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Exploring Ethics(1st Edition)
A Traveller's Tale
by Brenda Almond
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1998 by Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-13: 978-0-631-19953-3, ISBN: 0-631-19953-5

"This volume is a lively, wide--ranging introduction to ethics. It provides accessible coverage of the main ethical theories which offer the basis for an exploration of key issues and recent developments in applied ethics. The authora s approach differs from other recent introductions, eschewing the utilitarian approach in favor of a rights and virtue ethics alternative."

Exploring Philosophy(2nd Edition)
The Philosophical Quest (Introducing Philosophy)
by Brenda Almond
Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 1995 by Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-13: 978-0-631-19485-9, ISBN: 0-631-19485-1

"In this new, revised and expanded edition of her classic introduction, The Philosophical Quest, Brenda Almond takes the reader on a progressive exploration through the main areas of contemporary philosophy."

The Fragmenting Family(1st Edition)
by Brenda Almond
Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 2006 by Oup Oxford
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926795-8, ISBN: 0-19-926795-2

"Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to the liberal consensus about personal relationships. She maintains that the traditional family is fragmenting in Western societies, and that this fragmentation is a cause of serious social problems. Behind this phenomenon Almond finds a new ideology according to which the family is seen no longer as a natural procreative unit, but rather as a social construction, a set of legal and social ..."

Introducing Applied Ethics(1st Edition)
by Brenda Almond
Paperback, 388 Pages, Published 1995 by Wiley-Blackwell
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ISBN-13: 978-0-631-19391-3, ISBN: 0-631-19391-X

"This timely collection of introductory essays provides a comprehensive and up–to–date guide to, and survey of, the major moral debates of today. Wide coverage and introduction to the main issues and arguments of applied ethics Each chapter specially commissioned to introduce newcomers Comprehensive notes and reading guides "

The Fragmenting Family(1st Edition)
by Brenda Almond
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-954870-5, ISBN: 0-19-954870-6

"Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to liberal consensus about personal relationships. She maintains that the traditional family is fragmenting in Western societies, and that this fragmentation is a cause of serious social problems. She urges that we reconsider our attitudes to sex and reproduction in order to strengthen our most important social institution, the family, which is the key to ensuring healthy relationships betwee ..."

The Meaning of Matrimony
Debating Same-Sex Marriage
by Brenda Almond, Nicola Barker, Austen Ivereigh, Roger N. Lancaster, George Carey, Anastasia De Waal
Paperback, 165 Pages, Published 2013 by Civitas/Inst For The Study Of
ISBN-13: 978-1-906837-54-9, ISBN: 1-906837-54-6

"At the start of 2013 the Coalition Government presented to Parliament the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, which legislates to open up marriage to same-sex couples. In the words of Maria Miller, Secretary of State responsible for the Bill and author of the introduction, it has since progressed against a backdrop of 'strong feelings on all sides'. The Meaning of Matrimony: Debating Same-Sex Marriage captures the essence of each of those ..."

Values
a Symposium: A Symposium
by Brenda Almond, Bryan R. Wilson, Editor-Bryan Wilson
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 1988 by Humanities Press International Inc.,U.S.
ISBN-13: 978-0-391-03368-9, ISBN: 0-391-03368-9

People in Corporations
Ethical Responsibilities and Corporate Effectiveness (Issues in Business Ethics)
by Georges Enderle, Brenda Almond, Antonio Argandoña, Antonio Argandoña Rámiz
Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 1990 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-0-7923-0829-4, ISBN: 0-7923-0829-8

"Georges Enderle Before presenting some introductory remarks on the topic of this volume I should like to outline briefly the context from which this selection of articles originates. (It seems to me necessary to emphasise these circumstances in order to make clearer the contours of what is said and what is not said and to understand it better. ) This context involves, flrstly, a general evaluation of the stat ..."

Education and the Individual
(Routledge Revivals)
by Brenda Almond
Hardcover, Published 2020 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-64945-6, ISBN: 0-367-64945-4

New edition of "Philosophy(Updated)
Or, Sophia - A Philosophical Odyssey"
by Brenda Almond
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1991 by Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013076-8, ISBN: 0-14-013076-4

Moral Concerns
by Brenda Almond, Brenda Cohen
Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 1986 by Atlantic Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-391-03422-8, ISBN: 0-391-03422-7

Applied Philosophy
Morals and Metaphysics in Contemporary Debate
by Brenda Almond, Donald Hill
Paperback, 334 Pages, Published 1991 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-06015-8, ISBN: 0-415-06015-X

"Designed to bring the concepts and methods of philosophy to bear on practical concerns, the essays in this volume discuss the environment, personal relationships, war, terrorism and violence, social justice and medicine. All the contributions were published in the "Journal of Applied Philosophy" during its first seven years and are the work of distinguished philosophers and academics from Europe, the USA and Australasia, writing mainly ..."

Applied Philosophy Morals and Metaphysics in Contemporary Debate Routledge Library Editions Eth
by Brenda Almond
Hardcover, 346 Pages, Published 2020 by Routledge 2020-06-01
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-45720-4, ISBN: 0-367-45720-2

"Originally published in 1991 and written by distinguished philosophers and academics from Europe, the USA and Australia, the essays collected in this volume examine subjects of continued concern and debate, such as the environment, personal ..."

The Fragmenting Family
by Brenda Almond
272 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-164787-1, ISBN: 0-19-164787-X

"Brenda Almond. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Report, London, The Times, 8 Apr. 2005. J. A. Robertson, 'Procreative ... J. Glover et al., Fertility and the Family: The Glover Report on Reproductive Technologies to the European Commission (London: Fourth Estate, 1989). ... Bowlby's work with children led him to believe that the continuity of the motherchild relationship is vital for a child's future ..."

Philosophy
Or, Sophia - A Philosophical Odyssey (A Penguin Self-Starter)
by Brenda Almond
Paperback, 205 Pages, Published 1988 by Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-077214-2, ISBN: 0-14-077214-6

Moral Concerns
by Brenda Almond, Brenda Cohen
Hardcover, 152 Pages, Published 1987 by Humanities P, Us
ISBN-13: 978-0-391-03372-6, ISBN: 0-391-03372-7

AIDS, a Moral Issue(2nd Edition)
The Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects
by Brenda Almond
Hardcover, 162 Pages, Published 1997 by Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-16152-1, ISBN: 0-312-16152-2

"AIDS raises a number of ethical and social problems which must inevitably be confronted by the whole community, by people with AIDS and their relatives, and by those professionally involved. This book challenges a growing polarisation of viewpoints on these issues. In contrast to the one-sided and divisive proposals of those who set civil rights against public health and vice versa, it argues for a two-pronged approach which, in the fac ..."

Introducing Applied Ethics
A Guide to the Current Debates
by Brenda Almond
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 1995 by Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-13: 978-0-631-19389-0, ISBN: 0-631-19389-8

"This timely collection of introductory essays provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to, and survey of, the major moral debates of today."

Values
A Symposium
by Brenda Almond
Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 1988 by Humanity Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-57392-519-8, ISBN: 1-57392-519-5

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Ethical Issues in the New Genetics
Are Genes Us
by Brenda Almond, Michael Parker, Ashgate Pub Ltd
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2003 by Ashgate Pub Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-0723-6, ISBN: 0-7546-0723-2

"Developments in genetic science are opening up possibilities for human beings; both the creation and the shaping of human life are now possible in the laboratory. As these techniques develop, questions are increasingly asked about how far everything that is scientifically possible should - morally, legally and socially - be pursued. Whilst much attention and policy-making has focused on the development of regulation of technologies affe ..."

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