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Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Globalization, Capital Accumulation, and Violence Against Women: An International and Historical Perspective

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part Two of this title explore the ways in witch the attitudes that spawned the witch-hunt have survived into the modern world. This chapter consists of a discussion of the forms … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Witch Hunting, Globalization, and Feminist Solidarity in Africa Today

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part Two of this title explore the ways in witch the attitudes that spawned the witch-hunt have survived into the modern world. This chapter consists of a case study of modern … 27 $2.70 Add
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Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

From: Languages of the Unheard

this chapter explores the paradox of civil disobedience—its law-respecting legal defiance—and the ethical concerns that this paradox raises. 15 $1.50 Add
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Cloudy Swords
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Cloudy Swords

From: Being and Swine

In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses the role played by various insects and how our perception of them differs based on the impact they have on human activities. The chapter includes … ; ; 44 $4.40 Add
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

What Are the Prospects for Humanity?

From: Humans

This chapter looks at the legacy of popular resistance movements in our history and asks how a species that for most of its existence was largely cooperative, egalitarian and peaceful could have … 6 $0.60 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

History in an Age of Anxiety

From: National Dreams

Many Canadians are afflicted by perseveration of memory. They repeat the familiar myths of our history even as they must know that they no longer explain much about us. History is a … 29 $0.58 Add
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Conclusion

Pandora's Gift

From: Intrinsic Hope

Intrinsic hope is a choice we can each make every moment of our lives. We can’t choose the circumstances of our birth and we may not have much choice about the circumstances of our death, … 5 $0.50 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

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Conclusion

From: The Elective Mind

The conclusion reflects on the current role of philisophy in the modern university. 12 $1.20 Add
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Conclusion

The Memory of Ourselves

From: On Nostalgia

Nostalgia is an acutely modern condition. As our future seems more in doubt, our past seems to offer more clarity and comfort. Beyond that, nostalgia helps us reconcile the dissonence of our … 3 $0.30 Add
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Conclusion and Notes

Conclusion and Notes

From: Rethinking Free Speech

In this chapter, Ives examines the rationales for free expression, from Kant and Mill to King’s civil disobedience, and distinguishes constitutional rights, public discussion, and academic … 79 $7.90 Add
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Conflict Over Values

Conflict Over Values

From: Compassion and Solidarity

In this chapter, Baum examines how competing moral values shape the Catholic Church’s engagement with broader society. 18 $1.80 Add
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Controversy Over the Existence of the World

Controversy Over the Existence of the World

From: Roman Ingarden's Ontology and Aesthetics

An examination of several of Controversy’s central existential-ontological and formal-ontological investigations. 43 $4.73 Add
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Critical Science and Social Responsibility

Critical Science and Social Responsibility

From: Techno-Fix

Critical Science and Social Responsibility outlines ways to increase the awareness of scientists and engineers regarding their social responsibilities as well as ways to transform current science … ; 31 $3.10 Add