In the late 1980s a generation of filmmakers began to flower outside the Hollywood studio system and in the following decade, the independent film movement bloomed. Dozens of lesser-known filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino began walking away with coveted prizes at Cannes and eventually the Academy Awards. Many of these directors were discovered at Robert...(展开全部)

In this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned the work, Natural Right and History remains as controversial and essential as eve...(展开全部)

In this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned the work, Natural Right and History remains as controversial and essential as eve...(展开全部)

Liberty, Right and Nature is a vibrant and powerful contribution to the recently renewed debate over natural rights and natural rights language. Annabel Brett argues persuasively that in order to understand the development of the concept we need to look at the way in which the Latin language of ius functioned in a wide range of philosophical contexts. Dr Brett traces the range ...(展开全部)

In Being Rational and Being Right, Juan Comesaña argues for a cluster of theses related to the rationality of action and belief. His starting point is that rational action requires rational belief but tolerates false belief. From there, Comesaña provides a novel account of empirical evidence according to which said evidence consists of the content of undefeated experiences. Thi...(展开全部)

The Right and the Good, a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the great scholar Sir David Ross, is now presented in a new edition. Ross's book, originally published in 1930, is the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The central concern of the book is with righ...(展开全部)

This title presents an insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persuasively argues, don't exist. His refutation of such facts is based on their metaphysical 'queerness' and the observation of cultural relativity.

路易斯•波伊曼（Louis P. Pojman），西点军校荣誉哲学教授和剑桥大学克莱尔学堂终身成员。在哥伦比亚大学协和神学院获得文学硕士学位和哲学博士学位，并在牛津大学获得哲学博士学位。写作和主编了30多本著作和100多篇文章。 詹姆斯•菲泽（James Fieser），田纳西大学马丁分校哲学教授。撰写、主编以及与人合著了10部教材，其中包括《西方哲学史：从苏格拉底到萨特及其后》。

路易斯•波伊曼（Louis P. Pojman），西点军校荣誉哲学教授和剑桥大学克莱尔学堂终身成员。在哥伦比亚大学协和神学院获得文学硕士学位和哲学博士学位，并在牛津大学获得哲学博士学位。写作和主编了30多本著作和100多篇文章。 詹姆斯•菲泽（James Fieser），田纳西大学马丁分校哲学教授。撰写、主编以及与人合著了10部教材，其中包括《西方哲学史：从苏格拉底到萨特及其后》。

Study ethics from one of the classic texts, written by one of contemporary philosophy's most skilled teachers, Louis P. Pojman, and now revised by best-selling author and editor of the INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY, James Fieser. ETHICS: DISCOVERING RIGHT AND WRONG, Sixth Edition, provides you with a concise yet comprehensive overview of the fundamental objectives and out...(展开全部)