1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451156703321

Autore

Wattles Jeffrey

Titolo

The golden rule [[electronic resource] /] / Jeffrey Wattles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN

0-19-535500-8

1-280-52921-0

1-4294-0679-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

170/.44

Soggetti

Golden rule

Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; ONE: Introduction: The Golden Rule-One or Many, Gold or Glitter?; I. HISTORIES OF THE GOLDEN RULE; TWO: A Confucian Path from Conscientiousness to Spontaneity; THREE: From Greek Reciprocity to Cosmopolitan Idealism; FOUR: A Jewish Rule of Wisdom; FIVE: A New Testament Rule of Divine Love; SIX: A Theological Principle; SEVEN: Modern Objections and Responses: From the Religious to the Secular; EIGHT: The Golden Rule of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man; NINE: In the Other Person's Shoes; TEN: A Principle of Consistency in Moral Decision Making

ELEVEN: A Principle of Sensitivity and RespectTWELVE: Twentieth-Century Religious Interpretations; II. AN ETHICS OF THE GOLDEN RULE; THIRTEEN: The Golden Rule in a Philosophy of Morality; FOURTEEN: Religious Dimensions of the Golden Rule; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This work offers a survey of the history of the rule, ""Do unto others as you want others to do unto you"". It traces the rule's history in contexts as diverse as the writings of Confucius and the Greek philosophers, the Bible, modern theology and philosophy, and the American ""self-help"" context.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910134024103321

Titolo

Safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system : issues related to hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons / / edited by Bert Metz, Lambert Kuijpers, Susan Solomon, Stephen O. Anderson, Ogunlade Davidson, José Pons, David de Jager, Tahl Kestin, Martin Manning, Leo Meyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [England] ; ; New York, NY : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2005

Beaconsfield, Quebec : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (484 p.)

Disciplina

363.73875

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Ozone-depleting substances

Greenhouse gases

Fluorocarbons

Asthma

Bronchodilator

Chlorofluorocarbon

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inhaler

Metered-dose inhaler

Montreal protocol

Nebulizer

Thermal insulation

Blowing agent

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Prepared by Working Groups I and III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Technical and Economic Assessment Panel.

"The volume includes a Summary for policymakers approved by governments represented in the IPCC, and a Technical summary"--Half-title.

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Summary for policymakers -- Technical summary -- Ozone and climate: a review of interconnections -- Chemical and radiative effects of halocarbons and their replacement compounds -- Methodologies -- Refrigeration -- Residential and commercial air conditioning and heating -- Mobile air conditioning -- Foams -- Medical aerosols -- Fire protection -- Non-medical aerosols, solvents, and HFC-23 -- HFCs and PFCs: current and future supply, demand and emissions, plus emissions of CFCs, HCFCs, and halons -- ANNEXES:  I: Authors and reviewers -- II: Glossary -- III: Acronyms and abbreviations -- IV: Units -- V: Major chemical formulas and nomenclature -- VI: List of major IPCC reports.