Overview
Popular culture usually represents love in physical or sexual terms; our society has been liberated in that premarital sex (and in some cases even adultery) are largely tolerated in practice and in law. Yet the emotional intimacy that the Greeks called eros, and the spiritual intimacy they called agape, remain elusive for many people. Illegitimacy, teenage pregnancies, sexual orientation, date rape, divorce, and AIDS all raise vital moral questions. Are there moral laws that govern the loving and/or sexual relations among individuals? Should there be legal controls on intimacy between consenting persons? The Morality in Our Age Series examines the historical and philosophical background of today's most pressing moral challenges. Here the realities of money, sex, power, and violence meet the ideals of responsibility, integrity, and moral well-being. Though a final answer is notoriously elusive in moral discussion, you'll develop a much better insight into the forces and principles at play on today's most serious moral issues, problems, and dilemmas.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Solomon ,
John Corvino ,
John Lachs (Vanderbilt University) ,
Mike Hassell
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 19.20cm
Weight: 0.132kg
ISBN: 9780786167265
ISBN 10: 0786167262
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Author Information
Dr. John Corvino has been speaking and writing on moral subjects since the early 1990s. He has educated and entertained professional organizations, government contractors, churches, and hundreds of college and university audiences. Corvino holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and is currently associate professor and chair of philosophy at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is the editor of Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Science and Culture of Homosexuality and the author of numerous articles and opinion pieces. John Lachs is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. A recipient of the Herbert Schneider Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Philosophy, he is the author of Intermediate Man, In Love with Life, Mind and Philosophers, and A Community of Individuals, among others. Cliff Robertson is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning actor and a widely respected veteran of stage, film, and television. He is known also for his charitable efforts and his courageous stand in exposing the famous Hollywoodgate scandal.
