(Re)Visioning Composition Textbooks [[electronic resource] ] : Conflicts of Culture, Ideology, and Pedagogy |
Autore | Zaboly Gary S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 808/.042/0711 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GaleFredric G
GaleXin Liu |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural pluralism
Culture conflict English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Political aspects English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects English language -- Rhetoric -- Textbooks -- History -- 20th century English language -- Rhetoric -- Textbooks -- Publishing Report writing -- Study and teaching English language - History - Rhetoric - Textbooks - 20th century English language - Study and teaching - Rhetoric - Social aspects English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Political aspects English language - Publishing - Rhetoric - Textbooks Report writing - Study and teaching English Language English Languages & Literatures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4384-0364-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""FOREWORD by Gary A. Olson""; ""I. OVERVIEW""; ""1. Introduction by Xin Liu Gale and Fredric G. Gale""; ""2. In Case of Fire, Throw In (What to Do with Textbooks Once You Switch to Sourcebooks) by David Bleich""; ""II. TEXTBOOKS, CULTURE, AND IDEOLOGY""; ""3. The Great Way: Reading and Writing in Freedom by Kurt Spellmeyer""; ""4. Self, Other, In-Between: Cross-Cultural Composition Readers and the Reconstruction of Cultural Identities by Yameng Liu""
""5. Appreciating Narratives of Containment and Contentment: Reading the Writing Handbook as Public Discourse by Joseph Janangelo""""6. A Textbook's Theory: Current CompositionTheory in Argument Textbooks by Lizbeth A. Bryant""; ""III. TEXTBOOKS AND PEDAGOGY""; ""7. Teaching from a Single Textbook ""Rhetoric"": The Potential Heaviness of the Book by Michael W. Kleine""; ""8. Imitations of Life: Technical Writing Textbook and the Social Context by Fredric G. Gale"" ""9. The ""Full Toolbox"" and Critical Thinking: Conflicts and Contradictions in The St. Martin's Guide to Writing by Xin Liu Gale""""IV. MATERIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS OF PUBLISHING TEXTBOOKS""; ""10. Of Handbooks and Handbags: Composition Textbook Publishing After the Deal Decade by Peter Mortensen""; ""11. Textbook Advertisements in the Formation of Composition: 1969�1990 by James Thomas Zebroski"" ""12. Writing Writing Lives: The Collaborative Production of a Composition Text in a Large First-Year Writing Program by Sara Garnes, David Humphries, Vic Mortimer, Jennifer Phegley, and Kathleen R. Wallace""""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450032503321 |
Zaboly Gary S | ||
Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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(Re)Visioning Composition Textbooks [[electronic resource] ] : Conflicts of Culture, Ideology, and Pedagogy |
Autore | Zaboly Gary S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 808/.042/0711 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GaleFredric G
GaleXin Liu |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural pluralism
Culture conflict English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Political aspects English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects English language -- Rhetoric -- Textbooks -- History -- 20th century English language -- Rhetoric -- Textbooks -- Publishing Report writing -- Study and teaching English language - History - Rhetoric - Textbooks - 20th century English language - Study and teaching - Rhetoric - Social aspects English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Political aspects English language - Publishing - Rhetoric - Textbooks Report writing - Study and teaching English Language English Languages & Literatures |
ISBN | 1-4384-0364-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS-- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-- FOREWORD by Gary A. Olson-- I. OVERVIEW-- 1. Introduction by Xin Liu Gale and Fredric G. Gale-- 2. In Case of Fire, Throw In (What to Do with Textbooks Once You Switch to Sourcebooks) by David Bleich-- II. TEXTBOOKS, CULTURE, AND IDEOLOGY-- 3. The Great Way: Reading and Writing in Freedom by Kurt Spellmeyer-- 4. Self, Other, In-Between: Cross-Cultural Composition Readers and the Reconstruction of Cultural Identities by Yameng Liu -- 5. Appreciating Narratives of Containment and Contentment: Reading the Writing Handbook as Public Discourse by Joseph Janangelo -- 6. A Textbook's Theory: Current Composition Theory in Argument Textbooks by Lizbeth A. Bryant-- III. TEXTBOOKS AND PEDAGOGY-- 7. Teaching from a Single Textbook Rhetoric : The Potential Heaviness of the Book by Michael W. Kleine-- 8. Imitations of Life: Technical Writing Textbook and the Social Context by Fredric G. Gale -- 9. The Full Toolbox and Critical Thinking: Conflicts and Contradictions in The St. Martin's Guide to Writing by Xin Liu Gale -- IV. MATERIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS OF PUBLISHING TEXTBOOKS-- 10. Of Handbooks and Handbags: Composition Textbook Publishing After the Deal Decade by Peter Mortensen-- 11. Textbook Advertisements in the Formation of Composition: 1969 - 1990 by James Thomas Zebroski -- 12. Writing Writing Lives: The Collaborative Production of a Composition Text in a Large First-Year Writing Program by Sara Garnes, David Humphries, Vic Mortimer, Jennifer Phegley, and Kathleen R. Wallace -- CONTRIBUTORS-- INDEX. |
