loyalty an essay on the morality of relationships

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>anong>d the Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in the classroom. This book is a collection of ong>essayong>s that explore themes ong>anong>d background issues intended for the student of the Old Testament. Divided into two sections on the Psalms ong>anong>d Wisdom Literature, each section offers ong>anong> in-depth ong>essayong> on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, the text's relationship to the ong>anong>cient Near East, the cong>anong>onical shape of the material, the theology of the texts, ong>anong>d contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

An Unpublished Essay of Edwards on the Trinity With Remarks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: George Park Fisher, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Essay on the Prevailing Methods of the Evangelization of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Needham Robert, PUBLISHER: BiblioLife LLC, NA

Tony Evans Speaks Out on Single Parenting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evong>anong>s, Tony, PUBLISHER: Moody Publishers, Morality. Relativity. Right ong>anong>d Wrong. These are the complicated issues we face today. Everyone has ong>anong> opinion, but who has the ong>anong>swer? Tony Evong>anong>s refuses to let the voice of God be drowned out amidst the clamor of the crowd.

The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Charles E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write ong>anong>d one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the history ong>anong>d structure of this demong>anong>ding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story begong>anong> to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism ong>anong>d early twentieth-century formalism ong>anong>d finally to the modern renaissong>anong>ce of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significong>anong>t events, works ong>anong>d figures from the genre's history, notes ong>anong>d references ong>anong>d ong>anong> extensive bibliographic ong>essayong> with recommended reading round out the volume.

Much ADO about Nothing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Werstine, Paul / Mowat, Barbara A., PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, FOLGER Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies "Each edition includes: " - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explong>anong>atory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene-by-scene plot summaries - A key to famous lines ong>anong>d phrases - ong>Anong> introduction to reading Shakespeare's long>anong>guage - ong>Anong> ong>essayong> by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books "ong>Essayong> by" Gail Kern Paster The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to theworld's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, ong>anong>d a magnet forShakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open tothe public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performong>anong>cesong>anong>d programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Roots of Revolution: Radical Thought in Cuba

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liss, Sheldon B., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Concerned with what Cubong>anong> radicals have thought about their na-tion's protracted struggle for independence, Sheldon B. Liss looks at each one's mode of ong>anong>alysis, position on the class struggle, ideas on reform or revolution, ong>anong>d search for community. Each writer's beliefs about ethics, morality, religion, social mobility, political control, aesthetics, ong>anong>d quality of life are subjected to scrutiny by Liss. He also considers their views on Cubong>anong>-United States relations, their perceptions of the state ong>anong>d power, ong>anong>d their relationships to the meong>anong>s of production ong>anong>d workers' movements.

Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Timmermong>anong>n, Jens / Timmermong>anong>n, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Kong>anong>t's central contribution to moral philosophy, ong>anong>d has inspired controversy ever since it was first published in . Kong>anong>t champions the insights of 'common humong>anong> understong>anong>ding' against what he sees as the dong>anong>gerous perversions of ethical theory. Morality is revealed to be a matter of humong>anong> autonomy: Kong>anong>t locates the source of the 'categorical imperative' within each ong>anong>d every humong>anong> will. However, he also portrays everyday morality in a way that mong>anong>y readers find difficult to accept. The Groundwork is a short book, but its argument is dense, intricate ong>anong>d at times treacherous. This commentary explains Kong>anong>t's arguments paragraph by paragraph, ong>anong>d also contains ong>anong> introduction, a synopsis of the argument, six short interpretative ong>essayong>s on key topics of the Groundwork, ong>anong>d a glossary of key terms. It will be ong>anong> indispensable tool for ong>anong>yone wishing to study the Groundwork in detail.

International Action Against Racial Discrimination

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bong>anong>ton, Michael P., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Anong> introduction to the international law of racial discrimination, this book is the first to provide ong>anong> inside account of how a United Nations humong>anong> rights treaty body actually works. At the same time, it is ong>anong> introduction to the international law of racial discrimination. The book focuses on the practical operation ong>anong>d implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasizing throughout the relationship between law ong>anong>d politics.

Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection of ong>essayong>s by some of the world's leading historiong>anong>s of the South, together with work by younger scholars. All contributors, however, are working at the cutting edge of their particular methodological approaches. The book, for example, includes both ong>anong> ong>essayong> by Pulitzer Prize winner Rhys Isaac, ong>anong>d one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore the reaches of the Southern past through the dimension of ethnography. The ong>essayong>s in the book are grouped according to theme. The largest section, the social sciences ong>anong>d Southern history, includes ong>essayong>s drawing heavily on the insights of ong>anong>thropology of ethnography ong>anong>d of statistical ong>anong>alysis. Each ong>essayong> in the second section is designed to illustrate how life history cong>anong> be used to illuminate much larger histoical themes ong>anong>d processes. The ong>essayong>s in the last section on labor in the "new" South all illustrate, among other things, the importong>anong>ce of drawing on the insights of historiong>anong>s of women in order to redress the masculinist presuppositons of labor historiong>anong>s. All the ong>essayong>s in the book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender ong>anong>d race in the re-interpretation of the Southern past.

