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Being Good: A
Short Introduction to Ethics
This is not your typical ethics book:
its sleek physical dimensions mirror Simon
Blackburn's intelligent but unencumbered
treatment of the main threats and origins
of ethics. In Being Good Blackburn
addresses the fear that "ethical claims
are a kind of sham" before sketching a
road map of the history of ethics, its
practical consequences, and ultimate
foundations. All this is an ambitious task
for such a diminutive volume.
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Landscapes of
the Soul
"The meaning of life for me is just to
enjoy myself." "It's all relative to your
point of view." The rootless sentiments of
today's college students are the
springboard for Douglas V. Porpora's
impassioned defense of the importance of
moral foundations. Landscapes of the Soul
is a cri de coeur from a
self-identified left-wing "campus radical"
who finds common cause with cultural
conservatives like Allan Bloom because
they share a belief that moral truths are
real and independent of our varied
perspectives. But Porpora thinks that the
central problem is not skepticism, but
rather a basic lack of interest in "cosmic
meaning." The problem isn't that we don't
believe in God; it's that we just don't
care.
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On
Character is a series of
essays on such topics as incivility and
crime, character and biology, character
and families, character and young people,
character vs. intellect, character and
community, the problem of business ethics,
and so forth. Some of his ideas I disagree
with, particularly in practical
situations, but overall his analysis of
the character issue is very good.
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About healing
our culture...
Healing the Culture presents the
most comprehensive philosophy of the
pro-life movement in print today. This
book changes the discussion on abortion
and euthanasia by linking these issues
with the philosophical underpinnings of
our culture and the principles and values
through which we live. More than an
explanation of the life issues, this book
presents a course in philosophy and a
guide to enhanced meaning and purpose in
life.
This groundbreaking work addresses the
connection between the culture's view of
everything from happiness and success, to
self-worth, love, suffering, ethics,
freedom and personhood, and shows how our
notion of personhood holds the key not
only to the concept of ourselves, but also
to the future of rights and the common
good.
Father Spitzer, President of Gonzaga
University, has been using the principles
in this book over the last eight years to
educate people of all backgrounds in the
philosophy of the pro-life movement. The
tremendous positive response he has
received inspired him to start the Center
for Life Principles. This book is one of
the key resources used for this
program.
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