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The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses, Second EditionLife Before Birth provides a coherent framework for addressing bioethical issues        connected to the moral status of embryos and fetuses. The book explores the        conceptual and practical difficulties raised by abortion, prenatal torts, wrongful        life, the crime of...

Closely examining some of our most deeply held notions about the role of science, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. Kitcher paints a pragmatic portrait of the sciences that allows for the possibility of scientific truth but nonetheless permits social...

Why Global Markets, States, and Democracy Can't CoexistGlobalization, Rodrik argues, rests on shaky foundations. Despite the benefits it        has brought to much of the world, there are profound conflicts of interest between        democracy, national determination, and full economic globalization. He traces the        idea's history, pinpoints...

This is the story of the battles both past and present surrounding English usage. So many of us are made to feel ashamed of how we use our language, but in this lively and authoritative contribution to the debate David Crystal argues for a more rational and balanced approach....

A Four Thousand Year HistoryA groundbreaking new history of science, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, illuminating the financial interests, imperial ambitions, and publishing enterprises that have made science the powerful global phenomenon that it is today....

Overturning many common perceptions of the past - for example, that clock time and the industrial revolution were intimately related - this unique historical study engages all readers interested in how 'telling the time' has come to dominate our way of life...