Altri titoli varianti | Revisioning Composition Textbooks |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777352703321 |
Zaboly Gary S | ||
Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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(Re)visioning composition textbooks : conflicts of culture, ideology, and pedagogy / / edited by Xin Liu Gale and Frederic G. Gale ; foreword by Gary A. Olson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 808/.042/0711 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GaleXin Liu <1952->
GaleFredric G. <1933-> |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Rhetoric - History - 20th century
English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Social aspects English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Political aspects English language - Rhetoric - Publishing Report writing - Study and teaching Cultural pluralism Culture conflict |
ISBN | 1-4384-0364-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS-- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-- FOREWORD by Gary A. Olson-- I. OVERVIEW-- 1. Introduction by Xin Liu Gale and Fredric G. Gale-- 2. In Case of Fire, Throw In (What to Do with Textbooks Once You Switch to Sourcebooks) by David Bleich-- II. TEXTBOOKS, CULTURE, AND IDEOLOGY-- 3. The Great Way: Reading and Writing in Freedom by Kurt Spellmeyer-- 4. Self, Other, In-Between: Cross-Cultural Composition Readers and the Reconstruction of Cultural Identities by Yameng Liu -- 5. Appreciating Narratives of Containment and Contentment: Reading the Writing Handbook as Public Discourse by Joseph Janangelo -- 6. A Textbook's Theory: Current Composition Theory in Argument Textbooks by Lizbeth A. Bryant-- III. TEXTBOOKS AND PEDAGOGY-- 7. Teaching from a Single Textbook Rhetoric : The Potential Heaviness of the Book by Michael W. Kleine-- 8. Imitations of Life: Technical Writing Textbook and the Social Context by Fredric G. Gale -- 9. The Full Toolbox and Critical Thinking: Conflicts and Contradictions in The St. Martin's Guide to Writing by Xin Liu Gale -- IV. MATERIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS OF PUBLISHING TEXTBOOKS-- 10. Of Handbooks and Handbags: Composition Textbook Publishing After the Deal Decade by Peter Mortensen-- 11. Textbook Advertisements in the Formation of Composition: 1969 - 1990 by James Thomas Zebroski -- 12. Writing Writing Lives: The Collaborative Production of a Composition Text in a Large First-Year Writing Program by Sara Garnes, David Humphries, Vic Mortimer, Jennifer Phegley, and Kathleen R. Wallace -- CONTRIBUTORS-- INDEX. |
Altri titoli varianti | Revisioning composition textbooks |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812681003321 |
Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Across cultural borders : historiography in global perspective / / edited by Eckhardt Fuchs and Benedikt Stuchtey ; contributors, Arif Dirlik [and twelve others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc., , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 907/.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Historiography
Nationalism and historiography Acculturation Culture conflict History - Philosophy Social sciences - Philosophy Historicism Eurocentrism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-7425-1768-3
0-7425-6931-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Provincializing Europe: Historiography as a Transcultural Concept Eckhardt Fuchs; Part I Historiography and Cultural Identity; 1 The Authenticity of a Copy: Problems of Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Historiography Jochen Meissner; 2 In Search of Lost Identity: South Africa between Great Trek and Colonial Nationalism, 1830-1910 Benedikt Stuchtey; 3 India's Connection to History: The Discipline and the Relation between Center and Periphery Michael Gottlob
4 Historiography on a ""Continent without History"": Anglophone West Africa, 1880s-1940s Andreas Eckert5 Alternative National Histories in Japan: Yamaji Aizan and Academic Historiography Stefan Tanaka; Part II Across Cultural Borders; 6 German Historicism and Scientific History in China, 1900-1940 Q. Edward Wang; 7 Transfer and Interaction: France and Francophone African Historiography Matthias Middell; 8 The Historical Discipline in the United States: Following the German Model? Gabriele Lingelbach 9 The Politics of the Republic of Learning: International Scientific Congresses in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and Latin America Eckhardt FuchsPart III Beyond Eurocentrism: The Politics of History in a Global Age; 10 History without a Center? Reflections on Eurocentrism Arif Dirlik; 11 Africa and the Construction of a Grand Narrative in World History Maghan Keita; 12 ""Modernity"" and ""Asia"" in the Study of Chinese History Wang Hui; 13 Comparing Cultures in Intercultural Communication Jörn Rüsen; Index; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453736203321 |
Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc., , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Across cultural borders : historiography in global perspective / / edited by Eckhardt Fuchs and Benedikt Stuchtey ; contributors, Arif Dirlik [and twelve others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc., , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 907/.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Historiography
