Amy Gutmann Knihy

Mstitel - Frederick Forsyth / Flirtování s Petem - Barbara Delinsky / Výročí - Amy Gutman / Podivný případ se psem - Mark Haddon

Esej "Politika uznání" z pera vynikajícího kanadského filosofa Charlese Taylora se stal východiskem jedné z nejzajímavějších debat o politice a strategii multikulturalismu. Jak daleko by mělo jít naše uznávání kolektivních sociálních identit, které vytváří náboženství, rod, etnikum, "rasa" a pohlaví? Je vůbec možné sladit takové uznání s rovnými individuálními právy lidí? A pokud ano, jak křehký je tento soulad? Mají ohrožená etnika samozřejmé právo na přežití? Odpovědi, které na tyto otázky dávají autoři sborníku, nejsou snadné, ale rozhodně stojí za přečtení.

Eva's life is full of big balloons of questions that she carries around all day -- until she finds the answer she's looking for. A humorous and heart- warming bilingual story about young children's natural curiosity -- with warm and vibrant illustrations.

The din and deadlock of public life in America highlight the deep disagreements permeating our democracy, characterized by political and moral divisions. Citizens and their representatives increasingly adopt extreme and intransigent positions, necessitating a better kind of public discussion. Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson advocate for "deliberative democracy," offering a principled framework for opponents to engage on moral and political issues. They illustrate how deliberative democracy can tackle contentious topics such as abortion, affirmative action, health care, and welfare, enabling diverse groups separated by class, race, religion, and gender to reason together. Their exploration goes beyond typical political theory by addressing both the principles of reasonable argument and their practical application. The authors propose that enhancing our capacity for moral argument is preferable to relegating disagreements to procedural politics or judicial institutions. This work presents a compelling approach to resolving significant moral disagreements and managing those that will inevitably persist, fostering a respectful dialogue among all participants.

Americans today pay far more for health care while having among the lowest life expectancies and highest infant mortality of any affluent nation. Gutmann and Moreno explain how bioethics came to dominate the national spotlight, leading and responding to a revolution in doctor-patient relations, a burgeoning world of organ transplants, and new reproductive technologies that benefit millions but create a host of legal and ethical challenges. They address head-on the most fundamental challenges in American health care, while exploring the American paradox of wanting to have it all without paying the price. --adapted from jacket

The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are the following: Has public support for the welfare state faded? Can a democratic state provide welfare without producing dependency on welfare? Is a capitalist (or socialist) economy consistent with the preservation of equal liberty and equal opportunity for all citizens? Why and in what ways does the welfare state discriminate against women? Can we justify limiting immigration for the sake of safeguarding the welfare of Americans? How can elementary and secondary education be distributed consistently with democratic values? The volume confronts powerful criticisms that have been leveled against the welfare state by conservatives, liberals, and radicals and suggests reforms in welfare state programs that might meet these criticisms. The contributors are Joseph H. Carens, Jon Elster, Robert K. Fullinwider, Amy Gutmann, Jennifer L. Hochschild, Stanley Kelley, Jr., Richard Krouse, Michael McPherson, J. Donald Moon, Carole Pateman, Dennis Thompson, and Michael Walzer.-- "Economics and Philosophy"