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What are the appropriate criteria for assessing a theory of morality? In this enlightening work, Brad Hooker begins by answering this question. He then argues for a rule-consequentialist theory which, in part, asserts that acts should be assessed morally in terms of impartially justified rules. In the end, he considers the implications of rule-consequentialism for several current controversies in practical ethics, making this clearly written, ...

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How can Protestant churches overcome their denial--in actual attitudes and actions--of their central belief in justification? The chief paradox of Protestantism, manifest in all denominations, is the blurring and contradicting of the central belief in "justification by grace alone through faith alone." The church in America, says the author, has always been prone to preach that being a good Christian will result in health, wealth, and happines...

This book examines how and why corporate strategy, structure and culture is continuing to change markedly in South East Asia. Among the issues that have forced widespread changes in the region are the economic meltdown, the growth in electronic technology, regional market integration, changing levels of education, business process standardisation and transparency measures, the rise in 'corporate governance' and political developments among the...

Elusive and controversial, fascism is still the object of interest and debate over fifty years after its defeat in the Second World War. This new introduction looks at recent scholarship and the continuing debates on its nature.

Every year, millions of women have their lives turned inside out by the experience of pregnancy. This book takes a critical look at the powerful vested interests in the pregnancy business and at the social message coming at women: an amalgam of sentimentality, psychologically dangerous half-truths and conflicting ideologies.

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One of the world's most outstanding astrophysicists provides a state-of-the-art investigation into the possibility of time travel.

The Renaissance or Early Modern period saw a creative explosion of such force that, four hundred years later, its plays are still some of the most frequently performed and studied of dramatic works. This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political contexts, along with newly edited and annotated texts of such plays as: Edward II (Christopher Marlowe), Tis Pity She's a Whore (John Ford), and The Ma...

Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel.Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire, and should she ever tell Miu how she feels for her? Meanwhile K wonders whether he should confess h...

This book brings together new work, by a range of international leading scholars who consider Japanese nationalism in a wide variety of its aspects.

This ecological history of peasant society in the Peruvian Andes focuses on the politics of irrigation and water management in three villages whose terraces and canal systems date back to Inca times. Set in a remote valley, the book tells the story of a domination and resulting social decline.

Inhaltsangabe:Gang der Untersuchung: Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, einen Einblick in das derzeit sehr aktuelle Thema Outsourcing von Informationsmanagement zu gewähren und die in der Literatur kaum behandelte Thematik der Gestaltung der Kommunikationsbeziehung zwischen Outsourcer und Outsourcingpartner zu beleuchten. Einleitend werden die Thematiken des Outsourcings mit deren Chancen und Risiken sowie Grundlagen des betrieblichen Info...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Jedes Unternehmen, das direkte Pensionszusagen erteilt, geht a priori teilweise erhebliche Risiken ein, obwohl Direktzusagen aufgrund der Pensionsrückstellungsbildung auf den ersten Blick eine günstige Innenfinanzierungsquelle zu sein scheinen. Die Risiken gliedern sich in biometrische und versicherungstechnische Risiken (Absicherung biologischer Vorgänge) sowie in Kapitalanlagerisiken (durch die regelmäßige Zusage v...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Der Urlaub ist für Menschen eine wichtige Zeit im Jahr. Er dient der Steigerung des individuellen Lebensgenusses. Dieser Lebensgenuss drückt sich für 58 % der Urlauber in Urlaubsmotiven, wie ¿Gesundheit/Umwelt/Natur¿, aus. Weitere 56 % nennen ¿Ruhe finden¿ als Urlaubsmotiv. Intakte Umwelt und Natur sind demnach bei Urlaubsnachfragern ein bedeutsames und seit Jahrzehnten wachsendes Reisemotiv. Gleichzeitig stellen abe...

Inhaltsangabe:Gang der Untersuchung: Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Konzeption unternehmensübergreifender Serviceorganisationsformen. Dabei sollen Einsatzmöglichkeiten multimedialer Werkzeuge für Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) berücksichtigt werden. Die Bearbeitung des Themas erfolgt in drei Teilabschnitten. Der erste Teil beschäftigt sich mit den Dimensionen des Begriffs Service. Zunächst wird die Motivati...

Cardamom otherwise known as Malabar cardamom, true cardamom or small cardamom second only to pepper in its importance during the Renaissance period, is often qualified as the Queen of Spices because of its very pleasant aroma and taste. The Western Ghat forest of the Malabar coast, India, is the center of origin and diversity for cardamom and it might have been nature's design that the King and Queen of spices (black pepper and cardamom) origi...

Robert W. Witkin unpacks Adorno's notoriously difficult critique of popular culture in an engaging and accessible style, looking first at the development of the overarching theories of authority, commodification and negative dialectics. He then goes on to consider Adorno's writing on specific aspects of popular culture such as radio, film and popular music.

Rooted in a period of vigorous exploration and colonialism, The Island Race: Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century is an innovative study of the issues of nation, gender and identity. Wilson bases her analysis on a wide range of case studies drawn both from Britain and across the Atlantic and Pacific worlds. Creating a colourful and original colonial landscape, she considers topics such as: * sodomy* theatre* masculinity* th...