Articles

Known for his original and courageous thinking on matters ranging from the treatment of animals to genetic screening, Peter Singer now turns his attention to... 
Ethics | Climatic changes | Moral and ethical aspects | Trade regulation | Globalization | Foreign trade regulation

In the great boom of the 1990's, top management's compensation soared, but the wages of most Americans barely grew at all. This wages stagnation has baffled... 
Industrial management | Labor economics | Globalization | Moral and ethical aspects | United States Economic conditionsMoral and ethical aspects | Capitalism | Business ethics | Compensation management | United States | 2001-2009 | Economic conditions | Decision-making software | Call center industry | America | Reengineering | It | Management | Work regime | Wages | Information technology | Computerization

Race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality: in the past couple of decades, a great deal of attention has been paid to such collective... 
Ethics | Moral and ethical aspects | Identity (Psychology) | Group identity | Philosophy | Sociology | PHILOSOPHY | Ethics & Moral Philosophy | Political

Many of us have a sense of unease about current trends in global capitalism (GC) and global society. Inequalities and conflict seem endemic; much‐vaunted... 
Economics | Moral and ethical aspects | Globalization | Capitalism | Business ethics | international economics | Competition | Global society | Government | Religion | Values | Markets | Civil society | Governance | Responsibility | Institutions | Ethics | Morality | Development | Global capitalism | Responsible global capitalism

Dynamic, rapid, and radical changes are transforming the communication professions, provoking major implications for ethics. Traditional boundaries blur as... 
Journalistic ethics | Moral and ethical aspects | Mass media | Advertising | Marketing | Public Relations | Communication Ethics | Media Ethics | Advertising - Moral and ethical aspects

It is generally assumed that we are justified in punishing criminals because they have committed a morally wrongful act. Determining when criminal liability... 
Punishment | Criminal justice, Administration of | Moral and ethical aspects | Philosophy | criminal law | Great Britain | United States | Moral assessment | Morally wrongful act | Human rights violation | Moral critique | Moral scrutiny | Political morality | Criminal liability

Prevention | War | Moral and ethical aspects | Terrorism | Violence | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

This is a book of three philosophical chapters on aspects of terrorism, torture, and war. It relates issues in ethical theory to practical ethics. The chapter... 
War | Torture | Moral and ethical aspects | Terrorism | moral philosophy | Terrorism-Moral and ethical aspects | Torture-Moral and ethical aspects | War-Moral and ethical aspects | Ethical theory | Just cause | Civilians | Collateral damage | Proportional harm | Practical ethics | Intention

Ethics | Capital punishment | Ethical problems | Iraq War, 2003-2011 | My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968 | United States History | Moral and ethical aspects | Bombing, Aerial | History | Racism | World War, 1939-1945

"Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay... 
Economics | Value | Moral and ethical aspects | Capitalism | Wealth

This edited volume addresses the key issues of ethics, war and international relations in the post-9/11 world. There is a lively debate in contemporary... 
Security, International | Politics & government | Foreign Policy | International Security | Intelligence | Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns | Intelligence Studies | War & Conflict Studies | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Moral and ethical aspects | War | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 | Peaceful change (International relations)

"Markets are important forms of social and economic organization. They allow vast numbers of people, most of whom never meet, to cooperate together in a system... 
Free enterprise | Moral and ethical aspects | Capitalism | Philosophy | social and political philosophy | Free enterprise - Moral and ethical aspects | Motivation and Institutions | Markets | Market Policy | Noxious Markets | Morals And Markets

Recent critiques of international development practice, affecting aid organizations such as Oxfam, Action Aid and the Red Cross, have attacked the motives of... 
Economic development projects | Moral and ethical aspects | Economic development | Globalization | Economics | Religion | Anthropology - Soc Sci | History & Theory of Anthropology

We stand on the brink of unprecedented growth in our ability to understand and change the human genome. New reproductive technologies now enable parents to... 
Prevention | Genetic disorders in children | Prenatal diagnosis | Genetic counseling | Genetics, Medical | Medical genetics | Human reproductive technology | Genetic engineering | Moral and ethical aspects | Religion and Medicine | ethics | Personal Narratives | General Science

'Scientists at War' examines the ethical debates that severely tested the American scientific community during the Cold War. Sarah Bridger highlights the... 
Nuclear weapons | Cold War | Military weapons | Science | Military research | Moral and ethical aspects | Technological innovations | History | Social aspects | 20th century | United States

As globalization has deepened worldwide economic integration, moral and political philosophers have become increasingly concerned to assess duties to help... 
Economic assistance | Moral and ethical aspects | Poverty | Basic needs

While it is generally accepted that animal welfare matters morally, it is less clear how to morally evaluate the ending of an animal's life. It seems to matter... 
Tiere | Tötung | Ethik | Tierrecht | Animal welfare | Animal rights | Moral and ethical aspects