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A white-hot flash point has ignited intense arguments over immigration. With an influx of illegal aliens crossing U.S. borders and, in the minds of many, wreaking havoc with depleted resources, job availability, social services, education and law enforcement, this is a hot topic of debate. "Immigration: Debating the Issues" features selections from such noteworthy people as John F. Kennedy, George J. Borjas, Leon Bouvier, Peter Brimlow, and ot...

This important book offers a very readable yet thorough introduction to major questions and issues of philosophy. The historical approach is combined with a thematic treatment of philosophical subjects. Discussions of both classical and contemporary philosophers are included within the historical chapters, while the thematic chapters clarify the meanings of such philosophical terms as: logic, ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and political ph...

The policy of affirmative action, today, more so than in the Civil Rights era, is under severe scrutiny. Nicholas Capaldi's Out of Order typifies the present-day criticism of affirmative action and shows how we have shifted from equality of opportunity and individual merit to the concept of group entitlement and statistical quality of result. Capaldi contends that affirmative action has not solved the problem of equal opportunity for which it ...

This book offers a multidisciplinary account of the 'rule of law' as a central pillar of the classical liberal tradition. The authors analyze the original meaning of this expression as first introduced by British jurist A. V. Dicey, before examining its subsequent elaboration by Leoni, Fuller, Hayek and Oakeshott. Addressing the main philosophical and legal aspects of the rule of law, this volume will appeal to all those engaged in law, pol...

Now reissued for contemporary readers, this entertaining primer on critical thinking has been teaching people to think and speak more clearly for more than four decades.Do you know when you're being deceived? Can you trust the information coming from Washington, the media, and the Internet?This classic work on critical thinking uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. On the assumption that "it takes one to know one, " the ...

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This book offers up-to-date insights into the theory and practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability management. Gathering contributions by a team of international scholars, it shares perspectives from a variety of academic disciplines, including management and tourism as well as accounting, higher education research and supply chain management. Guided by the credo of achieving 'Responsible Business for Uncertain Times...

This book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility. It discusses how business and society perceive and relate to CSR, how the field has continued to reshape modern corporate boardrooms in both the advanced and emerging economies, how CSR has transformed the manner in which modern corporate entities disclose the non-financial information aspect of their operations to the world at large, and th...

Offers views of the key issues in corporate social responsibility research. This title shows the diversity of concerns which fall under the umbrella of corporate social responsibility and highlights a number of important issues for debate.

This book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility. It discusses how business and society perceive and relate to CSR, how the field has continued to reshape modern corporate boardrooms in both the advanced and emerging economies, how CSR has transformed the manner in which modern corporate entities disclose the non-financial information aspect of their operations to the world at large, and th...

A 2004 biography of John Stuart Mill, the most influential British philosopher of the 19th century.

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This publication uniquely reintegrates and makes comprehensible all public policy debate from the fields of philosophy, economics, and political science since the Enlightenment. It includes original material from scholars and thinkers in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries together with extensive introductions by the authors to explain the context.

A very graceful statement of important truths." - Rodney Stark, author of The Victory of Reason"Weaving the thoughts of two millennia into a flying carpet, Capaldi and Malloch give us a breathless ride through intellectual history and a breathtaking overview of how America's spiritual capital grew." - Dr. Marvin Olasky, Editor-in-chief, WORLD and Father of "compassionate conservatism"America and its commercial civilization are far more reliant...

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Can you tell when you're being deceived?This classic work on critical thinking - now fully updated and revised - uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. On the assumption that "it takes one to know one, " the authors have written the book from the point of view of someone who wishes to deceive, mislead, or manipulate others. Having mastered the art of deception, readers will then be able to detect the misuse or abuse of lo...

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Nicholas Capaldi's biography of John Stuart Mill traces the ways in which Mill's many endeavors are related and explores the significance of his contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of education. Capaldi shows how Mill was groomed for his life by both his father James Mill and Jeremy Bentham, the two most prominent philosophical radicals of the early...

Journeys Through Philosophy has established a reputation as one of the most complete and versatile introductory philosophy textbooks for the beginning student. Combining carefully chosen selections from the original works of many eminent philosophers with invaluable commentaries designed to illuminate the ideas of these great minds, and an extensive section on how one should read philosophy, the editors have answered the instructional needs of...