The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ivey, ong>Anong>na, PUBLISHER: Harvest Books, As deong>anong> of admissions at the University of Chicago Law School, ong>Anong>na Ivey decided the fate of thousong>anong>ds of law school applicong>anong>ts. In this book-the first of its kind by a former law school admissions officer-she draws on her expertise to cover topics from the application ong>anong>d the ong>essayong> to the interview ong>anong>d the recommendations, touching on hot-button issues like how much the LSAT, ethnicity, ong>anong>d age really matter. Offering ong>anong> insider's advice on how to produce the very best application, this guide gives straight ong>anong>swers to questions such as: -What kind of ong>essayong> should I write to set me apart from the rest of the pack? -Should I explain my low LSAT score, my D in chemistry, my attention deficit disorder, my time in rehab? - Is law school worth the debt I'll face when I graduate? Full of invaluable examples ong>anong>d ong>anong>ecdotes about real admissions decisions, The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions is certain to become the new bible for would-be law students everywhere.

How Children Develop Social Understanding

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carpendale, Jeremy / Lewis, Charlie, PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishing Professional, This book provides a critical review of research into how children come to understong>anong>d the social world, ong>anong> area often known as children's "theories of mind." Takes ong>anong> integrated approach to the development of children's social understong>anong>ding Brings out the connections between mental state understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d children's understong>anong>ding of long>anong>guage, social skills, morality ong>anong>d emotions. Sets research within a historical ong>anong>d theoretical context Contributes unique insights ong>anong>d perspectives, particularly in its discussions of Piaget ong>anong>d Vygotsky, ong>anong>d in its Wittgensteiniong>anong> focus on the role of long>anong>guage.

The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCusker, John J. / Morgong>anong>, Kenneth O. / Morgong>anong>, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book throws new light on the interlocking commercial relationships of the Atlong>anong>tic trading world during the centuries ending with the Americong>anong> ong>anong>d French Revolutions. Grouped under four themes--the role of merchong>anong>ts ong>anong>d their connections; the development of trades; imperial economies; ong>anong>d colonial working societies--ong>anong>d written by ong>anong> international team of economic historiong>anong>s, these ong>essayong>s increase our knowledge ong>anong>d understong>anong>ding of the trong>anong>satlong>anong>tic economy. Contributions include studies of individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, brong>anong>ches of trade, ong>anong>d comparative studies of trading nations.

Without remorse

Tom Clong>anong>cy Clong>anong>cy shows how ong>anong> ordinary mong>anong> crossed the lines of justice ong>anong>d morality to become the CIA legend Mr. Clark.

Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goethe, Johong>anong>n Wolfgong>anong>g von / Constong>anong>tine, David / Byatt, A. S., PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Goethe viewed the writing of poetry as essentially autobiographical, ong>anong>d the works selected in this volume represent more thong>anong> sixty years in the life of the poet. In early poems such as aPrometheus, a he rails against religion in ong>anong> almost ecstatic fervor, while aTo the Moona is ong>anong> enigmatic meditation on the end of a love affair. The "Romong>anong> Elegies" show Goetheas use of Classical meters in ong>anong> homage to ong>anong>cient Rome ong>anong>d its poets, ong>anong>d aThe Diary, a suppressed for more thong>anong> a century, is a narrative poem whose eroticism is combined with its morality. In selections from "Faust," arguably his greatest ong>anong>d most personal work, Goethe creates ong>anong> exhilarating depiction of humong>anong>kindas eternal search for truth. aFaithful ong>anong>d felicitous, these verse trong>anong>slations... are ong>anong> excellent introduction to Goetheas] genius.a a"The Daily Telegraph" (London)

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy; Binding: Softcover; Pages:190; Dimensions: 21x15cm Weight:140 grams; Brong>anong>d: Foreign Long>anong>guages Publishing House, Pyongyong>anong>g, Korea . Collection of 6 Works of Kim Jong Il On The Juche Philosophy. Includes: - On Some Questions In Understong>anong>ding The Juche Philosophy - On Correctly Understong>anong>ding The Originality Of Kimilsungism - On The Juche Idea - On Some Problems On The Ideological Foundations Of Socialism - On Having A Correct Viewpoint ong>Anong>d Understong>anong>ding Of The Juche Philosophy - The Juche Philosophy Is ong>Anong> Original Revolutionary Philosophy. Le tariffe postali sono: - Raccomong>anong>data.........€. 5,10 - Piego libri ordinario.........€. 2,10

Learning the Rules: Anatomy of Children's Relationships, the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bigelow, Briong>anong> J. / Tesson, Geoffrey / Lewko, John H., PUBLISHER: Guilford Publications, Reporting what children themselves say about their personal ong>anong>d social relationships, this book illuminates the personal constructions children use to order their interpersonal worlds, as well as the actual content ong>anong>d meong>anong>ing of their relationships. In its interpretation of children's verbalized social rules with parents, siblings, peers, ong>anong>d teachers, the book provides a contextually informed framework from which to explore such issues as the impact of parental authority on child compliong>anong>ce, sibling rivalry, close friendships, ong>anong>d disclosure.

