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APR 5, 2012 Journal

Dilemmas and Connections: Selected Essays by Charles Taylor

The publication of these essays by the philosopher Charles Taylor in a single volume gives readers access to his understanding of late-modern societies. Like his ...

APR 5, 2012 Journal

The Offensive Internet: Speech, Privacy, and Reputation Edited by Saul Levmore and Martha Nussbaum

In this new volume, two distinguished University of Chicago law professors have joined forces to edit a provocatively titled collection of essays about the Internet. ...

APR 5, 2012 Journal

Terror, Religion, and Liberal Thought by Richard B. Miller

Addressing a set of normative questions surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Richard B. Miller takes as his starting point the claim that “9/11 raises moral questions about ...

Factory workers assembling fiber optics systems in China. CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/52581560/" target=_blank">jurvetson</a>

APR 2, 2012 Article

Two Faces of Apple

On the customer side, Apple is one of the world's most innovative and successful companies. But when it comes to working conditions at its plants ...

APR 1, 2012 Journal

Reimagining a Global Ethic

BY MICHAEL IGNATIEFF. What status do we give a global ethic in a pluralistic world that, as a matter of fact, is composed, ethically speaking, ...

APR 1, 2012 Journal

Spring 2012 (26.1)

APR 1, 2012 Journal

Spring 2012 (26.1)

This issue features a special symposium, "In Search of a Global Ethic," with a lead article from Michael Ignatieff and responses by Christian Barry, Nicholas ...

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MAR 30, 2012 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Are Values a Lost Cause?

We are always alone with our values before we express them. Greg Smith bravely voiced his concerns when he resigned from Goldman Sachs. He was ...

MAR 29, 2012 Journal

Morality and War: Can War Be Just in the Twenty-First Century? by David Fisher

Morality and War is a timely addition to contemporary just war literature. While advocating the use of just war principles to evaluate modern armed conflict, ...