Argues that contemporary scientifically-based theories of the evolution of altruism provide insights into one of the fundamental moral problems of Christian ethics, the natural basis of love and its ordering. This book is of interest to moral theologians, especially those concerned with the topics of love, justice, and natural law ethics.
Describes and analyzes how state governments in the 1990s have coped with fiscal stress through changes in tax and spending policies, as well as through attempts to "reinvent government" by abandoning long-established policies. This book is suitable for academics, policymakers, and public administrators, as well as the general readers.
Provides an account of ethical realism that combines both abstract meta-ethical issues defining the debate on realism and concrete topics in moral psychology. This title argues that practical reasoners can both understand the ethical significance of facts and be motivated to act by that understanding.
Features essays that explore communication across cultures using an interdisciplinary approach to language teaching and learning, mediated by the growing field of educational linguistics. This title includes topics such as the use of English as a medium of wider communication and the growth of national varieties of English throughout the world.
Drawing on political and social philosophy, this title argues that there is a fundamental philosophical conflict over the role of reason in society between writers in public administration and the designers of the American Constitution. It provides fresh insights for those who are interested in the role of public administration in the US.
The Implementations of Economic Incentives for Pollution Control
Focusing on the practical aspects of using economic incentives to achieve environmental goals, this book analyzes the design and implementation of market based programs and identifies critical issues for creating successful programs in the future.
The New Medical Ethics of Medicine's New Economics
Focuses on health care in the United States. This title redefines the moral obligations of both physicians and patients, traces the specific effects of these redefined obligations on clinical practice, and explores the implications for patients as individuals and for national health policy.
Drawing on political and social philosophy, this title argues that there is a fundamental philosophical conflict over the role of reason in society between writers in public administration and the designers of the American Constitution. It provides fresh insights for those who are interested in the role of public administration in the US.