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  • Judicial Decision-Making

    Integrating Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives

    Edited by Piotr Bystranowski, Bartosz Janik, Maciej Próchnicki ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book shares state-of-the-art insights on judicial decision-making from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. It offers in-depth coverage of the forefront of the field and reviews the most important issues and discussions connected with an empirical approach to judicial decision-making. It also addresses the challenges of judicial psychology to the ideal of rule of law and explores the ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

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  • Self-Control

    Individual Differences and What They Mean for Personal Responsibility and Public Policy

    by W. L. Tiemeijer ...
    Good self-control is a crucial factor in the distribution of life outcomes, ranging from success at school and work, to good mental and physical health, and to satisfying romantic relationships. While in the last decades psychologists have learned much about this all-important trait, both social theory and politics have not caught up. Many academics and policymakers still seem to believe that ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • The Moral Sense

    by James Q. Wilson ...
    Are human beings naturally endowed with a conscience? Or is morality artificially acquired through social pressure and instruction? Most people assume that modern science proves the latter. Further, most of our current social policies are based upon this “scientific” view of the sources of morality. In this book, however, James Q. Wilson seeks to reconcile traditional ideas with a range of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Knowledge Deficit

    Closing the Shocking Education Gap for American Children

    by E. D. Hirsch ...
    The Knowledge Deficit illuminates the real issue in education today -- without an effective curriculum, American students are losing the global education race. In this persuasive book, the esteemed education critic, activist, and best-selling author E.D. Hirsch, Jr., shows that although schools are teaching the mechanics of reading, they fail to convey the knowledge needed for the more complex and ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Neuroexistentialism

    Meaning, Morals, and Purpose in the Age of Neuroscience

    Edited by Gregg Caruso, Owen Flanagan ...
    Existentialisms arise when the foundations of being, such as meaning, morals, and purpose come under assault. In the first-wave of existentialism, writings typified by Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche concerned the increasingly apparent inability of religion, and religious tradition, to support a foundation of being. Second-wave existentialism, personified philosophically by Sartre, Camus, ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Friendship

    Development, Ecology, and Evolution of a Relationship

    by Daniel J. Hruschka ...
    Series Book 5 - Origins of Human Behavior and Culture
    Friends-they are generous and cooperative with each other in ways that appear to defy standard evolutionary expectations, frequently sacrificing for one another without concern for past behaviors or future consequences. In this fascinating multidisciplinary study, Daniel J. Hruschka synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Atlas of Moral Psychology

    Edited by Kurt Gray, PhD, Jesse Graham, PhD ...
    This comprehensive and cutting-edge volume maps out the terrain of moral psychology, a dynamic and evolving area of research. In 57 concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The volume systematically reviews the empirical evidence base and presents influential theories of moral judgment and behavior. It is organized ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • The Moral Conflict of Law and Neuroscience

    by Peter A. Alces ...
    Law relies on a conception of human agency, the idea that humans are capable of making their own choices and are morally responsible for the consequences. But what if that is not the case? Over the past half century, the story of the law has been one of increased acuity concerning the human condition, especially the workings of the brain. The law already considers select cognitive realities in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Essays on Neuroscience and Political Theory

    Thinking the Body Politic

    Edited by F. Vander Valk ...
    The past 20 years have seen increasingly bold claims emanating from the field of neuroscience. Advances in medical imaging, brain modelling, and interdisciplinary cognitive science have forced us to reconsider the nature of social, cultural, and political activities. This collection of essays is the first to explore the relationship between neuroscience and political theory, with a view to ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

  • Decisions about Decisions

    Practical Reason in Ordinary Life

    by Cass R. Sunstein ...
    Here is one of the most fundamental questions in human life: How do we decide how we decide? We make such decisions all the time. If you trust your doctor, you might decide to follow a simple rule for medical decisions: Do whatever your doctor suggests. If you like someone a lot, and maybe love them, but are not sure whether you want to marry them, you might do this: Live with them first. Some of ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Meaning and Medicine

    A Reader in the Philosophy of Health Care

    by Hilde Lindemann Nelson ...
    Series series Reflective Bioethics
    A chief aim of this resource is to rekindle interest in seeing health care not solely as a set of practices so problematic as to require ethical analysis by philosophers and other scholars, but as a field whose scrutiny is richly rewarding for the traditional concerns of philosophy. ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • What's Wrong With Morality?

    A Social-Psychological Perspective

    by C. Daniel Batson ...
    Most works on moral psychology direct our attention to the positive role morality plays for us as individuals, as a society, even as a species. In What's Wrong with Morality?, C. Daniel Batson takes a different approach: he looks at morality as a problem. The problem is not that it is wrong to be moral, but that our morality often fails to produce these intended results. Why? Some experts believe ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD