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Is economic development the best hope for the world's poor? This book aims to add a philosophical dimension to the debate about this question. The author argues in favour of replacing quantitative assessments of wealth and poverty with a qualitative account of the ways in which human lives can be enriched or impoverished.

Highlights the continued flourishing of Scottish philosophy after the Enlightenment by exploring the work of underappreciated figures (such as Alexander Bain, J. F. Ferrier, Thomas Carlyle and John Macmurray) and debates (such as realism vs idealism, metaphysics vs psychology, evolution vs religion, and theism vs agnosticism).

Even in a small and semirural American government utility, corrupt leaders aren't simply dishonest and immoral. They're dangerous.A riveting and relevant memoir, The Intrepid Brotherhood details a classic story of enlightened leaders' war against oppressive and dishonest management. The deep corruption would threaten to ruin jobs and harm lives-while costing the county tens of millions of dollars.One small group decided to take action and stop...

Centering on organizational risk management, Practitioner's Handbook of Risk Management for Water & Wastewater Systems provides the investigative tools for risk assessments and risk/frequency matrixes to effectively recognize and prioritize the thousands of risks facing professionals working in the water and wastewater industry.

Can human history as a whole be interpreted in any meaningful way? Has there been real progress between stone age and space age? Does history repeat itself? Is there evidence of divine providence? Questions such as these have fascinated thinkers, and some of the greatest philosophers, notably Kant and Hegel, have turned their minds to philosophical history. As a branch of philosophy, however, it has received little attention in the analytical...

Gordon Graham introduces the fundamental concepts that underpin ethics, such as relativism and objectivity, before considering eight major ethical theories: egoism, hedonism, naturalism and virtue theory, existentialism, Kantianism, utilitarianism, contractualism and religion.

An Introduction to Aesthetics. Philosophy of the Arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the first time. The third edition is greatly enhanced by new sections on art and beauty, modern art, Aristotle and katharsis, and Hegel. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised with fresh material and extended discussions. As with previous editions, the book is jargon-free and w...

Sexy Italian Mavericks from some of your favourite Mills & Boon authors!

Charles Dickens' London is reimagined for the 21st century. Twenty-four hours in the life of a city that has 371 people in every square kilometer, where every street and square shelters heroes and villains, emotional turmoil, violent allegiances, adventures, the remarkable and the everyday. Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham forges a uniquely crowd-sourced play, incorporating scenes by emerging writers into his own sweeping narrat...

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Critics acclaim Vol. 1 'I grew up playing sandlot baseball with Gordon in Clinton (MA) North End. I learned then to expect the unexpected from Gordon. He struck out often, but he was also always capable of hitting the long ball. His memoirs tell of that fearlessness." Leo F. McNamara, Professor of English, Emeritus, University of Michigan, Lecturer in English and Irish Studies, Queens University, Belfast and Trinity, Dublin 'Graham got me all ...

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Critics acclaim Vol. 1 'I grew up playing sandlot baseball with Gordon in Clinton (MA) North End. I learned then to expect the unexpected from Gordon. He struck out often, but he was also always capable of hitting the long ball. His memoirs tell of that fearlessness." Leo F. McNamara, Professor of English, Emeritus, University of Michigan, Lecturer in English and Irish Studies, Queens University, Belfast and Trinity, Dublin 'Graham got me all ...

This is a revised and expanded version of the much praised short book Universities, The Recovery of an Idea. It contains chapters on the history of the universities, the value of university education, the nature of research, the management and funding of universities plus additional essays on such subjects as human nature and the study of humanities, interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study, information systems and the concept of a lib...

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Theories of Ethics offers a comprehensive survey of the major schools and figures in moral philosophy, from Socrates to the present day. Written entirely in non-technical language, it aims to be introductory without being elementary, so that readers may quickly engage with selected readings from classic sources. The writings of major philosophers are explained in a structured exploration of recurrently important issues about right and wrong, g...

Systematically explores the affinity and the rivalry between art and religion, focusing at length on music, visual art, literature, and architecture in turn.

Systematically explores the affinity and the rivalry between art and religion, focusing at length on music, visual art, literature, and architecture in turn.

This volume in the new history of Scottish philosophy covers the Scottish philosophical tradition as it developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Leading experts explore major figures from Thomas Brown to George Davie, while others address key developments in the period, including the spread of Scottish philosophy across the world.