Immorality

Author : Michael J. Zimmerman
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781554810550

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The Immorality of Punishment by Michael J. Zimmerman Pdf

In The Immorality of Punishment Michael Zimmerman argues forcefully that not only our current practice but indeed any practice of legal punishment is deeply morally repugnant, no matter how vile the behaviour that is its target. Despite the fact that it may be difficult to imagine a state functioning at all, let alone well, without having recourse to punishing those who break its laws, Zimmerman makes a timely and compelling case for the view that we must seek and put into practice alternative means of preventing crime and promoting social stability.

Author : Gail Reekie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998-10-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0521629748

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Measuring Immorality by Gail Reekie Pdf

Why do conservative politicians and scholars in Britain, Australia and the United States continue to view rising rates of out-of-wedlock births and teenage pregnancies as a threat to civilised society? This book examines the process by which social science transforms a biological event - a birth - into a social and moral problem. Drawing on Foucault's 'archaeology of knowledge', Reekie stresses the role of statistics and other social-scientific discourses in the emergence of the illegitimacy 'problem' in the early nineteenth century and its continuing cultural significance. The book illustrates the continuity in concerns about illegitimacy, including pressure on the welfare system, fears of racial and intellectual denigration, the detrimental nature of fatherless families, and the association of rising illegitimacy with the supposed selfishness of excessively independent women.

Author : Garry Young
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781793639202

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Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction by Garry Young Pdf

It is commonplace for fictional content to depict immoral activities: the kidnapping of a politician, for example, or the elaborate theft of a national treasure, or perhaps the gruesome proclivities of a sadistic murderer. These and similar depictions can be found across a range of media, and in varying degrees of detail and realism. Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction examines potential conditions for transforming fictional immorality into immoral fiction, in order to establish what makes a depiction of fictional immorality and/or one’s engagement with it immoral. To achieve this aim, Garry Young analyzes fictional content, its meaning, one’s motivation for engaging with it, and the medium in which the fiction is presented (such as film, literature, theatre, video games) using philosophical inquiry. The end result is a systematic examination of fictional immorality, which contributes toward debates on the morality of depicting and engaging with fictional immorality, as well as the reach of censorship and other forms of prohibition, especially when the act depicted is of the kind that would be most egregious if carried out in reality.

Author : Ronald Dmitri Milo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 069164036X

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Immorality by Ronald Dmitri Milo Pdf

This book explores a much-neglected area of moral philosophy--the typology of immorality. Ronald D. Milo questions the adequacy of Aristotle's suggestion that there are two basic types of immorality--wickedness and moral weakness--and argues that we must distinguish between at least six different types of immoral behavior. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Berend Mets
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781835740439

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Immorality Act by Berend Mets Pdf

Cape Town, in the 1960s. Love across the colour bar is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment. John Terreblanche, a police reporter seeking redemption, tells the story of a Xhosa nurse, Promise Madiba, a Dutch doctor, Willem Jansen, and a Malay prostitute, Marja de Koning, who engage in a passionate love triangle in the shadow of the Sharpeville massacre, as South Africa lurches towards becoming a Republic. Violent yet tender, Immorality Act spans from Indonesia to Cape Town and is a moving account of the impact of apartheid, racism and colonialism on lives in the twentieth century, as well as a celebration of the ungovernability of the human spirit.

Author : Monaghan, Mark,Prideaux, Simon
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447316749

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State Crime and Immorality by Monaghan, Mark,Prideaux, Simon Pdf

This book begins with the concept of the ideal state as a single, functioning whole that ensures uniformity in the name of legitimacy. It then goes on to show the many ways that states fall away from the ideal, often because of the actions of the powerful and connected—and the consequences of those failures. Looking at everything from invasions of other nations to consolidated media power,State Crime and Immorality is the first book to draw a clear line between conventional criminality and organized state crime and to directly confront the problem of illegitimate actions among the elite in society and government.

