In a world confronted by conflicting moral beliefs and values, the question is often raised, 'Can science help us to solve our moral problems?' Many people today believe that moral principles are derived from religion. Their critics point out that the great religions often vehemently disagree about what is good, bad, right, and wrong. On the other ...
This work is an examination of how intellectual property laws should be applied to cyberspace, software and other computer-mediated creations. Is software a creation to be patented, like an invented machine or process, or is it an original expression to be copyrighted, like drawings and books? This distinction is artificial, argues the author, and ...
"Who Owns You?" is a comprehensive exploration of the numerous philosophical and legal problems of gene patenting. The book provides the first comprehensive book-length treatment of this subject; develops arguments regarding moral realism, and provides a method of judgment that attempts to be ideologically neutral; and, calls for public attention ...
John R. Searle's 1995 publication The Construction of Social Reality is the foundation of this collection of scholarly papers examining Searle's philosophical theories. Searle's book sets out to reconstruct the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis of linguistic practices in the context of his celebrated work on intentionality. His ...
John R. Searle's 1995 publication The Construction of Social Reality is the foundation of this collection of scholarly papers examining Searle's philosophical theories. Searle's book sets out to reconstruct the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis of linguistic practices in the context of his celebrated work on intentionality. His ...
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