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An animated almanac for the modern world
Discover why Thomas Coleman wanted to make a medieval folding almanac relevant to the modern world and see the film for yourself.
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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
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The meaning of happiness
What is happiness? Tiffany Watt Smith charts how its definition has changed over time, from chance emotion to something that can be measured and controlled.
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The elements of moral philosophy. In three books. 1. Of Man, and his Connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligation. - Various Hypotheses Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection. 2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself. - To Society. - To God. 3. Of Practical Ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness. - From the Being and Providence of God. - From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion. By the late Rev. Mr. David Fordyce. Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Author of the Art of Preaching, inscribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fordyce, David, 1711-1751.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
Tainted : how philosophy of science can expose bad science / Kristin Shrader-Frechette.
Shrader-Frechette, K. S. (Kristin Sharon)Date: [2014]- Books
Our faithfulness to the past : the ethics and politics of memory / Sue Campbell ; edited by Christine M. Koggel and Rockney Jacobsen.
Campbell, Sue, 1956-Date: [2014]- Books
Japanese and Western bioethics : studies in moral diversity / edited by Kazumasa Hoshino.
Date: [1997], ©1997- Books
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The elements of moral philosophy. In three books. I. Of man, and his connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligation. - Various Hypotheses. - Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection. 2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself. - To Society. - To God. 3. Of practical ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness. - From the Being and Providence of God. - From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion. By the late Rev. Mr. David Fordyce, Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Author of the Art of Preaching, inscribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fordyce, David, 1711-1751.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]