Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:803141774
The Expanding Circle
Peter Singer
The Expanding Circle
The Expanding Circle Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Expanding Circle book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
EIL Education for the Expanding Circle
Nobuyuki Hino
Author : Nobuyuki Hino
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351806664
EIL Education for the Expanding Circle by Nobuyuki Hino Pdf
The teaching of English in the Expanding Circle, traditionally called EFL countries, has long been regarded as having no choice but to follow Inner Circle or Anglo-American norms, both in pedagogy and language models. This situation is in sharp contrast with that of the Outer Circle, or ESL countries, where the WE (World Englishes) paradigm, coupled with post-colonialism, has liberated the users of indigenous Englishes from the norms of Anglophone native speakers. Employing. Japan as a primary sample, this book proposes a new paradigm of EIL (English as an International Language) education, by integrating relevant paradigms such as WE and ELF (English as a Lingua Franca), which enables users of English from the Expanding Circle to represent their own voices in international communication.. Various examples of actual classroom practice in EIL are also presented, bridging the longstanding gap between theory and practice in this field.
Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek,Peter Singer
Author : Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek,Peter Singer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191044533
Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek,Peter Singer Pdf
Utilitarianism may well be the most influential secular ethical theory in the world today. It is also one of the most controversial. It clashes, or is widely thought to clash, with many conventional moral views, and with human rights when they are seen as inviolable. Would it, for example, be right to torture a suspected terrorist in order to prevent an attack that could kill and injure a large number of innocent people? In this Very Short Introduction Peter Singer and Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek provide an authoritative account of the nature of utilitarianism, from its nineteenth-century origins, to its justification and its varieties. Considering how utilitarians can respond to objections that are often regarded as devastating, they explore the utilitarian answer to the question of whether torture can ever be justified. They also discuss what it is that utilitarians should seek to maximize, paying special attention to the classical utilitarian view that only pleasure or happiness is of intrinsic value. Singer and de Lazari-Radek conclude by analysing the continuing importance of utilitarianism in the world, indicating how it is a force for new thinking on contemporary moral challenges like global poverty, the treatment of animals, climate change, reducing the risk of human extinction, end-of-life decisions for terminally-ill patients, and the shift towards assessing the success of government policies in terms of their impact on happiness. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Philosophy After Darwin
Michael Ruse
Author : Michael Ruse
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691135533
Philosophy After Darwin by Michael Ruse Pdf
An anthology of essential writings that cover some of the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of Darwinism, since the publication of "On the Origin of Species".
The Life You Can Save
Peter Singer
Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812981568
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer Pdf
Argues that for the first time in history we're in a position to end extreme poverty throughout the world, both because of our unprecedented wealth and advances in technology, therefore we can no longer consider ourselves good people unless we give more to the poor. Reprint.
Expanding the Circle
Charles Rhyne
Author : Charles Rhyne
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Haida art
ISBN : UOM:39015048852290
Expanding the Circle by Charles Rhyne Pdf
This is the catalogue for a 1998 exhibition held at Reed College, Portland Oregon. The artist's name guud san glans, Robert Davidson combines his Haida and his English names. Twenty-four color plates display his totem poles, which draw from Northwest coast Indian tradition but extend that vocabulary
One World
Peter Singer
Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300128529
One World by Peter Singer Pdf
Written by a religious historian, this is an introduction to early Christian thought. Focusing on major figures such as St Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa, as well as a host of less well-known thinkers, Robert Wilken chronicles the emergence of a specifically Christian intellectual tradition. In chapters on topics including early Christian worship, Christian poetry and the spiritual life, the Trinity, Christ, the Bible, and icons, Wilken shows that the energy and vitality of early Christianity arose from within the life of the Church. While early Christian thinkers drew on the philosophical and rhetorical traditions of the ancient world, it was the versatile vocabulary of the Bible that loosened their tongues and minds and allowed them to construct the world anew, intellectually and spiritually. These thinkers were not seeking to invent a world of ideas, Wilken shows, but rather to win the hearts of men and women and to change their lives. Early Christian thinkers set in place a foundation that has endured. Their writings are an irreplaceable inheritance, and Wilken shows that they can still be heard as living voices within contemporary culture.
Ethics in the Real World
Peter Singer
Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400888733
Ethics in the Real World by Peter Singer Pdf
Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's most influential philosopher Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words. In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The collection also includes some more personal reflections, like Singer’s thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a holiday feast. Now with a new afterword by the author, this provocative and original book will challenge—and possibly change—your beliefs about many real-world ethical questions.
The Handbook of Asian Englishes
Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Andy Kirkpatrick
Author : Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Andy Kirkpatrick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118791653
The Handbook of Asian Englishes by Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Andy Kirkpatrick Pdf
The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics
Does Anything Really Matter?
Peter Singer
Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191084393
Does Anything Really Matter? by Peter Singer Pdf
In the first two volumes of On What Matters Derek Parfit argues that there are objective moral truths, and other normative truths about what we have reasons to believe, and to want, and to do. He thus challenges a view of the role of reason in action that can be traced back to David Hume, and is widely assumed to be correct, not only by philosophers but also by economists. In defending his view, Parfit argues that if there are no objective normative truths, nihilism follows, and nothing matters. He criticizes, often forcefully, many leading contemporary philosophers working on the nature of ethics, including Simon Blackburn, Stephen Darwall, Allen Gibbard, Frank Jackson, Peter Railton, Mark Schroeder, Michael Smith, and Sharon Street. Does Anything Really Matter? gives these philosophers an opportunity to respond to Parfit's criticisms, and includes essays on Parfit's views by Richard Chappell, Andrew Huddleston, Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer, Bruce Russell, and Larry Temkin. A third volume of On What Matters, in which Parfit engages with his critics and breaks new ground in finding significant agreement between his own views and theirs, is appearing as a separate companion volume.
