Future matters; action, knowledge, ethics.9789004161771 Future matters; action, knowledge, ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a . Adam, Barbara and Chris Groves. BRILL Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill (mä`tīs), 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. 2007 218 pages $84.00 Hardcover Supplements to The study of time; v.3 HM656 Adam (sociology) and Groves (social sciences, both Cardiff U., Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. ) explore the relationship between worldviews worldviews, n.pl the implicit, organized belief systems that undergird our understanding of the world. See also sense of coherence. inspired by modern science and their influence on contemporary societies' attitudes to the future. They trace the collective cultural history of the west to compare but also connect the contemporary ways of taming the unknown with those of predecessors. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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