Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9781597190053
A touching, tender and at times funny account of a woman's struggle for stature in a 4 foot 8 1/2 inch tall body, Beyond Measure speaks to the heart of soul-breaking attempts to fit an arbitrary and elusive cultural ideal of physical perfection. Being short isn't the problem...
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Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9780060630379
Weaving together Jewish lore, the voices of Jewish foremothers, Yiddish fable, midrash and stories of her own imagining, Ellen Frankel has created in this book a breathtakingly vivid exploration into what the Torah means to women. Here are Miriam...
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Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9780827608917
Jewish Bible stories retold as never before
Acclaimed storyteller and Jewish scholar Ellen Frankel has masterfully selected and retold 53 Bible stories that will both delight and educate today's young readers. Using the 1985 JPS translation (NJPS) of the Hebrew Bible as her foundation...
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Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9781597190268
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Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9781568210384
A retelling of 300 Jewish stories spanning 4,000 years and three continents. Drawing on biblical, talmudic, and hasidic tales, the author creates a classic a map resource book for the brightest jewels in the vast treasure chest of Jewish lore. Six useful indexes...
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Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9780876685945
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols contains more than 250 definitions and descriptions for ceremonial objects and images, personalities, places...
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Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9781556709418
Retells seventy-five stories from the Torah, including the creation, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, Moses, Joshua, Deborah, David and Goliath...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521534987
In this collection, twelve philosophers, historians, and political philosophers-scholars with a diverse set of disciplinary and political leanings-assess aspects of socialism in light of its recent reversals. Some of the essays consider what made the socialist project seem compelling to its advocates...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521534994
A central idea in moral and political philosophy, 'autonomy' is generally understood as some form of self-governance or self-direction. Certain Stoics...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521525268
Technological innovations and social developments have led to dramatic changes in the practice of medicine and in the way that scientists conduct medical research. Change has brought beneficial consequences...
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Ellen Frankel Paul;Tibor R McGee Robert WMachan
ISBN:9780817996321
What special problems arise for managers and employees of companies when they do business in countries and cultures other than their own? The essays in this book identify universal principles of business ethics and spell our minimal legal and ethical absolutes in foreign trade...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521483995
These essays represent the latest research of a number of prominent political theorists. The essays explore the role of government, the nature of public discourse and the obligations of citizens. Some examine the sources of our need for government...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521466141
The essays in Cultural Pluralism and Moral Knowledge deal with philosophical issues that arise from the existence of a diversity of cultural traditions. The discussions range from broad examinations of the relevance of cultural pluralism to morality...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521786201
The essays in this volume explore questions about democracy that are relevant to political philosophy and political theory. Some essays discuss the appropriate ends of government or examine the difficulties involved in determining and carrying out the will of the people...
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Ellen FRANKEL
ISBN:9781580113120
Concrete, granite, marble, travertine, and various other strains of natural and engineered stone are shown and described in a comprehensive new book...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780887387203
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521732284
Freedom of association is a cherished liberal value, both for classical liberals who are generally antagonistic toward government interference in the choices made by individuals...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521603751
Whether free speech is defended as a fundamental right that inheres in each individual, or as a guarantee that all of society's members will have a voice in democratic decision-making...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521710121
What is the nature of law? Does our obligation to obey the law extend to unjust laws? From what source do lawmakers derive legitimate authority? What principles should guide us in the design of political institutions? These essays by prominent contemporary philosophers explore how these questions were addressed by ancient political thinkers...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521644716
The essays in this volume examine the nature of human flourishing and its relationship to a variety of other key concepts in moral theory. Some of them trace the link between flourishing and human nature...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521674409
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been increasing interest in the global dimensions of a host of public policy issues - issues involving war and peace...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9781107640269
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G Tyler Miller;Jeffrey Paul Ellen FrankelPaul
ISBN:9780521457248
With the collapse of Communist totalitarianism, the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union face political instabililty and an uncertain economic future...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521703055
In this collection, thirteen prominent philosophers and political scientists address the nature of liberalism, its origins, and its meaning and proper interpretation. Some essays examine the writings of liberalism's earliest defenders...
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Ellen Frankel Paul;Howard Dickman
ISBN:9780887069154
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521006033
Philosophers since ancient times have pondered how we can know whether moral claims are true or false. The first half of the twentieth century witnessed widespread skepticism concerning the possibility of moral knowledge. Indeed...
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Paul Ellen Frankel
ISBN:9780521168960
The notion of obligation occupies a central place in morality. The essays in this volume address this issue....