Nationalism and historiography Acculturation Culture conflict History - Philosophy Social sciences - Philosophy Historicism Eurocentrism |
ISBN |
0-7425-1768-3
0-7425-6931-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Provincializing Europe: Historiography as a Transcultural Concept Eckhardt Fuchs; Part I Historiography and Cultural Identity; 1 The Authenticity of a Copy: Problems of Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Historiography Jochen Meissner; 2 In Search of Lost Identity: South Africa between Great Trek and Colonial Nationalism, 1830-1910 Benedikt Stuchtey; 3 India's Connection to History: The Discipline and the Relation between Center and Periphery Michael Gottlob
4 Historiography on a ""Continent without History"": Anglophone West Africa, 1880s-1940s Andreas Eckert5 Alternative National Histories in Japan: Yamaji Aizan and Academic Historiography Stefan Tanaka; Part II Across Cultural Borders; 6 German Historicism and Scientific History in China, 1900-1940 Q. Edward Wang; 7 Transfer and Interaction: France and Francophone African Historiography Matthias Middell; 8 The Historical Discipline in the United States: Following the German Model? Gabriele Lingelbach 9 The Politics of the Republic of Learning: International Scientific Congresses in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and Latin America Eckhardt FuchsPart III Beyond Eurocentrism: The Politics of History in a Global Age; 10 History without a Center? Reflections on Eurocentrism Arif Dirlik; 11 Africa and the Construction of a Grand Narrative in World History Maghan Keita; 12 ""Modernity"" and ""Asia"" in the Study of Chinese History Wang Hui; 13 Comparing Cultures in Intercultural Communication Jörn Rüsen; Index; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790892003321 |
Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc., , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Across cultural borders : historiography in global perspective / / edited by Eckhardt Fuchs and Benedikt Stuchtey ; contributors, Arif Dirlik [and twelve others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc., , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 907/.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Historiography
Nationalism and historiography Acculturation Culture conflict History - Philosophy Social sciences - Philosophy Historicism Eurocentrism |
ISBN |
0-7425-1768-3
0-7425-6931-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Provincializing Europe: Historiography as a Transcultural Concept Eckhardt Fuchs; Part I Historiography and Cultural Identity; 1 The Authenticity of a Copy: Problems of Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Historiography Jochen Meissner; 2 In Search of Lost Identity: South Africa between Great Trek and Colonial Nationalism, 1830-1910 Benedikt Stuchtey; 3 India's Connection to History: The Discipline and the Relation between Center and Periphery Michael Gottlob
4 Historiography on a ""Continent without History"": Anglophone West Africa, 1880s-1940s Andreas Eckert5 Alternative National Histories in Japan: Yamaji Aizan and Academic Historiography Stefan Tanaka; Part II Across Cultural Borders; 6 German Historicism and Scientific History in China, 1900-1940 Q. Edward Wang; 7 Transfer and Interaction: France and Francophone African Historiography Matthias Middell; 8 The Historical Discipline in the United States: Following the German Model? Gabriele Lingelbach 9 The Politics of the Republic of Learning: International Scientific Congresses in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and Latin America Eckhardt FuchsPart III Beyond Eurocentrism: The Politics of History in a Global Age; 10 History without a Center? Reflections on Eurocentrism Arif Dirlik; 11 Africa and the Construction of a Grand Narrative in World History Maghan Keita; 12 ""Modernity"" and ""Asia"" in the Study of Chinese History Wang Hui; 13 Comparing Cultures in Intercultural Communication Jörn Rüsen; Index; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813978203321 |
Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc., , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Among Cultures : the Challenge of Communication / / Bradford J. Hall |
Autore | Hall Bradford J. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (455 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 303.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CovarrubiasPatricia O
KirschbaumKristin A |
Soggetto topico |
Intercultural communication
Culture conflict |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-62117-7
1-317-21915-5 1-317-21916-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 What Is Meant by Intercultural Communication? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 2 What Is the Relationship between Communication and Culture? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 3 How Can We Learn about Our Own and Others' Cultures? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 4 How Is Culture Related to Our Identities? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 5 Where Can We Look to Explain Verbal Misunderstandings? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 6 Where Can We Look to Explain Nonverbal Misunderstandings? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 7 Why Do So Many People Get Treated Poorly? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 8 How Can We Manage Conflict in Intercultural Settings? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 9 How Can We Succeed in Our Intercultural Travels? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 10 How Does Culture Impact Applied Contexts? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 11 What Diversity Exists in the Study of Intercultural Communication? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 12 Can Judgments of Right and Wrong Be Made When Dealing with Other Cultures? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476772103321 |
