"The importance of the doctor-patient interaction in medical practice has become the focus of much recent study and debate. "Patient-centered medicine" has become a new conventional wisdom in medical practice. The power relations involved in doctor-patient interaction have been …
While the right to adequate food is often discussed in the context of developing countries, especially in situations where access to adequate food is a problem on a larger scale, this book focusses on the right to food in two Western countries in which theoretically the circumst…
Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice when considering our duties toward them? A Theory of Justice for Animals, written by one of the foremost scholars of animal ethics, argues that not onl…
This resource offers a survey of the animal rights movement. The author looks at the different concerns surrounding companion animals, wild animals, research animals, work animals, and animals used for food, provides an assessment of the treatment of animals, and addresses the …
Controversieel boek van de ontwikkelingseconoom, waarin de opkomst beschreven wordt van 'de tirannie van de experts': experts die de rol van ambtenaren en technocraten innemen om zonder aanzien des persoons een land hun politieke ideologie op te leggen. De vraag naar economische…
Using case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, India and Eastern Europe, this volume examines the role of courts as a channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society in contemporary democracies. With a focus on social rights litigation in post-authoritari…
This dissertation will argue that granting qualified AI-driven robots with legal personhood will serve as a bulwark against the dehumanization of humans. Chapter 1 will introduce the reader to the anthropological problems that Robotic Futurism present for Evangelicals. Chapter 2…