "The Divine Command Moral Theory" and "The Traditional Christian God". This book is an essential reference work.