Diversity and Philanthropy
Lilya Wagner
Author : Lilya Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440840456
Diversity and Philanthropy by Lilya Wagner Pdf
A "one size fits all" strategy is not effective when it comes to philanthropy and fundraising in today's diversified environment. This book enables nonprofit leaders, board members, staff, and volunteers of nonprofit organizations to better reach diverse populations and incorporate perspectives that increase success by surveying the cultural context for philanthropic action. Diversity and Philanthropy: Expanding the Circle of Giving is a concise, accessible, and research-backed resource that explains the traditions of philanthropy—an invaluable tool given the proliferation of global nongovernmental organizations that affect every aspect of society in every country. Author Lilya Wagner has worked across the globe as fundraising and nonprofit organizations proliferated in the last 25 years. This book is an outgrowth of her extensive research as well as an accumulation of her professional interactions in the field and real-world knowledge. The book begins with an overview of culture and its influence on generosity and then examines the global increase of attention on diversity in giving. Chapters address specific cultural and ethnic groups; the traditions of their countries of origin; what influences their giving in North America; and characteristics that are inherent in culture, such as religion and attitudes about family. The book concludes with an insightful discussion of how to be a culturally proficient professional. An extensive listing of resources—including research on various aspects and angles of the topic, and surveys on giving both in North America and globally—makes it easy for those who want to pursue related topics in more detail.
The Expanding Circle
Matias Obludzyner
Author : Matias Obludzyner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798681501756
The Expanding Circle by Matias Obludzyner Pdf
The Expanding Circle explores how genuine leaders are able to transform teams and organizations in today's world. The book offers a framework to think about leadership and a practical guide to help you develop your own leadership strategy, focusing on authentic communication and relationship-building. It features in-depth case studies from government, education, international development, business, finance, and more. Throughout the book, you'll learn how some leaders manage to follow their inner convictions, engage with others in a genuine way, and achieve breakthrough results.
The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes
Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Devyani Sharma
Author : Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Devyani Sharma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190671440
The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes by Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Devyani Sharma Pdf
As the most widely documented language in human history, English holds a unique key to unlocking some of the mysteries of the uniquely human endowment of language. Yet the field of World Englishes has remained somewhat marginal in linguistic theory. This collection heralds a more direct and mutually constructive engagement with current linguistic theories, questions, and methodologies. It achieves this through areal overviews, theoretical chapters, and case studies. The 36 articles are divided between four themes: Foundations, World Englishes and Linguistic Theory, Areal Profiles, and Case Studies. Part I sets out the complex history of the global spread of English. This is followed, in Part II, by chapters addressing the mutual relevance and importance of World Englishes and numerous theoretical subfields of Linguistics. Part III offers detailed accounts of the structure and social histories of specific varieties of English spoken across the globe, highlighting points of theoretical interest. The collection closes with a set of case studies that exemplify the type of analysis encouraged by the volume. As attention is focused on innovative work at the interface of dialect description and theoretical explanation, the book is more succinct in its treatment of applied themes, which are given complementary coverage in other works.
Introduction to Ethics
Andrew Dell'Olio,Caroline J. Simon
Author : Andrew Dell'Olio,Caroline J. Simon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781461638155
Introduction to Ethics by Andrew Dell'Olio,Caroline J. Simon Pdf
As the perfect companion to introduction to ethics courses, Dell'Olio and Simon's reader includes the most influential ethical theories without overwhelming the beginning student. It contains a variety of readings encompassing contemporary and classic philosophers, male and female perspectives of both Western and non-Western ethical traditions, and readings in both theoretical and applied ethics. Introduction to Ethics comprises of thirty-seven essays divided into nine chapters; the first chapter introduces the nature of moral theory with a brief account of the different moral theories that will follow in the text. Chapters 2 through 8 are each devoted to a particular moral theory with readings that represent the position and those who challenge it, accompanied by an application of the theory to a particular moral problem. Finally, chapter 9 offers readings in practical guidance on 'living a good life.' Each chapter has a brief introduction that provides an overview of the selection with pointers on what to note as the selection is read and concludes with a series of thought-provoking study questions and a selection for further reading making it easier for students to understand and appreciate their reading.
The Expanding Circle
Peter Singer
Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400838431
The Expanding Circle by Peter Singer Pdf
What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology--especially in Darwinian theories of evolution and self-preservation. But if evolution is a struggle for survival, why are we still capable of altruism? In his classic study The Expanding Circle, Peter Singer argues that altruism began as a genetically based drive to protect one's kin and community members but has developed into a consciously chosen ethic with an expanding circle of moral concern. Drawing on philosophy and evolutionary psychology, he demonstrates that human ethics cannot be explained by biology alone. Rather, it is our capacity for reasoning that makes moral progress possible. In a new afterword, Singer takes stock of his argument in light of recent research on the evolution of morality.