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The absolute violation : why torture must be prohibited
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ISBN: 0773578285 1282864726 9786612864728 0773574824 9780773574823 9780773578289 9781282864726 6612864729 9780773534223 0773534229 9780773534513 0773534512 Year: 2008 Publisher: Montréal [Québec] ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press,

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Richard Matthews challenges the increasing acceptability of state-sponsored torture interrogation, repudiating any possible justifications. He confronts its various supporters - ticking time bomb and tragic choice theorists, utilitarians, legal scholars - and draws from philosophy, medicine, psychiatry, survivor and torturer narratives, history, feminism, the experience of working intelligence officials, anthropology, and game theory to illustrate that no moral justification for torture can be supported.

World poverty and human rights : cosmopolitan responsibilities and reforms
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ISBN: 9780745641430 9780745641447 0745641431 074564144X Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge : Polity,

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The poorest 46 percent of humankind have 1.2 percent of global income. Their purchasing power per person per day is less than that of $2.15 in the US in 1993; 826 million of them do not have enough to eat. One-third of all human deaths are from poverty-related causes: 18 million annually, including 12 million children under five. At the other end, the 15 percent of humankind in the 'high-income economies' have 80 percent of global income. Shifting 1 or 2 percent of our share toward poverty eradication seems morally compelling. Yet the prosperous 1990s have in fact brought a large shift toward greater global inequality, as most of the affluent believe that they have no such responsibility. Thomas Pogge's book seeks to explain how this belief is sustained. He analyses how our moral and economic theorizing and our global economic order have adapted to make us appear disconnected from massive poverty abroad. Dispelling the illusion, he also offers a modest, widely sharable standard of global economic justice and makes proposals towards fulfilling it.


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Why not torture terrorists? : moral, practical, and legal aspects of the 'ticking bomb' justification for torture
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ISBN: 9780199540914 Year: 2008 Publisher: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press,


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Journalisme, avis de recherches : vers la fin d'une exception scientifique française ?
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ISBN: 9782802726821 9782802726814 280272682X Year: 2008 Volume: 7 Publisher: Bruxelles Bruylant

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Synthèse historique des travaux français portant sur le journalisme, l'équivalent des journalism studies dans le domaine anglo-saxon. Les contributions de P. Bourdieu sont notamment mises en avant dans la présentation de ce savoir scientifique particulièrement dispersé. 36 chercheurs de France, du Royaume-Uni et du Canada ont été interviewés par N. Pélissier.

Business ethics as practice : ethics as the everyday business of business
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ISBN: 9780521174565 9780521877459 0521174562 0521877458 1107198844 9786611944803 0511456174 0511457480 0511488645 0511453469 1281944807 0511454449 051145547X 9780511488641 9780511457487 9780511456176 9780511455476 9780511453465 9781107198845 9781281944801 661194480X 9780511454448 Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press,

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In recent years, a succession of corporate scandals has rocked the international business community. As a result, many companies have invested considerable time, money and effort on the development of ethics management programs. However, in many cases, such programs are nothing more than insurance policies against corporate liability, designed merely to limit the fallout of scandals should they occur. In Business Ethics as Practice, Mollie Painter-Morland urges us to take business ethics seriously by reconsidering the role of ethics management within organizations. She redefines the typical seven-step ethics management program from within - challenging the reader to reconsider what is possible within each aspect of this process. In doing so, she draws on the insights of Aristotle, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and numerous contemporary organizational theorists and sociologists to create the space for the emergence of a morally responsive corporate ethos.


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Animal subjects : an ethical reader in a posthuman world
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ISBN: 1299313140 1435656318 1554580773 9781435656314 0889205124 9780889205123 9781554580774 9780889205123 0889205124 9781299313149 Year: 2008 Volume: 8 Publisher: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press,

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Although Cultural Studies has directed sustained attacks against sexism and racism, the question of the animal has lagged behind developments in broader society with regard to animal suffering in factory farming, product testing, and laboratory experimentation, as well in zoos, rodeos, circuses, and public aquariums. The contributors to Animal Subjects are scholars and writers from diverse perspectives whose work calls into question the boundaries that divide the animal kingdom from humanity, focusing on the medical, biological, cultural, philosophical, and ethical concerns between


