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What is morality? How do we define what is right and wrong? How does moral theory help us deal with ethical issues in the world around us?This second edition provides an engaging and stimulating introduction to philosophical thinking about morality. Christopher Bennett provides the reader with accessible examples of contemporary and relevant ethical problems, before looking at the main theoretical approaches and key philosophers associated with them. Topics covered include:

This is the first book of its kind to offer comprehensive and easy to follow advice for adults and the parents of minors who suffer form the unwanted attention of cyber bullies and stalkers. How to identify, manage and even retaliate to protect your good name, your life and the peace of mind that is too easily destroyed by these selfish sociopaths!

How do we punish others socially, and should we do so? In her 2018 Descartes Lectures for Tilburg University, Linda Radzik explores the informal methods ordinary people use to enforce moral norms, such as telling people off, boycotting businesses, and publicly shaming wrongdoers on social media. Over three lectures, Radzik develops an account of what social punishment is, why it is sometimes permissible, and when it must be withheld. She argues that the proper aim of social punishment is t...

Collecting three classic fan-favorite Spider-Man novels together for the first time in a brand-new omnibus edition.THE DARKEST HOURS by Jim ButcherWhen Black Cat foils Spider-Man's attempts to stop the Rhino rampaging through Times Square, she informs him the Rhino is just a distraction. The real threat comes from a group of Ancients, members of the same race as the being called Morlun, seeking revenge for Spider-Man defeating them years before. Sp...

In this X-Men adventure novel, an alien species seeking refuge on Earth pose an extinction-level threat to the planet.Hounded by a warship bent on its destruction, an alien spacecraft crashes to Earth. The X-Men race to the scene to help the aliens, but even though they come in peace, the beings onboard could cause mass death across the globe just by their presence.Now the X-Men face an impossible moral dilemma. These aliens deserve to be defended. But they a...

Enhanced humans become real-life superheroes in this far future adventure: "a heady comic book fix for the discerning SF reader" (Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times– bestselling coauthor of Sisterhood of Dune).2107 AD: A generation ago, Earth and the cislunar colonies banned genetic and cybernetic modifications. But out in the Asteroid Belt, anything goes. Dozens of space habitats are spawning ex...

First-Hand Accounts of the Afterlife – 3 Classic Mystical Texts presents an intriguing exploration into the nebulous terrain of post-mortem experiences. This anthology skillfully interlaces distinct literary styles and periods, offering narratives that range from the metaphysical to the spiritual. Though varying vastly in narrative voice and style, each piece converges on the universal curiosity surrounding the afterlife, providing profound insight and contemplation. While the collection b...

The hapless heroes of Hub Space return with new jobs, new allies, and new adventures at the heart of the galaxy, in a novel expanded and revised from stories originally appearing in Analog.Just when cynical space pilot Nashira Wing has finally started to enjoy helping David LaMacchia with his clueless quest to crack the secrets of the Hub Network, he's hijacked by a crew of kittenish thieves and trapped in the treasure vault of a far older civilization. What he finds there gives Na...

The Hub is the most important place in the galaxy -- the single point through which all interstellar travel must pass. Yet no one in the galaxy understands how it works. David LaMacchia, an unimportant man from an unimportant planet called Earth, is determined to change that. He's got no qualifications and no skills. His only friends are a cynical, sharp-tongued space pilot named Nashira Wing and a smugly philanthropic alien named Rynyan, and they both think he's crazy. On top of that, the...

For years, many have believed that the rise of superpowered mutants represents a threat to the survival of ordinary humans. The uncanny X-Men have dedicated their lives to proving that peaceful coexistence is possible. When a refugee spacecraft crashes on Earth, hounded by a warship bent on its destruction, the X-Men race to the rescue—only to learn that it carries beings of an entirely different order whose very existence may jeopardize life as we know it.Now, facing a direct threat to al...

In this book, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grass roots, and vice versa. Using recent cases of transnational contention_from the European Social Forum in Florence to the Argentinean human rights movement and British environmentalists, from movement networks in Bristol and Glasgow to the Zapatistas_the original chapters by distingui...