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    The _Dictionary of World Philosophy_ covers the diverse and challenging terminology, concepts, schools and traditions of the vast field of world philosophy. Providing an extremely comprehensive resource and an essential point of reference in a complex and expanding field of study the _Dictionary_ covers all major subfields of the discipline. Key features: * Cross-references are used to highlight interconnections and the cross-cultural diffusion and adaptation of terms which has taken place over …Read more
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    The Philosophy of William James (review)
    Review of Metaphysics 59 (1): 173-174. 2005.
    Philosophy and philosophies are personal-motivating their practitioners and shaping their lives-and impersonal-appealing to general reasons and attempting to formulate comprehensive worldviews. Professor Gale's book addresses both these aspects of William James's philosophy in their mutual tensions.
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    Contemporary moral controversies in technology (edited book)
    Oxford University Press. 1987.
    As space satellites orbit the earth on a regular basis and scientists find more sophisticated ways to splice genes, we are all faced with the responsiblity of reconciling the lengths to which technology must comply with morality. This book presents a variety of moral controversies of concern in this day and age of technological advancement. The contributors study a wide range of relevant topics such as: current technological development and the ethical inquiries it prompts; risk-cost benefit ana…Read more
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    Philosophy as Diplomacy: Essays in Ethics and Policy Making
    Humanities Press/Humanity Books. 1993.
    This study develops the novel conception of philosophy as diplomacy, with two main objectives in view. The first is to help integrate the languages, concepts, and methods of ethics and sociopolitical philosophy with those of political science, sociology and social psychology, technology, institutions, business studies, and the policy-making community in a manner that is reasonably accessible to the general public. The second is to outline an approach for dealing with a wide range of current poli…Read more
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    Imagination in Inquiry investigates the nature, kinds, component elements, functions, scope, and uses of the imagination that are at work in inquiry. It develops a homeostatic model and discusses its applications in various branches of philosophy, from the philosophy of science and the philosophy of technology to ethics and aesthetics.
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    Globalization and latin american thought
    In Susana Nuccetelli, Ofelia Schutte & Otávio Bueno (eds.), A Companion to Latin American Philosophy, Wiley-blackwell. 2009.
    This chapter contains sections titled: Philosophical and Scientific Approaches to Globalization in Latin America and Abroad The Philosophy of Liberation, Globalization, and Oppression The Philosophy of Liberation, Globalization, and Interculturalism Globalization, Philosophy, the Other Humanities, and the Sciences in Latin America A Working Characterization of Globalization Amazonian Development and Its Socio‐Ecological Consequences Dealing with Globalization Issues in Latin America Virtues and …Read more
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    Practical Environmental Ethics
    Transaction Publishers/Routledge. 2016.
    This essential volume for professionals and academics proposes a new approach to environmental ethics and to environmental policymaking in particular. All too frequently, policy makers focus only on what ends should ideally be pursued, ignoring whether the means have any negative unintended consequences. Such approaches tend to have a focus on consequentialist, deontological, virtue-centered, or care-based theories which makes them too singularly-minded. They are not suitable for dealing with th…Read more
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    Based on the author's experiences of traveling between two unique cultures, and of living under both democratic and totalitarian regimes, this is a fascinating volume of short stories. These tales, all tied together by common threads, travel the literary landscape from grim political reality to joyous flights of fantasy and humor. Join Ignacio Jos‚ Conti, his family, and friends for a deeper understanding of live, love, and human nature.
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    The problems and issues arising from globalization are difficult to resolve, in part because our ways of conceptualizing the conflicts and responding to them are inadequate. This book fills this gap, conceiving of globalization as a consequence of economic, political, technological, scientific, and cultural changes. A. Pablo Iannone provides a taxonomy of globalization processes, investigates the consequences of each, and formulates a comprehensive approach for dealing with them. While his empha…Read more
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    This paper asks: What is philosophy and what are some current challenges and future prospects for pursuing and teaching it? What role can and should students’ imagination, interests, and circumstances play in addressing these challenges and prospects? It argues, first, that there are at least six senses of the term “philosophy”: the personal, social, branch of inquiry, theory, school of thought, and wise sayings senses; second, that a variety of stimuli contribute to motivate philosophy in all o…Read more
  • Contemporary Moral Controversies in Business
    Journal of Business Ethics 10 (4): 254-294. 1991.
  • Character Traits
    Dissertation, The University of Wisconsin - Madison. 1975.
  • Contemporary moral controversies in business (edited book)
    Oxford University Press. 1989.
  • This book conceives of globalization processes as neither uniform nor merely economic and political, but also technological, scientific, and cultural and, along lines analogous—but not identical—to those of diffusion theory, formulates a catalytic diffusion conception of globalization. In addition, the book provides a taxonomy of globalization processes, investigates the social and personal consequences of a number of them, and formulates a comprehensive approach for dealing with them.