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APR 5, 2012 • Journal
Dilemmas and Connections: Selected Essays by Charles Taylor
The publication of these essays by the philosopher Charles Taylor in a single volume gives readers access to his understanding of late-modern societies. Like his ...
APR 5, 2012 • Journal
The Offensive Internet: Speech, Privacy, and Reputation Edited by Saul Levmore and Martha Nussbaum
In this new volume, two distinguished University of Chicago law professors have joined forces to edit a provocatively titled collection of essays about the Internet. ...
APR 5, 2012 • Journal
Terror, Religion, and Liberal Thought by Richard B. Miller
Addressing a set of normative questions surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Richard B. Miller takes as his starting point the claim that “9/11 raises moral questions about ...
APR 2, 2012 • Article
Two Faces of Apple
On the customer side, Apple is one of the world's most innovative and successful companies. But when it comes to working conditions at its plants ...
APR 1, 2012 • Journal
Reimagining a Global Ethic
BY MICHAEL IGNATIEFF. What status do we give a global ethic in a pluralistic world that, as a matter of fact, is composed, ethically speaking, ...
APR 1, 2012 • Journal
Spring 2012 (26.1)
This issue features a special symposium, "In Search of a Global Ethic," with a lead article from Michael Ignatieff and responses by Christian Barry, Nicholas ...
MAR 30, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Are Values a Lost Cause?
We are always alone with our values before we express them. Greg Smith bravely voiced his concerns when he resigned from Goldman Sachs. He was ...
MAR 29, 2012 • Journal
Morality and War: Can War Be Just in the Twenty-First Century? by David Fisher
Morality and War is a timely addition to contemporary just war literature. While advocating the use of just war principles to evaluate modern armed conflict, ...
MAR 29, 2012 • Journal
In Defense of Smart Sanctions: A Response to Joy Gordon
I argue that smart sanctions have been more of a pronounced success than Gordon claims. In addition, I address some of the flaws that she ...