Mark Ryan 
Human Value, Environmental Ethics and Sustainability 
The Precautionary Ecosystem Health Principle

This book applies the general theory of critical rationalism in order to develop a new sociology of the open society, in general, and a new analysis of the transition from a closed society to an open …

This book examines the interplay between rural places and the competing narratives of globalization and nationalism. Through case studies from Croatia, Belgium, Australia, the USA, Argentina, …

Clientelism is a prominent feature of many of the world s democracies and electoral authoritarian regimes. Yet the comparative study of this practice, which involves exchanging personal favours for …

Biological and Neuroscientific Foundations of Philosophy is an authoritative text addressing both academicians and students, and it proposes an integrated and holistic view of scientific study and …

This book critically engages with theories of the recognition of states under international law. Demonstrating that recognition is a constitutive relation that is imperative for the construction of …

This book argues that the moral quality of an act comes from the agent s inner states. By arguing for the indispensable relevance of intention in the moral evaluation of acts, the book moves against …

This exciting volume pioneers the study of the complex relationship between religion and deliberative democracy, a practice that places importance on the need for citizens to come together to …

This book studies the phenomenological ontology of breathing. It investigates breathing and air as a question of phenomenological philosophy and looks at phenomenological questions concerning …

This volume focuses on fittingness as an ethical-aesthetical idea, and in particular examines how the concept is beneficial for environmental ethics. It brings together an innovative set of …

Voluntariness is a necessary condition of valid consent. But determining whether a person consented voluntarily can be difficult, especially when people are subjected to coercion or manipulation, …