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1) The prince
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler.
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, presents an ethical system he believes could result in happiness for every individual, arguing that human beings are better than they think, and that a society and a life that cultivates love and compassion are obtainable.
Author
Publisher
Dutton D
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A warm, personal guide to building a strong ethical and moral compass in the midst of today's confusing, scary, global problems. The moral challenges of today are unfamiliar in the history of philosophy. The tools most of us unthinkingly rely on when we try to do the right thing don't help when it comes to reasoning about individual responsibility for large collective problems. Expanding our suite of ethical concepts is now urgently required. Rieder...
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English
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"Whether we realize it or not, all of us participate in the social contract every day through mutual obligations among our family, community, place of work, and fellow citizens. Caring for others, paying taxes, and benefiting from public services define the social contract that supports and binds us together as a society. Today, however, our social contract has been broken by changing gender roles, technology, new models of work, aging, and the perils...
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Language
English
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As seen on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday
A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller
In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today's best-known companies, they illustrate how these two forces can-and do-work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders: including customers, employees,...
Author
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An analysis of modern healthcare that reveals how a small number of corporations have come to dominate the research agenda, leading to a system that is focused on the relentless pursuit of profit rather than a focus on public health.
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Language
English
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The foundation for a general system of morals, this 1749 work is a landmark in the history of moral and political thought. Readers familiar with Adam Smith from The Wealth of Nations will find this earlier book a revelation. Although the author is often misrepresented as a calculating rationalist who advises the pursuit of self-interest in the marketplace, regardless of the human cost, he was also interested in the human capacity for benevolence -...
15) Millions
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Language
English
Description
Damian and Anthony, young boys from Ireland, find a bag filled with money and learn a lesson in ethics.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
News anchor Katie Couric presents a collection of essays in which prominent individuals, such as Meryl Streep, Suze Orman, Drew Brees, Condoleeza Rice, and Steven Spielberg, offer lessons about life and reflects on the advice she has been given and missteps she has taken.
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