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The Moral Authority of Nature
Author | : Lorraine Daston,Fernando Vidal |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2010-08-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780226136820 |
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For thousands of years, people have used nature to justify their political, moral, and social judgments. Such appeals to the moral authority of nature are still very much with us today, as heated debates over genetically modified organisms and human cloning testify. The Moral Authority of Nature offers a wide-ranging account of how people have used nature to think about what counts as good, beautiful, just, or valuable. The eighteen essays cover a diverse array of topics, including the connection of cosmic and human orders in ancient Greece, medieval notions of sexual disorder, early modern contexts for categorizing individuals and judging acts as "against nature," race and the origin of humans, ecological economics, and radical feminism. The essays also range widely in time and place, from archaic Greece to early twentieth-century China, medieval Europe to contemporary America. Scholars from a wide variety of fields will welcome The Moral Authority of Nature, which provides the first sustained historical survey of its topic. Contributors: Danielle Allen, Joan Cadden, Lorraine Daston, Fa-ti Fan, Eckhardt Fuchs, Valentin Groebner, Abigail J. Lustig, Gregg Mitman, Michelle Murphy, Katharine Park, Matt Price, Robert N. Proctor, Helmut Puff, Robert J. Richards, Londa Schiebinger, Laura Slatkin, Julia Adeney Thomas, Fernando Vidal
The Limits of Moral Authority
Author | : Dale Dorsey |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780198728900 |
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Dale Dorsey considers one of the most important questions in philosophical ethics: to what extent do the demands of morality have authority over us and our lives? He defends a position that runs counter to the traditional view, and argues that we are not required to conform to moral demands. Furthermore, doing so can be (quite literally) wrong.
The UN Secretary General and Moral Authority
Author | : Kent J. Kille |
Publsiher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2007-10-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781589014732 |
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Once described by Trygve Lie as the "most impossible job on earth," the position of UN Secretary-General is as frustratingly constrained as it is prestigious. The Secretary-General's ability to influence global affairs often depends on how the international community regards his moral authority. In relation to such moral authority, past office-holders have drawn on their own ethics and religious backgrounds—as diverse as Lutheranism, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Coptic Christianity—to guide the role that they played in addressing the UN's goals in the international arena, such as the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of human rights. In The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority, contributors provide case studies of all seven former secretaries-general, establishing a much-needed comparative survey of each office-holder's personal religious and moral values. From Trygve Lie's forbearance during the UN's turbulent formative years to the Nobel committee's awarding Kofi Annan and the United Nations the prize for peace in 2001, the case studies all follow the same format, first detailing the environmental and experiential factors that forged these men's ethical frameworks, then analyzing how their "inner code" engaged with the duties of office and the global events particular to their terms. Balanced and unbiased in its approach, this study provides valuable insight into how religious and moral leadership functions in the realm of international relations, and how the promotion of ethical values works to diffuse international tensions and improve the quality of human life around the world.
Moral Resistance and Spiritual Authority
Author | : Seth M. Limmer,Jonah Dov Pesner |
Publsiher | : CCAR Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780881233193 |
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This foundational new book reminds us of our ancient obligation to bring justice to the world. The essays in this collection explore the spiritual underpinnings of our Jewish commitment to justice, using Jewish text and tradition, as well as contemporary sources and models. Among the topics covered are women's health, LGBTQ rights, healthcare, racial justice, speaking truth to power, and community organizing.
The Mystery of Moral Authority
Author | : Russell Blackford |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2016-04-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781137562708 |
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The Mystery of Moral Authority argues for a sceptical and pragmatic view of morality as an all-too-human institution. Searching, intellectually rigorous, and always fair to rival views, it represents the state of the art in a tradition of moral philosophy that includes Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, and J.L. Mackie.
Autonomy Authority and Moral Responsibility
Author | : Thomas May |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2014-01-15 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9401590311 |
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Nations under God
Author | : Anna M. Grzymała-Busse |
Publsiher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2015-04-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781400866458 |
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Why churches in some democratic nations wield enormous political power while churches in other democracies don't In some religious countries, churches have drafted constitutions, restricted abortion, and controlled education. In others, church influence on public policy is far weaker. Why? Nations under God argues that where religious and national identities have historically fused, churches gain enormous moral authority—and covert institutional access. These powerful churches then shape policy in backrooms and secret meetings instead of through open democratic channels such as political parties or the ballot box. Through an in-depth historical analysis of six Christian democracies that share similar religious profiles yet differ in their policy outcomes—Ireland and Italy, Poland and Croatia, and the United States and Canada—Anna Grzymała-Busse examines how churches influenced education, abortion, divorce, stem cell research, and same-sex marriage. She argues that churches gain the greatest political advantage when they appear to be above politics. Because institutional access is covert, they retain their moral authority and their reputation as defenders of the national interest and the common good. Nations under God shows how powerful church officials in Ireland, Canada, and Poland have directly written legislation, vetoed policies, and vetted high-ranking officials. It demonstrates that religiosity itself is not enough for churches to influence politics—churches in Italy and Croatia, for example, are not as influential as we might think—and that churches allied to political parties, such as in the United States, have less influence than their notoriety suggests.
Moral Authority Men of Science and the Victorian Novel
Author | : Anne DeWitt |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2013-07-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107036178 |
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Anne DeWitt examines how Victorian novelists challenged the claims of men of science to align scientific practice with moral excellence.