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Trusting doctors
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ISBN: 1282964372 9786612964374 1400828899 9781400828890 9780691135748 0691135746 Year: 2008 Publisher: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press

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For more than a century, the American medical profession insisted that doctors be rigorously trained in medical science and dedicated to professional ethics. Patients revered their doctors as representatives of a sacred vocation. Do we still trust doctors with the same conviction? In Trusting Doctors, Jonathan Imber attributes the development of patients' faith in doctors to the inspiration and influence of Protestant and Catholic clergymen during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He explains that as the influence of clergymen waned, and as reliance on medical technology increased, patients' trust in doctors steadily declined. Trusting Doctors discusses the emphasis that Protestant clergymen placed on the physician's vocation; the focus that Catholic moralists put on specific dilemmas faced in daily medical practice; and the loss of unchallenged authority experienced by doctors after World War II, when practitioners became valued for their technical competence rather than their personal integrity. Imber shows how the clergy gradually lost their impact in defining the physician's moral character, and how vocal critics of medicine contributed to a decline in patient confidence. The author argues that as modern medicine becomes defined by specialization, rapid medical advance, profit-driven industry, and ever more anxious patients, the future for a renewed trust in doctors will be confronted by even greater challenges. Trusting Doctors provides valuable insights into the religious underpinnings of the doctor-patient relationship and raises critical questions about the ultimate place of the medical profession in American life and culture.

Biobanks : governance in comparative perspective.
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ISBN: 9780415427371 9780415427388 9780203927991 0415427371 041542738X 0203927990 9781134090228 9781134090266 9781134090273 Year: 2008 Publisher: London Routledge

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"In recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks - genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy have been set up in order to study the interface between disease and genetic and environmental factors. Unsurprisingly, these studies have sparked a good deal of controversy and the ethical and social implications have been widely debated. Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective is the first book to explore the political and governance implications of biobanks in Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia."--BOOK JACKET.

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Human genetics --- DNA data banks --- Bioethics --- Génétique humaine --- Banques de données génétiques (Génétique légale) --- Bioéthique --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Aspect moral --- Biobanks --- Databases --- Government policy --- Political aspects --- JURISPRUDENCE -- 323.39 --- Databases, Genetic --- Confidentiality --- Public Policy. --- biobank (bank voor menselijk lichaamsmateriaal) --- Ijsland --- Estland --- Frankrijk --- Duitsland --- Verenigde Staten --- Japan --- Verenigd Koninkrijk (Groot-Brittannië) --- Scandinavië --- Australië --- Israël --- Migration Policy --- Population Policy --- Social Protection --- Social Policy --- Migration Policies --- Policies, Migration --- Policies, Population --- Policies, Public --- Policies, Social --- Policy, Migration --- Policy, Population --- Policy, Public --- Policy, Social --- Population Policies --- Protection, Social --- Public Policies --- Social Policies --- Policy Making --- Social Control, Formal --- Bio-banks --- Biological specimen banks --- Biological resource centers --- Biological specimens --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- legislation & jurisprudence. --- ethics. --- biobanque (banque de matériel corporel humain) --- Islande --- Estonie --- France --- Allemagne --- Etats Unis --- Japon --- Royaume-Uni (Grande-Bretagne) --- Scandinavie --- Australy --- Génétique humaine --- Banques de données génétiques (Génétique légale) --- Bioéthique --- Public Policy --- legislation & jurisprudence --- ethics --- Affirmative Action --- Action, Affirmative --- Human genetics - Databases - Moral and ethical aspects - Cross-cultural studies --- Biobanks - Government policy - Cross-cultural studies --- Biobanks - Political aspects - Cross-cultural studies --- Droit médical


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Ethique de la société de l'information
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ISBN: 9782802726814 2802726811 Year: 2008 Volume: 8 Publisher: Bruxelles : Bruylant,

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Chercheurs, experts et praticiens précisent les orientations du plan d'action issu du Sommet mondial de la société de l'information (SMSI), les contextes auxquels elles s'appliquent, notamment dans l'aspiration à la diversité culturelle. Divers aspects sont traités : la production de standards numériques, les TIC et l'enseignement supérieur, les usages des TIC en démocratie, la cybercriminalité.

