This volume brings together researchers from different European countries and disciplines who are involved in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CEC). The work provi...
The unmatched technological achievements in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, computer science, and related fields over the last few decades can be consid...
"Gordon's survey of the topic makes it clear that slavery in the Americas can be understood much better if we put it in this larger context, in terms of both ti...
The philosophy of Hans Jonas was widely influential in the late twentieth century, warning of the potential dangers of technological progress and its negative e...
Recent scientific developments, in particular advances in pharmacogenetics and molecular genetics, have given rise to numerous predictive procedures for detecti...
The formerly established medically-based idea of disability, with its charity-based approach to treatment and services, is being replaced by a human rights-base...
Energy and Society is the first major text to provide an extensive critical treatment of energy issues informed by recent research on energy in the social scien...