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521542210
Complicating the ancient debate over the intersection of morality and politics are diverse definitions of fundamental concepts: the right and the good...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521794602
These essays address some of the most intriguing questions raised by natural law theory and its implications for law, morality, and public policy. some of the essays explore the implications that natural law theory has for jurisprudence...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521615143
This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of the late Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick, who died in 2002. The publication of Nozick's Anarchy...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521719636
Do we desire things because they are good, or are they good because we desire them? Objectivists answer that we desire things because they are good; subjectivists answer that things are good because we desire them. Further...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521175432
The institution of private property lies at the heart of contemporary Western societies. However, what are the limits of property ownership? Do principles of justice require some measure of governmental redistribution of property in order to relieve poverty or to promote greater equality among citizens...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521617673
What is a person What makes me the same person today that I was yesterday or will be tomorrow Philosophers have long pondered these questions. In Plato's Symposium...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521649919
These essays assess market liberal or libertarian political theory. They provide insights into the limits of government, develop market-oriented solutions to pressing social problems...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780887380945
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9781412808675
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521467391
Any comprehensive discussion of property must draw on a range of disciplines - philosophy, politics, economics, and legal theory - and must address a number of fundamental questions: What is the nature of ownership...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521654500
The essays in this volume address questions about responsibility that arise in moral philosophy and legal theory. Some analyse different theories of causality...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521589949
Recent and ongoing developments in science and technology--such as the prevention and treatment of disease through genetics and the development of increasingly sophisticated computer systems with wide-ranging applications--hold out the promise of vastly improving the quality of human life...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521598927
These essays examine the nature of self-interest and the relationship between rationality and morality. Some challenge the assumption that morality is exclusively concerned with the pursuit of the good of others...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521005357
Is there a moral obligation to reduce differences in income and wealth? There is an egalitarian tradition that condemns these differences, particularly as they arise in free-market capitalist society...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521685993
What constitutes a just tax system, and what are its moral foundations? Should a society's tax regime be designed to achieve a just distribution of wealth among its citizens...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521567428
The thirteen essays in this volume approach the liberal-communitarian debate from a variety of perspectives. Some discuss disagreements between liberals and communitarians over the nature of moral agency and the proper functions of government. Some examine alternative ways of conceiving liberalism or community...
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Ellen Frankel;Betsy Platkin Teutsch
ISBN:9781568217420
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols contains more than 250 definitions and descriptions for ceremonial objects and images, personalities, places...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521139748
Do environmental problems need government controls or can we find solutions by harnessing the incentives of the free market?...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521558570
The twelve essays in this collection address questions about justice and social institutions designed to secure it. Some explore the relationship between justice and equality...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521786218
The distinction between the public and private spheres of human life is a critical facet of contemporary moral, political, and legal thought. Much recent scholarship has invoked privacy as an important component of individual autonomy and as something essential to the ability of individuals to lead complete and fulfilling lives. However...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521627313
These essays explore the history and justification of the welfare state and examine private alternatives to the public provision of aid. Essays focus on the nature of personal responsibility...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780887383519
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780887388507
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521756327
Is there adequate justification for employing the concept of an aggregate social good?...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521639910
The essays in this volume discuss a range of questions relating to virtue ethics - a form of moral theory that has gained considerable attention in recent years. These questions include: what traits ought to be considered virtues What is the proper place of virtue in a complete moral theory Is it true...
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Ellen Frankel Paul
ISBN:9780521175531
In this collection, legal scholars, political scientists, and philosophers address questions of constitutional purpose, design, and law from many viewpoints....
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Ellen Frankel Paul;Jeffrey Miller Fred DycusPaul
ISBN:9780765800251
Animal experimentation has made a crucial contribution to many of the most important advances in modern medicine. The development of vaccines for deadly viruses like rabies and yellow fever depended upon animal research...
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Fred Dycus Miller;Jeffrey Paul Ellen FrankelPaul
ISBN:9780765806857
Animal experimentation has made a crucial contribution to many of the most important advances in modern medicine. The development of vaccines for deadly viruses like rabies and yellow fever depended upon animal research...
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Ellen adapt Frankel
ISBN:9780810982246
Designed to bring the wisdom of centuries to a wide audience, this illustrated Hebrew Bible includes 40 selections from the Torah and 35 from Prophets and Writings. It collects compelling stories from this ancient text which are retold in lyrical...
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Ellen ed Frankel
ISBN:9781556706233
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