From the contents: Part I: William E. Stempsey, S.J. A Biographical Sketch of Elisha Bartlett. Philosophy of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Elisha Bartlett’s Philosophy of Medicine. Bartlett’s Other Writings. Bibliography -- Part II: Texts; Elisha Bartlett. An Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1844. Part First: Philosophy of Physical Science. …
Human as a Biological and Cultural Being -- The “Exceptional Position” of the Human Being — a Moral-political Concept -- The Human: Between Having a World and Being a Self -- Social Structure, Sexuality, and Intelligence in Human Evolution — a Synopsis -- Genes, Instincts and Identity -- The Special Status of the Human Being as a Topic of Practical Philosophy -- The “Uniqueness” of …
Part I: Volunteering: An Introduction and Theoretical Framework -- 1: Volunteering: A Complex Social Phenomenon -- Part II: Cross-national Approaches -- 2. The Economic Value of Volunteering: Comparative Estimates among Developing, Transitional, and Developed Countries -- 3. Perceptions of Volunteering and Their Effect on Sustainable Development and Poverty alleviation in Mozambique, Nepal and …
1. Introduction -- 2.the 'Entrepreneurial State' and the Leveraging of Life in the Field of Regenerative Medicine -- 3.Technologies of Governance: Science, State and Citizen in Visions of the Bioeconomy -- 4. "Having a Structuring Effect on Europe". The Innovative Medicines Initiative and the Construction of the European Health Bioeconomy -- 5. The Underworlds Project and The "Collective Microb…
Chapter 1: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Three Sectors in Asia: The Contexts and Perspectives -- Chapter 2: BSR in Transitional China: Traditions, Practices, and Future -- Chapter 3: CSR in Japan: Towards Integration and Corporate-CSO Partnership -- Chapter 4: Business Social Responsibility in South Korea: A Study of Relationships among Korean Companies and NPOs -- Chapter 5: Corporat…
Sections/Topics -- 1 The human and humanitarian challenge of suffering (This topic includes philosophical and practical perspectives, the global geography of suffering and its relief, social solidarity, social responsibility for relief of suffering, collective action, empathic altruism, and interpersonal caring.) -- 2 Quality of Life (QOL) research challenges (The topic includes issues such as …
1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Methods -- 3. Understanding Veganism -- 4. Queering Veganism -- 5. Demonstrating Veganism -- 6. Criminalising Veganism -- 7. Conclusion.This book focuses on the increasingly popular phenomenon of veganism, a way of living that attempts to exclude all animal products on ethical grounds. Using data from biographical interviews with vegans, the author untangles the…
Chapter 1. Social Sciences and Business Ethics -- Chapter 2. Business Ethics and the Quality of Life -- Chapter 3. The Costs of Decision Making -- Chapter 4. Efficiency and Mortality -- Chapter 5. Rationality between the Maximizers and the Satisficers -- Chapter 6. The Loyal Agent's Argument -- Chapter 7. Moral Responsibility in Business -- Chapter 8. A Case for a Progressive Annual Net Wealth …
Chapter 1: Bioethics Beyond Altruism -- Part I Stem Cells -- Chapter 2: Dead human bodies and embryos: Commonalities and disparities in ethical debate -- Chapter 3: The immortal life of ethics? The alienation of body tissue, ethics and the informed consent procedure within induced pluripotent stem cell research -- Chapter 4: On the everyday ethics of stem cell therapies in India -- Part II Assi…
1. Introduction -- 2. Refiguring Techniques: Technologies, Possibilities, Emergence and an Ethics of Responsibility in Visual-digital Research -- 3. Drone Bodies: Sensual Amalgamations of the Vertical -- 4. For a Non-Linear Visual Ethnography: Reflections on the Use of i-docs as a Tool for Scientific Research -- 5. Empathetic Visuality: Go-Pros and the Video Trace -- 6. Careful Surveillance at …