Martin D. Yaffe's Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader is a well-conceived exploration of three interrelated questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not? What Jewish teachings, if any, appropriately address today's environmental crisis? Do ecology, Judaism, and philosophy work together, or are they at odds with each other in confronting the current crisis? Yaffe's extensive introduction analyzes and appraises the antholo...

Cet ouvrage, devenu indispensable, apporte des éclaircissements à la fois sur le comportement de l'expert lors de sa mission et sur la responsabilité du médecin en général. En effet, les progrès de la technique et des affaires récentes ont fait évoluer le concept de responsabilité contractuelle en médecine en introduisant la présomption de faute et une part d'obligation de résultats dans les obligations nées du contrat médical alors qu'il n'y avait auparavant qu'une obligation de moyen. Ce...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our July 2016 issue (#118) contains:Original fiction by Mike Buckley ("Helio Music"), Eric Schwitzgebel ("Fish Dance"), John Chu ("The Sentry Branch Predictor Spec: A Fairy Tale"), Jack Schouten ("Sephine and the Leviathan"), and A Que ("Against the Stream").Reprints from L...

For fans of the Spellman Files comes an irreverent family drama about love, crime, and the ties that bind as three generations of women attempt to go straight…or not.When Amanda Cooper steps foot out of jail, she’s determined to never go back. Two years behind bars means she’s missed her daughter, Taylor, turning into a teenager, and she doesn’t want to lose another moment with her. But as a convicted con artist, Amanda has few options for getting out of Los Angele...