The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children's thoughts and concerns -- expressed here in their own words -- shed a whole new light on what we can expect from moral education. Targeting new theories of education and the prominence of psychology over moral instruction, Hunter ...

Discusses the ultimated ethical and religious issues the confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization.<BR> ...

The final installment in Appelbaum's three-volume exploration of the "intervening subject" -- volumes one and two are The Stop and Disruption, also published by SUNY Press -- The Delay of the Heart explores themes of responsibility and initiation and offers an "initiatory ethics". It intimates a secret of delay that is behind all traditional teachings and suggests ways that a sensitivity to a sacred obligation emerges from the heart of human ...

In the tradition of "Care of the Soul", this inspirational book grew out of the responses Daniel Wolk got when he asked people from all walks of life this question: "Assuming you were in fine health but knew that you had only a short period to live, how would you use your time?" ...

The editors of "Forbes" Magazine explore thoughts by historic greats on what it means to be courageous. Pithy, witty, and always timeless, these quotes are sure to inspire. "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others".--Winston Churchill. ...

Discusses all forms of assisted death, including physician-assisted suicide, and the medical, legal, and ethical controversies surrounding euthanasia. ...

Citadel Press is proud to announce the newest titles in the Wisdom Library, a collection of books showcasing the thoughts and writings of diverse literary, philosophical, political, and scientific immortals. These books deserve a place on every home bookshelf and in every student's basic library.<P>A giant of modern literature, Tolstoy was born an aristocrat and by the age of 26 had been both a landed noble and a bloodied soldier. ...

Or success and how to win it, being a vast treasury of the noblest truths and wisest maxims for the instruction and self-improvement of the young: showing the true aims and objects of life, together with a gallery of portraits and biographies of successful men and women. This book is a practical treatise on how to build character and whom to emulate. ...

These pages were prepared primarily for the use and guidance of Dewey's own students. The demand for his edition of "Outlines of Ethics" seems to justify the belief that, amid the prevalence of pathological and moralistic ethics, there is room for a theory which conceives of conduct as the normal and free living of life as it is. This book undertakes a thorough psychological examination of the process of active experience, and a derivation from ...

Animal experimentation is a perennially controversial topic, and access to a balanced range of information is vital if there is to be constructive debate about issues on which people hold very different views. This volume seeks to offer such a service. Drawing on the vast collection of the British Library in science, history, philosophy, ethics and the social sciences, the book reviews the spectrum of scientific, pressure group and public ...