Author : Josiah Woodward,Emmett Langdon Avery
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066441104

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Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704) by Josiah Woodward,Emmett Langdon Avery Pdf

"Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704)" by Josiah Woodward, Emmett Langdon Avery. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Alfred Archer,Benjamin Matheson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000433395

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Honouring and Admiring the Immoral by Alfred Archer,Benjamin Matheson Pdf

Is it appropriate to honour and admire people who have created great works of art, made important intellectual contributions, performed great sporting feats, or shaped the history of a nation if those people have also acted immorally? This book provides a philosophical investigation of this important and timely question. The authors draw on the latest research from ethics, value theory, philosophy of emotion, social philosophy, and social psychology to develop and substantiate arguments that have been made in the public debates about this issue. They offer a detailed analysis of the nature and ethics of honour and admiration, and present reasons both in favour and against honouring and admiring the immoral. They also take on the important matter of whether we can separate the achievements of public figures from their immoral behaviour. Ultimately, the authors reject a “onesize-fits-all” approach and argue that we must weigh up the reasons for and against honouring and admiring in each particular case. Honouring and Admiring the Immoral is written in an accessible style that shows how philosophy can engage with public debates about important ethical issues. It will be of interest to scholars and students working in moral philosophy, philosophy of emotion, and social philosophy.

Author : Guillermo Maldonado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1592727344

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Sexual Immorality by Guillermo Maldonado Pdf

Author : Ned Snow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780197614402

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Intellectual Property and Immorality by Ned Snow Pdf

Introduction -- Moral limitations in IP theory -- Arguments against denying protection -- The problem of judicial moral discretion -- Works involving unlawful conduct -- Judicial history on unlawful works -- The progress provision as a limitation -- Progress, science, and useful arts -- Legislating morality -- Free speech -- Tying it all together.

Author : James J Irwin
Publisher : Penny A Page Marketing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780972163095

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THE AMERICAN CABAL THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES SPONSERED BY THE IMMORAL AMERICAN PEOPLE by James J Irwin Pdf

A message to the Mileninnal generation about the "swamp" and how to clean up this mess!!!!

Author : Catharine Edwards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0521893895

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The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome by Catharine Edwards Pdf

The decadence and depravity of the ancient Romans are a commonplace of serious history, popular novels and spectacular films. This book is concerned not with the question of how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Upper-class Romans habitually accused one another of the most lurid sexual and sumptuary improprieties. Historians and moralists lamented the vices of their contemporaries and mourned for the virtues of a vanished age. Far from being empty commonplaces these assertions constituted a powerful discourse through which Romans negotiated conflicts and tensions in their social and political order. This study proceeds by a detailed examination of a wide range of ancient texts (all of which are translated) exploring the dynamics of their rhetoric, as well as the ends to which they were deployed. Roman moralising discourse, the author suggests, may be seen as especially concerned with the articulation of anxieties about gender, social status and political power. Individual chapters focus on adultery, effeminacy, the immorality of the Roman theatre, luxurious buildings and the dangers of pleasure. This book should appeal to students and scholars of classical literature and ancient history. It will also attract anthropologists and social and cultural historians.

Author : Andrea Dworkin
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 9780826494429

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Heartbreak by Andrea Dworkin Pdf

Always innovative, often provocative, and frequently polarizing, Andrea Dworkin carved out a unique position as one of the women's movement's most influential figures. She wrote thirteen books, ranging across feminist theory, fiction and poetry. This book is her memoir.

Author : Hans Lassen Martensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : HARVARD:32044084661990

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Christian Ethics by Hans Lassen Martensen Pdf

Author : Daniel Scott Mayfield
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110431834

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Artful Immorality – Variants of Cynicism by Daniel Scott Mayfield Pdf

When a term is overused, it tends to fall out of fashion. Cynicism seems to be an exception. Its polytropic versatility apparently prevents any discontinuation of its application. Everyone knows that cynicism denotes that which is deemed deleterious at a given time; and every time will specify its toxicities – the apparent result being the term’s non-specificity. This study describes the cynical stance and statement so as to render the term’s use scholarly expedient. Close readings of textual sources commonly deemed cynical provide a legible starting point. A rhetorical analysis of aphorisms ascribed to the arch-Cynic Diogenes facilitates describing the design of cynical statements, as well as the characteristic features of the cynical stance. These patterns are identifiable in later texts generally labeled cynical – above all in Machiavelli’s Principe. With recourse to the Diogenical archetype, cynicism is likewise rendered describable in Gracián’s Oráculo manual, Diderot’s Le neveu de Rameau, and Nietzsche’s Posthumous Fragments. This study’s description of cynicism provides a phenomenon otherwise considered amorphous with distinct contours, renders transparent its workings, and tenders a dependable basis for further analyses.