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    The gendered marketing of children’s toys is under considerable scrutiny, as reflected by numerous consumer-led campaigns and vigorous media debates. This article seeks to assist stakeholders to better understand the ethical and scientific assumptions that underlie the two opposing positions in this debate, and assess their relative strength. There is apparent consensus in the underlying ethical foundations of the debate, with all commentators seeming to endorse the values of corporate social re…Read more
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    A Gaitan Account of Environmental Ethics
    Environmental Ethics 37 (2): 187-206. 2015.
    An environmental ethics mirroring the distinctive account given by Raimond Gaita of human ethics offers a number of advantages. By understanding the moral significance of individuals to be related primarily to whether they are intelligible objects of love, a Gaitan environmental ethics clarifies the conceptual connections between experiences familiar to those who affirm environmental value: perception of intrinsic value in nature, love of particular natural things or places, an expanded sense of…Read more
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    The Presence of Nature: A Study in Phenomenology and Environmental Philosophy – By S. P. James (review)
    Journal of Applied Philosophy 28 (1): 99-101. 2011.
    This is a book review so there is no abstract!
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    The Challenges of Maintaining Social Work Ethics in Kenya
    with Ndungi wa Mungai and Gidraph G. Wairire
    Ethics and Social Welfare 8 (2): 170-186. 2014.
    Little research has been published that is specifically relevant to professional social work ethics in Kenya. This paper seeks to address this gap in the literature. One of the major challenges is maintaining professional social work ethics, which are predominantly Western-based, in an African cultural context. This paper argues for an Afrocentric approach, specifically proposing Ubuntu as a helpful concept that could guide the development of professional social work ethics that are relevant to …Read more