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1	Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings more books like this by Sylvan Barnet add to wishlist The unique collaborative effort of a distinguished interdisciplinary team -- a professor of English and a professor of philosophy -- "Current Issues and Enduring Questions" is a balanced and flexible book that provides the benefit of the authors' dual expertise in effective persuasive writing "and" rigorous critical thinking. Its comprehensive ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Politics of Jesus: Vicit Agnus Noster more books like this by John Howard Yoder add to wishlist Using the text of the New Testament, this engaging study criticallyexamines the traditional portrait of Jesus as an apolitical figure and clarifies the true impact of Jesus' life, work, and teachings on his disciples' social behavior. This second edition is updated and expanded. see all copies from $3.82! new only from $12.00! \| SVS
3	Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Second Edition more books like this by George Lakoff add to wishlist In this application of cognitive science to politics, Lakoff analyzes the unconscious and rhetorical worldviews of liberals and conservatives, discovering radically different but remarkably consistent conceptions of morality. see all copies from $4.17! new only from $10.48! \| SVS
4	Applying Ethics: A Text with Readings more books like this by Jeffrey Olen add to wishlist Over five prior editions, this text, reader and casebook has provided an introduction to moral philosophy, aiming to engage students in the most perplexing issues of our time without sacrificing philosophical integrity. Numerous readings by philosophers and writers, and contemporary case studies, make chapter topics centerpieces for discussions. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.85! \| first editions
5	Practical Ethics more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Peter Singer's remarkably clear and comprehensive Practical Ethics has become a classic introduction to applied ethics since its publication in 1979 and has been translated into many languages. For this second edition the author has revised all the existing chapters, added two new ones, and updated the bibliography. He has also added an appendix ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life: Introductory Readings in Ethics more books like this by Ms. Christina Hoff Sommers add to wishlist VICE AND VIRTUE IN EVERYDAY LIFE has been a bestseller in college ethics for more than two decades because it is well-liked by both instructors and students. Instructors appreciate it for its philosophical breadth and seriousness. Students welcome the engaging topics and irresistible readings. VICE AND VIRTUE IN EVERYDAY LIFE provides students ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Moral man and immoral society; a study in ethics and politics more books like this by Reinhold Niebuhr add to wishlist see all copies from $7.95! new only from $17.90! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy more books like this by Thomas A Mappes add to wishlist In its seventh edition, "Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy" continues to provide material that will encourage reflective and critical examination of key contemporary moral problems. With additional readings and a new organization that groups related chapters together under four categories, this edition enhances the teachability that was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead more books like this by David Callahan, PH.D. add to wishlist A study of the growing tendency among American to "get over" or "slide by" or bend the rules--or just plain cheat. Why is this a growing trend? And is there a cost to America? Author Callahan gives examples of cheating in everyday life, from the seemingly minor (but numerous) ethical lapses to large-scale fraud. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life: Introductory Readings in Ethics more books like this by Fred Sommers add to wishlist This anthology offers students a selection of readings that address fundamental ethical issues. Students will become acquainted with central ethical theories and learn methods for reasoning about moral issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.95! \| SVS
11 view cover	Christianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st Century: The Classic That Woke Up the Church more books like this by Walter Rauschenbusch add to wishlist Rauschenbusch has been called one of the most influential religious leaders of the last 100 years, and "Christianity Today" named this book one of the top books of the century that have shaped contemporary religious thought. So it seems fitting on the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Christianity and the Social Crisis" that Rauschenbush's ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.48! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Contemporary and Classic Arguments: A Portable Anthology more books like this by Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Adam Bedau add to wishlist In response to requests for briefer and less expensive argument readers, "Contemporary and Classic Arguments" offers an ample selection of readings in a compact size for about half the price of similar books. Adapted from the best-selling full-size argument text/reader "Current Issues and Enduring Questions," it offers both a provocative selection ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Today's Moral Issues: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives more books like this by Daniel Bonevac add to wishlist Designed for contemporary moral problems courses, Bonevac's "Today's Moral Issues" is unique in providing theoretical readings related to the contemporary issues readings that follow: students connect theory and practice, thereby making the theory interesting and relevant. In addition to providing readings on contemporary topics, the book lends ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.81! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Morality in Practice more books like this by James P Sterba (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of readings about current and emerging issues in moral problems, this anthology brings together the works of writers and thinkers speaking out from opposing positions. The fourth edition contains 33 new readings and three new topical sections: sexual harassment, national health care, and war and humanitarian intervention. Other topics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.49! \| first editions
15 view cover	A Companion to Ethics more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor) add to wishlist In this volume, some of today's most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself. The book can be read straight through from beginning to end: yet the inclusion of a ... see all copies from $8.26! new only from $18.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	Reasonable Life: Toward a Simpler, Secure, More Humane Existence more books like this by Ferenc Mate add to wishlist Mechanized progress has damaged and endangered our planet, communities and families. In this book, the author asks that we each fundamentally change by placing simple human needs ahead of material wealth, and rethinking our concepts of career, home life, habits, security and success. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	Moral Man and Immoral Society more books like this by Reinhold Niebuhr add to wishlist see all copies from $3.43! new only from $54.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Samaritan's Dilemma: Should Government Help Your Neighbor? more books like this by Deborah Stone add to wishlist Politics has become a synonym for all that is dirty, corrupt, dishonest, compromising, and wrong. For many people, politics seems not only remote from their daily lives but abhorrent to their personal values. Outside of the rare inspirational politician or social movement, politics is a wasteland of apathy and disinterest. It wasnt always this ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Social and Personal Ethics more books like this by William H Shaw add to wishlist This text provides students with an introduction to contemporary ethics. It combines classical readings with essays by modern philosophers. Part I consists of three chapters on ethical theory to provide a foundation for examination of the issues. Part II covers 13 ethical issues with 46 mostly contemporary articles, three cases, and a concluding ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty more books like this by David Myers, Professor Martin E Marty (Foreword by) add to wishlist For Americans entering the twenty-first century, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Material wealth is at record levels, yet disturbing social problems reflect a deep spiritual poverty. In this compelling book, well-known social psychologist David G. Myers asks how this paradox has come to be and, more importantly, how to spark social ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Moral Sense more books like this by James Q Wilson add to wishlist Are human beings naturally endowed with a conscience? Or is morality artificially acquired through social pressure and instruction? Most people assume that modern science proves the latter. Further, most of our current social policies are based upon this "scientific" view of the sources of morality. In this book, however, James Q. Wilson seeks to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic more books like this by Stanley M Hauerwas add to wishlist Hauerwas reinterprets the role of Christian ethics and Christian community in a world that, he contends, has lost sight of the fundamentals of its faith. see all copies from $6.75! new only from $19.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth more books like this by Sam S Souryal add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
24 view cover	The Heart Is a Little to the Left: Essays on Public Morality more books like this by William Sloane Coffin add to wishlist William Sloane Coffin offers an antidote to the politics of the religious right with a call to passive intellectuals and dispirited liberals to reenter the fray with a Christian view of social justice. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $18.28! \| SVS
25 view cover	Ethics in America Study Guide more books like this by Lisa Newton, Fred W Friendly (Foreword by) add to wishlist Designed as a teaching supplement to the ETHICS IN AMERICA television series, this practical Study Guide utilizes a case study approach to examine contemporary ethical conflicts in law, medicine, scientific research, business, the military, journalism, government, and personal life--relating these conflicts to basic ethical concepts. With its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.00! \| first editions

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