By the author of The Handmaid's Tale & Alias Grace Atwood entices us to flip through the photo album of a Canadian woman who closely resembles herself Come here sit beside me she seems to say Then she takes us on an emotional journey through loneliness love loss & old age' Sarah Emily Miano THE TIMESShort stories that trace the course of a life & the lives intertwined with it
- MORAL DISORDER is Margaret Atwood at her very finest ' Funny touching beady-eyed slouchily elegant giving us family life in all its horrors The secret resentments & alignments
- difficult siblings unfair parents hopeless yearnings & rage
- are funny to read about hellish to experience Atwood makes it look so easy doing what she does best tenderly dissecting the human heart A marvellous writer' Lee Langley DAILY MAIL'A model of distillation precision clarity & detail Atwood writes with compassion & intensity not only about her characters but also about the 20th century itself' Mary Flanagan INDEPENDENT'MORAL DISORDER is an infinitely ingenious & perceptive study as intimate as a self-portrait but with an epic breadth of vision It deserves to become a quiet classic' Charlotte Moore SPECTATOR


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Moral Theory An Introduction explores some of the most historically important & currently debated moral theories about the nature of the right & good Providing an introduction to moral theory that explains & critically examines the theories of such classical moral philosophers as Aristotle Aquinas Kant Bentham Mill & Ross this book acquaints students with the work of contemporary moral philosophers All of the book's chapters have been revised in light of recent work in moral theory The second edition

Includes:: a new chapter on ethical egoism an extensively revised chapter on moral particularism & expanded coverage of divine command theory moral relativism & consequentialism in addition this edition discusses recent work by moral psychologists that is making an impact on moral theory

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Our brains were designed for tribal life for getting along with a select group of others (Us) & for fighting off everyone else (Them) But modern life has thrust the world's tribes into a shared space creating conflicts of interest & clashes of values along with unprecedented opportunities As the world shrinks the moral lines that divide us become more salient & more puzzling We fight over everything from tax codes to gay marriage to global warming & we wonder where if at all we can find our common ground A grand synthesis of neuroscience psychology & philosophy Moral Tribes reveals the underlying causes of modern conflict & lights a way forward Our emotions make us social animals turning Me into Us But they also make us tribal animals turning Us against Them Our tribal emotions make us fight sometimes with bombs sometimes with words & often with life-&-death stakes Drawing inspiration from moral philosophy & cutting-edge science Moral Tribes shows when we should trust our instincts when we should reason & how the right kind of reasoning can move us forward Joshua Greene is the director of Harvard University's Moral Cognition Lab a pioneering scientist a philosopher & an acclaimed teacher The great challenge of Moral Tribes is this How can we get along with Them when what they want feels so wrong? Finally Greene offers a surprisingly simple set of maxims for navigating the modern moral terrain a practical road map for solving problems & living better lives ...

Plutarch (c 45 120 CE) wrote on many subjects His extant works other than the Parallel Lives are varied about sixty in number & known as the Moralia (Moral Essays) They reflect his philosophy about living a good life & provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society traditions ideals ethics & religion ...

THE NO1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998 introduced the world to the one & only Precious Ramotswe the engaging & sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into this world & now continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS finds her expanding her business to take in the world of car repair & a beauty pageant Alexander Mc Call Smith's sense of humour & gentle charm have created a substantial cult following MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS will win him yet more fans ...

I've lived through ten i OS upgrades on my Mac
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Possibly the only drawback about the bestselling How To Be A Woman was that its author Caitlin Moran was limited to pretty much one subject being a woman In MORANTHOLOGY Caitlin 'gets quite chatty' about many subjects including cultural social & political issues which are usually left to hot-shot wonks & not a woman who sometimes keeps a falafel in her handbag These other subjects include Caffeine Ghostbusters Being Poor Twitter Caravans Obama Wales Paul Mc Cartney The Welfare State Sherlock David Cameron Looking Like Ham Amy Winehouse The Big Society' Big Hair Nutter-letters Michael Jackson's funeral Failed Nicknames Wolverhampton Squirrels' Testicles Sexy Tax Binge-drinking Chivalry Rihanna's Cardigan Party Bags Hot People Transsexuals The Gay Moon Landings ...

Tracklist Intro Fall From Grace Brainstorm Rebel Lands Doomsday Celebration Day Of Suffering Blessed Are The Sick Leading The Rats Thy Kingdom Come Unholy Blasphemies Abominations Desolate Ways The Ancient Ones In Remembrance ...

Tracklist Dominate Where The Slime Live Eyes To See Ears To Hear Melting Nothing But Fear Dawn Of The Angry This Means War Caesar's Palace Dreaming Inquisition (Burn With Me) Hatework ...