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, War has long been considered a classic text on the Jewish role in early Americong>anong> history -- on the Jewish community as a whole during the tumultuous years of the war, ong>anong>d on its effort to raise the concept of humong>anong> rights ong>anong>d equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword ong>anong>d new afterword, as well as ong>anong> author's preface to the original edition, ong>anong> author's preface to the first paperback edition (), ong>anong> epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on the trip of a lifetime. He's traveling from Englong>anong>d to New York on the first voyage of the greatest oceong>anong> liner in history--the Titong>anong>ic. Here is a story of cowardice ong>anong>d courage, of despair ong>anong>d determination, ong>anong>d of ong>anong> unbreakable bond between a boy ong>anong>d a dog on one terrifying night.

The Roundtable Talks and the Breakdown of Communism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elster, Jon, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, In ong>anong>d , Eastern Europeong>anong> Communist regimes ong>anong>d opposition groups conducted a series of roundtable talks to peacefully negotiate the abolition of authoritariong>anong> rule ong>anong>d the trong>anong>sition to democratic governong>anong>ce. This volume documents that unprecedented process of national reinvention ong>anong>d constitution making. These ong>essayong>s capture the historical circumstong>anong>ces of these countries--their traditions, customs, ong>anong>d the balong>anong>ce of influence between competing factions--that often took precedence over constitutional ideals. In five country-specific reports, senior scholars provide detailed accounts of the talks in Bulgaria, Polong>anong>d, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, ong>anong>d the Germong>anong> Democratic Republic. Also included is ong>anong> ong>essayong> on the political factors underlying the failure of negotiations between reform groups ong>anong>d the Chinese regime, providing ong>anong> illuminating counterpoint to the path taken in Eastern Europe. This book is ong>anong> invaluable resource for scholars of constitutional design ong>anong>d democratization ong>anong>d for specialists in Eastern Europe.

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huxley, Aldous, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Half ong>anong> hour after swallowing the drug I became aware of a slow dong>anong>ce of golden lights... Among the most profound explorations of the effects of mind-expong>anong>ding drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--"The Doors of Perception" ong>anong>d "Heaven ong>anong>d Hell"--in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling "Brave New World," reveals the mind's remote frontiers ong>anong>d the unmapped areas of humong>anong> consciousness. This new edition also features ong>anong> additional ong>essayong>, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," which is now included for the first time.

The Genealogy of Morals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Major work on ethics, by one of the most influential thinkers of the last 2 centuries, deals with master/slave morality ong>anong>d modern mong>anong>'s current moral practices; the evolution of mong>anong>'s feelings of guilt ong>anong>d bad conscience; ong>anong>d how ascetic ideals help maintain humong>anong> life under certain conditions.

Ethics in Management: Vedantic Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakraborty, S. K., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In this work, S.K. Chakraborty develops the themes propounded in his earlier work to provide a systematic presentation of the relevong>anong>t vedong>anong>tic ong>anong>d allied principles in a conceptual ong>anong>d empirical framework. From ong>anong> overall perspective of vedong>anong>tic ethical vision ong>anong>d its application to mong>anong>agerial ong>anong>d corporate ethical morality, the book examines what the Vedong>anong>tic ethical system, ong>anong>d great thinkers like Tagore, Gong>anong>dhi, Burobindo ong>anong>d others, cong>anong> teach us about such questions as individual leadership, trong>anong>sformation of the work ethos, ethics ong>anong>d productivity, ong>anong>d others. Throughout, the conceptual ong>anong>d the empirical are closely intertwined, ong>anong>d substong>anong>tial graphic appendices on the Tata leadership crisis of ong>anong>d the securities scam of give ong>anong> immediacy ong>anong>d relevong>anong>ce to the ong>anong>alysis.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful ong>anong>alysis of the role ong>anong>d development of the saloon as ong>anong> institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social ong>anong>d economic history of the Americong>anong> West. Drawing on contemporong>anong>eous newspapers ong>anong>d mong>anong>y unpublished firsthong>anong>d accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>anong>d shong>anong>ties into elegong>anong>t establishments for drinking ong>anong>d gaming, reflected the growth ong>anong>d maturity of the surrounding community.

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, E. L. / Jones, Eric / Frost, Lionel, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Anong>alyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in long>anong>guage aimed at the general reader, "Coming Full Circle" throws light on the most importong>anong>t relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development ong>anong>d political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a "Pacific region," paying particular attention to the influence of geography ong>anong>d environment on population distribution ong>anong>d patterns of regional economic activity. They address the diverse indigenous development of pre-Europeong>anong> times, later periods of direct Europeong>anong> influence, ong>anong>d the evolution of modern-day urbong>anong> societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States ong>anong>d Japong>anong> as the dominong>anong>t regional economic powers ong>anong>d forecast chong>anong>ges we cong>anong> expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importong>anong>ce of China.

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