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A guide to the complex subject of ethics explained in clear & entertaining language. This new edition is fully revised & updated. This popular introduction to the subject of ethics poses vital contemporary questions & explores the approach of leading thinkers. The authors take the reader step by step through the complex arguments on issues such as animal an human rights environmental ethics & the morality of war. It is a great gift to be able to make philosophy accessible to the general reader. This is a wonderfully clear introduction both to moral philosophy & to contemporary ethical concerns. David Atkinson Church Times ...

Peter Vardys much acclaimed introduction to the study of ideas about God -- now revised & updated. A clear well-written guide to philosophical thinking about God. Starting with the question of what it means to say we believe in God & looking at the nature of truth Peter Vardy goes on to examine ideas about God & their influence on Christian thinking. Peter Vardy takes the reader through the arguments using amusing illustrations & analogies. He writes for the lay person or student not assuming any specialist knowledge & not imposing any particular view. This is about the best elementary textbook in the philosophy of God I have come across! an extremely useful book. Hugh Meynell The Tablet This is a masterpiece of coherence. Step by step the reader is led clearly & humorously through the philosophical maze which confuses our thinking about God. Linda Smith Head of Religious Education Kings College London ...

Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed & those of us who arent dont tend to give left-handedness much thought. Yet throughout history left-handers have been associated with clumsiness untrustworthiness & insincerity. The Latin word for left sinister is redolent of all kinds of ominous connotations. Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our left-handed forebears. Through an array of historical anecdotes strange superstitions & old wives tales Smits explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds including mental retardation alcoholism asthma hay fever diabetes insomnia suicidal urges criminality & shorter life spans. But apart from folklore & myth the notions of left & right have a real & deep influence on the way we experience the world. These influences show up everywhere from engineering & architecture to music painting photography film & comics. This book shows how contrary to what many might think left-handers can write just as well as the rest of us & explores how & why we came to prefer one hand over the other & how left- & right-handedness are represented in the brain. The greatest puzzle is why in every country one in ten people favours the left h&. It is a mystery as yet largely unsolved whose solution may very well lie in the secrets of twinning. The Puzzle of Left-handedness" is an enlightening & entertaining odyssey through the enigmas & paradoxes theories & experiments surrounding the left-handed among us." ...

Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed & those of us who arent dont tend to give left-handedness much thought. Yet throughout history left-handers have been associated with clumsiness untrustworthiness & insincerity. The Latin word for left c;i e;sinister c;/i e; is redolent of all kinds of ominous connotations. Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our left-handed forebears. Through an array of historical anecdotes strange superstitions & old wives tales Smits explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds including mental retardation alcoholism asthma hay fever diabetes insomnia suicidal urges criminality & shorter lifespans. But apart from folklore & myth the notions of left & right have a real & deep influence on the way we experience the world. These influences show up everywhere from engineering & architecture to music painting photography film & comics. This book shows how contrary to what many might think left-handers can write just as well as the rest of us & explores how & why we came to prefer one hand over the other & how left- & right-handedness are represented in the brain. The greatest puzzle is why in every country one in ten people favours the left h&. It is a mystery as yet largely unsolved whose solution may very well lie in the secrets of twinning. c;i e; The Puzzle of Left-handedness c;/i e; is an enlightening & entertaining odyssey through the enigmas & paradoxes theories & experiments surrounding the left-handed among us. ...

Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex & sexual ethics
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These are fantastic new hardback editions of these exciting fun adventures which challenge young children to answer a puzzle on every double page. They feature brightly coloured detailed illustrations in cartoon style along with plenty of maps guides & things to spot to help children become engrossed in these absorbing adventure stories. Answers & hints can be found in the last two pages of the book. ...

These are fantastic new hardback editions of these exciting fun adventures which challenge young children to answer a puzzle on every double page. They features brightly coloured detailed illustrations in cartoon style along with plenty of maps guides & things to spot to help children become engrossed in these absorbing adventure stories. Answers & hints can be found in the last two pages of the book. ...

Hundreds of puzzles to give any puzzlers brain a great workout For those who enjoy putting their mental agility to the test this book offers a superb collection of many types of puzzle all crammed into this one volume. There are riddles lateral thinking problems mathematical posers mysteries to solve & many more. The book not only provides the solutions but also guides the reader through the thought process leading to the solutions. ...

This volume is part of a new series of novels plays & stories at GCSE/ Key Stage 4 level designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text

Includes:: an introduction pre-reading activities notes & coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing often compiled by the author. Shaws play features Professor Henry Higgins who sets out to turn flower-girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady & to pass her off as a duchess at an ambassadors party & all that in three months time.

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