In a series of feisty and ultimately hopeful essays one of America s sharpest social critics casts a shrewd eye over contemporary culture to reveal the worst -- and the best -- of our habits of discourse tendencies in education and obsessions with technological nove... Lees meer.

This book analyzes the potential inductee s claim of selective conscientious objection in order to determine whether it can be legally justified by drawing on a variety of disciplines in order to illuminate the considerations which may affect any change in the present... Lees meer.

Catholic pacifists blame the just war tradition of their Church. That tradition they say can be invoked to justify any war and so it must be jettisoned. This book argues that the problem is not the just war tradition but the unjust war tradition. Ambitious rulers st... Lees meer.

This book argues that a conscientiously objecting medical professional should receive an exemption only if the grounds of an objector s refusal are reasonable. It defends a detailed contextual account of public reasonability suited for healthcare which builds from the... Lees meer.

Traditionally few people challenged the distinction between absolute and selective conscientious objection by those being asked to carry out military duties. The former is an objection to fighting all wars - a position generally respected and accommodated by democratic... Lees meer.

Although conscientious objection is a long-standing phenomenon it has only recently become a major factor affecting armed forces and society. The only comprehensive comparative scholarly study of conscientious objection to military service this book examines the hist... Lees meer.

This book examines the right to conscientious objection in international human rights law. It begins with an exploration of the concept of conscience and its evolution. Ozgur Heval o inar analyzes human rights law at both the international and regional level considerin... Lees meer.

This book provides a multidisciplinary and comparative look at the contemporary phenomenon of conscientious objection or contestation in the name of religion and examines the key issues that emerge in terms of citizenship and democracy. This book provides a multidis... Lees meer.

This study examines Turkey s non-recognition of the right to conscientious objection to military service and locates this non-recognition within the context of international human rights law - specifically United Nations and European Union system. This study examines... Lees meer.

The book provides a detailed introduction to a major debate in bioethics as well as a rigorous account of the role of conscience in professional decision-making. Exploring the role of conscience in healthcare practice this book offers fresh counterpoints to recent cal... Lees meer.

The book provides a detailed introduction to a major debate in bioethics as well as a rigorous account of the role of conscience in professional decision-making. Exploring the role of conscience in healthcare practice this book offers fresh counterpoints to recent ca... Lees meer.

The Element examines ethical and conceptual issues about conscientious objection in medicine. Concepts analyzed include conscientious objection conscientious provision conscience moral complicity and moral integrity. Several ongoing ethical controversies are identif... Lees meer.

Historically associated with military service conscientious objection has become a significant phenomenon in health care. Mark Wicclair offers a comprehensive ethical analysis of conscientious objection in three representative health care professions. medicine nursi... Lees meer.

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Historically associated with military service conscientious objection has become a significant phenomenon in health care. Mark Wicclair offers a comprehensive ethical analysis of conscientious objection in three representative health care professions. medicine nursin... Lees meer.