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Human rights --- Information society --- Information technology --- Internet --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Communication --- Société informatisée --- Technologies de l'information et de la communication --- Technological innovations --- Aspect moral --- Congresses --- BPB0911 --- Éthique --- Société de l'information --- DARPA Internet --- Internet (Computer network) --- Wide area networks (Computer networks) --- World Wide Web --- IT (Information technology) --- Technology --- Telematics --- Information superhighway --- Knowledge management --- Sociology --- Ethiek --- Informatiemaatschappij --- Ethik --- ethics --- etyka --- ética --- etikë --- etica --- ētika --- етика --- etika --- etică --- moral --- ηθική δεοντολογία --- eetika --- ethiek --- etik --- etiikka --- moralės mokslas --- dorovės mokslas --- veda o morálke --- moral science --- mravnost --- morale --- Moral --- morálka --- moraal --- erkölcsfilozófia --- moraali --- ethica --- morāles mācība --- filosofía moral --- erkölcstan --- morală --- shkencë morale --- dorotyra --- ηθική --- zedenleer --- информатичко општество --- informační společnost --- soċjetà tal-informazzjoni --- информатичко друштво --- informačná spoločnosť --- κοινωνία των πληροφοριών --- społeczeństwo informacyjne --- informacijska družba --- sociedade da informação --- információs társadalom --- societate informațională --- shoqëria e informacionit --- Informationsgesellschaft --- information society --- sociedad de la información --- informationssamfundet --- infoühiskond --- informatiemaatschappij --- tietoyhteiskunta --- an tsochaí faisnéise --- информационно общество --- informācijas sabiedrība --- informationssamhälle --- informacinė visuomenė --- società dell'informazione --- informacijsko društvo --- eitic --- Information society - Moral and ethical aspects - Congresses --- Information technology - Moral and ethical aspects - Congresses --- Internet - Moral and ethical aspects - Congresses --- Société de l'information --- Éthique --- Moral and ethical aspects.


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Who is a normative foreign policy actor? : the European Union and its global partners
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ISBN: 9789290797791 9290797797 Year: 2008 Publisher: Brussels: Centre for European policy studies,

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International relations --- International law. --- Relations internationales --- Droit international --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Aspect moral --- European Union countries --- United States --- China --- India --- Russia (Federation) --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Etats-Unis --- Chine --- Inde --- Russie --- Foreign relations. --- Relations extérieures --- International law --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Foreign relations --- #SBIB:327.7H233 --- Europese Unie: externe relaties, buitenlands- en defensiebeleid (ook WEU) --- -International relations --- -327 --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics --- -Electronic information resources --- -European Union countries --- -United States --- EU countries --- Euroland --- Europe --- -Electronic information resources. --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Relations extérieures --- U.S.A. --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si︠e︡vernoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Si︠e︡vero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Zlucheni Derz︠h︡avy --- USA --- US --- Arhab --- Ar. ha-B. --- Artsot ha-Berit --- ولايات المتحدة الامريكية --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- ABSh --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- ABŞ --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Forente stater --- Spojené staty americké --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Zʹi︠e︡dnani Derz︠h︡avy Ameryky --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Yhdysvallat --- Verenigde Staten --- Egyesült Államok --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Estados Unidos de América --- United States of America --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- SShA --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- VSA --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Estados Unidos --- EE.UU. --- Stany Zjednoczone --- ĒPA --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- ZSA --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mei guo --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- U.S. --- America (Republic) --- Amirika Carékat --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- VS --- ولايات المتحدة --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- ولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- Istadus Unidus --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Bí-kok --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- AQSh --- Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі --- Zluchanyi︠a︡ Shtaty Ameryki --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- Yunaeted Stet --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- САЩ --- SASht --- Съединените щати --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Америка (Republic) --- Amerika (Republic) --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Stati Uniti --- SUA (Stati Uniti d'America) --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Η.Π.Α. --- Ē.P.A. --- Usono --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi︠a︡vks Shtattnė --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- FS --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Stâts Unîts --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- S.U.A. --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- Mî-koet --- 미국 --- Miguk --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- International relations - Moral and ethical aspects --- European Union countries - Foreign relations --- United States - Foreign relations --- China - Foreign relations --- India - Foreign relations --- Russia (Federation) - Foreign relations

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