This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environmental ethics, science and the environmental movement, Ea...

A Fresh and Engaging Introduction to Philosophy of Religion for STEM StudentsPhilosophy of Religion for a STEM Generation applies a new cross-disciplinary approach to the age-old questions of religion and science. Written by philosopher and educator Peter S. Wenz, this innovative textbook combines the rigor of scientific reasoning with the depth of theological inquiry, creating a unique bridge between STEM students and philosophy of religion. Using humor, ...

Why Americans do not divide neatly into red and blue or right and left but form coalitions across party lines on hot-button issues ranging from immigration to same-sex marriage.On any given night cable TV news will tell us how polarized American politics is: Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Canada. But in fact, writes Peter Wenz in Beyond Red and Blue, Americans do not divide neatly into two ideological camps of red/blue, Republican/Democrat, ...

Racial minorities in the United States are disproportionately exposed to toxic wastes and other environmental hazards, and cleanup efforts in their communities are slower and less thorough than efforts elsewhere. Internationally, wealthy countries of the North increasingly ship hazardous wastes to poorer countries of the South, resulting in such tragedies as the disaster at Bhopal. Through case studies that highlight the type of information that is seldom reported in the news, Faces of...

Reality-based arguments against right-wing fantasies: the case for reducing income inequality, rebuilding our infrastructure, investing in education, and putting people back to work.Midcentury America was governed from the center, a bipartisan consensus of politicians and public opinion that supported government spending on education, the construction of a vast network of interstate highways, healthcare for senior citizens, and environmental protection. These proje...

A fascinating account of the pioneering astronomer who claimed (erroneously) to have discovered a planet outside the solar system.There are innumerable planets revolving around innumerable stars across our galaxy. Between 2009 and 2018, NASA's Kepler space telescope discovered thousands of them. But exoplanets—planets outside the solar system—appeared in science fiction before they appeared in telescopes. Astronomers in the early decades of the twentieth century sp...

How can we reduce unemployment? As this insightful and counterintuitive book shows, the surprising answer is inefficiency. Some of the most labor-intensive sectors of the economy, the author notes, are also the most inefficient. But this inefficiency is functional-rather than impairing the economy, it bolsters employment and fosters economic growth. Technological progress increases efficiency and reduces the need for workers in manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and many services. So how ...

PARADIES AUF GREEN ISLAND von REBECCA HUNTERNatasha und Max verbringen aufregende Tage und lustvolle Nächte auf einer paradiesischen Insel vor der Küste Australiens und erfüllen einander ihre geheimsten Fantasien. Erst als Max seine Gefühle ins Spiel bringt, zieht Natasha sich unvermittelt zurück. Wie kann er seine Traumfrau überzeugen, dass er der Richtige für sie ist – für immer?VERBOTEN UND DOCH SO HEISS von J. MARGOT CRITCHVon M...

Diese medienlinguistische Studie befasst sich erstmals mit der umfassenden Beschreibung der Kommunikation in französischen Weblogs. Sie gibt Einblick in die Sprachverwendung zur Identitätskonstruktion im virtuellen Raum, welche die aktuelle computervermittelte Kommunikation charakterisiert. Darüber hinaus analysiert die Autorin die verwendeten Textsorten und deren multimodale Umsetzung, die Herausbildung einer Gruppensprache und die schriftliche Gestaltung sozialer Kontakte. Dabei charakte...

En considérant la « crise » comme une notion discursive, ce volume se propose de reconstruire sa conceptualisation du point de vue de sa mise en langage. Les auteurs explorent les différentes façons de raconter la crise économique avec son lexique (européismes, néologismes, phraséologismes), les métaphores, les topoï discursifs et les stratégies d’euphémisation et d’interdiction linguistique, tout en mettant en relation la construction linguistique de la crise avec les contextes extralingu...