Hall Bradford J. | ||
London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Among Cultures : the Challenge of Communication / / Bradford J. Hall |
Autore | Hall Bradford J. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (455 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 303.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CovarrubiasPatricia O
KirschbaumKristin A |
Soggetto topico |
Intercultural communication
Culture conflict |
Soggetto non controllato |
Kristin A. Kirschbaum
Patricia O. Covarrubias communication studies communication theory intercultural communication |
ISBN |
1-315-62117-7
1-317-21915-5 1-317-21916-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 What Is Meant by Intercultural Communication? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 2 What Is the Relationship between Communication and Culture? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 3 How Can We Learn about Our Own and Others' Cultures? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 4 How Is Culture Related to Our Identities? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 5 Where Can We Look to Explain Verbal Misunderstandings? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 6 Where Can We Look to Explain Nonverbal Misunderstandings? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 7 Why Do So Many People Get Treated Poorly? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 8 How Can We Manage Conflict in Intercultural Settings? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 9 How Can We Succeed in Our Intercultural Travels? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 10 How Does Culture Impact Applied Contexts? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 11 What Diversity Exists in the Study of Intercultural Communication? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum -- chapter 12 Can Judgments of Right and Wrong Be Made When Dealing with Other Cultures? / Bradford J. Hall Patricia O. Covarrubias Kristin A. Kirschbaum. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831869303321 |
Hall Bradford J. | ||
Taylor & Francis, 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bird on an ethics wire : battles about values in the culture wars / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Québec ; ; London, [England] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.372 |
Soggetto topico |
Social values
Ethics Culture conflict |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-7735-9814-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Should Religion Be Evicted from the Public Square? -- Are Our “Values Conversations” Sufficiently Open and Free? The University as a Test Case -- Is the Concept of Human Dignity Useful, Useless, or Dangerous? -- Legalizing Euthanasia: Evolution or Revolution in Societal Values? -- Is Every Life Beautiful? -- How Might a Problem - a Crisis Pregnancy - Be Converted to a Mystery, the Gift of Life? -- How Might the Involvement of "Applied Ethics" in Law Affect Our Societal Values? Ethics as "First Aid" for Law -- What Questions Are We Asking in Contemporary Cultural Values Conversations, and What Messages Are They Communicating? -- Appendices. A. The Best Teacher I Ever Had Was My Father, George Patrick Ganley -- B. Three Statements on Academic Freedom -- C. Use of the Concept of Human Dignity in Four International Instruments -- D. The Declaration of Montreal. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460578603321 |
Somerville Margaret | ||
Montreal, Québec ; ; London, [England] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bird on an ethics wire : battles about values in the culture wars / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Québec ; ; London, [England] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.372 |
Soggetto topico |
Social values
Ethics Culture conflict |
ISBN |
0-7735-9815-4
0-7735-9814-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Should Religion Be Evicted from the Public Square? -- Are Our “Values Conversations” Sufficiently Open and Free? The University as a Test Case -- Is the Concept of Human Dignity Useful, Useless, or Dangerous? -- Legalizing Euthanasia: Evolution or Revolution in Societal Values? -- Is Every Life Beautiful? -- How Might a Problem - a Crisis Pregnancy - Be Converted to a Mystery, the Gift of Life? -- How Might the Involvement of "Applied Ethics" in Law Affect Our Societal Values? Ethics as "First Aid" for Law -- What Questions Are We Asking in Contemporary Cultural Values Conversations, and What Messages Are They Communicating? -- Appendices. A. The Best Teacher I Ever Had Was My Father, George Patrick Ganley -- B. Three Statements on Academic Freedom -- C. Use of the Concept of Human Dignity in Four International Instruments -- D. The Declaration of Montreal. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797979603321 |
Somerville Margaret | ||
Montreal, Québec ; ; London, [England] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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