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Being Good
Author | : Simon Blackburn |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2002-03-14 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780191647314 |
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It is not only in our dark hours that scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism dog ethics. Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, or sticking to duty, or insisting on our rights, we can be confused, or be paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless. Many are afraid that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. Simon Blackburn, author of the best-selling Think, structures this short introduction around these and other threats to ethics. Confronting seven different objections to our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures, he charts a course through the philosophical quicksands that often engulf us. Then, turning to problems of life and death, he shows how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the sound-bite sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates. Finally he offers a critical tour of the ways the philosophical tradition has tried to provide foundations for ethics, from Plato and Aristotle through to contemporary debates.
India Unbound
Author | : Gurcharan Das |
Publsiher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2002-04-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780385720748 |
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India today is a vibrant free-market democracy, a nation well on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation’s rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the new millennium. Das shows how India’s policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991, when the government instituted sweeping reforms that paved the way for extraordinary growth. Das traces these developments and tells the stories of the major players from Nehru through today. As the former CEO of Proctor & Gamble India, Das offers a unique insider’s perspective and he deftly interweaves memoir with history, creating a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written. Impassioned, erudite, and eminently readable, India Unbound is a must for anyone interested in the global economy and its future.
Being Good
Author | : Martha Saxton |
Publsiher | : Hill & Wang |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0374110115 |
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Uses letters, diaries, newspapers, and other public and private sources to trace the evolution of women's morals and behaviors in early America.
Be Kind
Author | : Pat Zietlow Miller |
Publsiher | : Roaring Brook Press |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2018-02-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781250304605 |
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A New York Times bestseller! “These days, it seems more important than ever for books to show young people how to act with thoughtfulness, civility, and kindness.” —The New York Times Book Review When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate wants to make her feel better, wondering: What does it mean to be kind? From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving story explores what kindness is, and how any act, big or small, can make a difference—or at least help a friend. With a gentle text from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash, Pat Zietlow Miller, and irresistible art from Jen Hill, Be Kind is an unforgettable story about how two simple words can change the world. One of Chicago Public Library's "Best of the Best Books 2018"
It Feels Good to Be Yourself
Author | : Theresa Thorn |
Publsiher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 2019-06-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781250263056 |
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A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Theresa Thorn and illustrator Noah Grigni. Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good to Be Yourself provides young readers and parents alike with the vocabulary to discuss this important topic with sensitivity.
Catch Them Being Good
Author | : Tony Dicicco,Colleen Hacker,Charles Salzberg |
Publsiher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2003-08-26 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781101166079 |
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This guide to coaching female athletes of all ages shows how to build a team and provides invaluable advice on the differences between coaching males and females. The authors include exercises that foster teamwork and develop essential skills. They also answer parents' most common questions, such as how to tell if the coach is doing a good job and what to do if a child wants to quit. Filled with stories about the Olympic and World Cup championship teams, this useful handbook is infused throughout with DiCicco's philosophy that at every level playing soccer (or any sport) is about "playing hard, playing fair, playing to win, and having fun."
Be Good
Author | : Randy Cohen |
Publsiher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2012-08-22 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781452107905 |
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Collects the author's favorite questions and answers from his tenure as the author of the New York Times' "The Ethicist," presenting evidence that sensible people disagree on the definition of ethical behavior.
How to be Good
Author | : Nick Hornby |
Publsiher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2005-05-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780141925288 |
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How to be Good is Nick Hornby's hilarious bestselling novel on life, love and charity 'I am in a car park in Leeds when I tell my husband I don't want to be married to him any more. . . ' London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With her husband David making a living as 'The Angriest Man in Holloway', she figured she could put up with anything. Until, that is, David meets DJ Goodnews and becomes a good person too. A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity like taking in the homeless and giving their kids' toys away. Suddenly Katie's feeling very bad about herself, and thinking that if charity begins at home, then maybe its time to move. . . This laugh-out-loud novel, from the bestselling author of About a Boy and High Fidelity, will have you gripped from start to finish and will appeal to fans of David Nicholls and Jonathan Coe, as well as readers in need of a moral compass everywhere. 'Pins you in your armchair ad won't let go . . . How to be Good? How to be bloody marvellous, more like' Mail on Sunday 'It does exactly what it says on the cover. Hornby's prose is artful and effortless, his spiky wit as razored as a number-two cut' Independent 'The writing is so funny, and the set-pieces so brilliant...Hornby's best book since Fever Pitch' Lynn Truss, The Times