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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"BJ Moeseg"”.
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Do humans have special duties and moral obligations towards, rather than ‘rights’ over, nonhuman animals? And if such duties exist, what does our collective treatment of nonhumans say about human morality?
This thesis supports the case against all forms of animal exploitation and speciesist assumptions that prevail in most human societies. It falls broadly into (a) evidential and philosophical bases for recognising the basic interests and moral entitlements of nonhumans, and (b) criticism of …
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Towards a Confucian CSR: Reimagining Corporate Social Responsibility from a Chinese Philosophical Perspective
Although many companies have made efforts to adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR), the notion of CSR is confined by philosophical assumptions and concepts. How then might Chinese companies express their CSR set within a Chinese culture influenced by Confucian philosophy? This research aims …
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'Do non-human animals have some form of moral sense which informs the way that they live and act towards members of their own and other species?'
… consider that some animals may be moral subjects (but not full moral agents), others (after Descartes) have argued that only humans possess the requisite cognitive capacities. Three common objections discussed in the essay are that animals (a) cannot reason; (b) do not have language; and …
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"Can religious treatment choices justify additional healthcare expenditure and, if so, are there limits to this?"
Access to healthcare is generally regarded as a supportive right to the right to life. Freedom to hold a religious belief and to practice that religion is also held to be a right. The practicing of a religion includes the freedom to live in accordance with the tenets of that religion, but this may …
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The practice of Islamic environmental ethics: a case study of Harim and Hima
Environmental Ethics is considered as a discipline of knowledge rather than just an ethical perspective related to environmental issues. Since it is a relatively new discipline, however, most of its scholars are inclined to focus on the theoretical part, while the practical part only really came to …
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Othas and environment in animal ethics and environmental philosophy : ontology and ethical motivation beyond the dichotomies of anthropocentrism.
… ‘other’ to and separable from human beings, as objects rather than subjects. A central argument is that Merleau-Ponty’s later ontology offers the most promising prospect in establishing a non-anthropocentric ethics. Drawing on other thinkers’ ideas to ‘flesh out’ Merleau-Ponty’s unfinished work, …
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Islamic environmental ethics: a model for shaping Muslim attitudes in helping to promote environmental education, awareness and activism
… there has been a growing interest in the subject area of Islamic environmental ethics by scholars who have elucidated the environmental themes contained within the Quran and the traditions of the faith. These scholarly works have helped to raise awareness and revive Islam’s ecological ethic, …
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Max Weber’s theory of rationality and the messaging of Soviet and American cold war space programs
By measuring intentionality through social action, Weber’s Theory of Rationality can reveal the motivations behind the message. Examining the messaging of Cold War space programs through this theoretical framework can reveal hidden layers of complexity, adding richness to our understanding of their …
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An Analysis of Filial Relations in the Teachings of Jesus and Muhammad from the Perspective of Comparative Ethics and Scriptural Reasoning
This thesis offers a comparative-ethical analysis of textual tensions in the teachings of Jesus and Muhammad about filial relations as well as their reception in contemporary Christian-Muslim relations. While the issue of textual tension has been widely used, and abused, in the context of religious …
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Radical Quakerism: a political anthropology of postmodern religion
… that constitute the ‘postmodern’ religious subject. Drawing on poststructuralist theory, the research combines critical ethnography with discourse-theoretical analysis. It is framed by a conception of politics as a historically-contingent process that orders human coexistence in conditions of …
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The Emergence of a Scholar from a Garrison Society: A contextual analysis of Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhāb's doctrine in the light of the Qur’ān and Hadīth
Many scholars have contributed to the Islamic theological discourse. Amongst them was Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhāb (1703-1792), a Sunni scholar, who still influences Muslims today, encouraging them to ‘revert’ to his view of ‘orthodox’ Islam and to follow the original practices of the Prophet …