What We Ought and What We Can (Routledge Focus on Philosophy)

Are we able to do everything we ought to do? According to the important but controversial Ought Implies Can principle, the answer is yes. In this book Alex King sheds some much-needed light on this principle. She argues that it is flawed because we are obligated to perform some actions that we cannot perform, and goes on to present a suggested theory for anyone who would deny the principle. She examines the traditional motivations for Ought Implies Can, and finds that they to a large degree do not support it. Using examples like gay rights, addiction, and disability, she argues that we can preserve many of the motivations that led us to the principle by thinking more about what we, as individuals or institutions, can fairly demand of ourselves and each other.

Politics & Social Sciences

KING, ALEX

Philosophy

Routledge

Like thousands of childless American couples, Alex and Jane decide to adopt. They file an application, get approved, and travel to Cambodia to meet their new baby. They adopt little Ivy, and fly home as a family. Fifteen months later, they learn that the orphanage director who handed Ivy to them has been arrested--for trafficking children. Concerned, Alex begins to dig. Another trip around the world leads nowhere, and leaves open the possibility that Ivy wasn't really an orphan who needed a family. On their family's third journey to ask about Ivy's history, they finally find some answers. But this true story raises more questions than it resolves, about one family and about adoption as we know it. 'Third Time Charmed' will keep you riveted as one typical American family's international adoption unfolds, in surprising directions. From a seedy office in Phnom Penh to a Congressional office, it's a page-turner. As the governments of Cambodia and the US meet to discuss opening adoption from Cambodia to American families--after a 10-year shutdown following corruption charges against a US citizen--this story is both timely and troubling.

Third Time Charmed: what adopting an orphan taught me about love, loss & luck

Parenting & Relationships

Adoption

Northstar

Are we able to do everything we ought to do? According to the important but controversial Ought Implies Can principle, the answer is yes. 
In this book Alex King sheds some much-needed light on this principle. She argues that it is flawed because we are obligated to perform some actions that we cannot perform, and goes on to present a suggested theory for anyone who would deny the principle. She examines the traditional motivations for Ought Implies Can, and finds that they to a large degree do not support it. Using examples like gay rights, addiction, and disability, she argues that we can preserve many of the motivations that led us to the principle by thinking more about what we, as individuals or institutions, can fairly demand of ourselves and each other.

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Living Paranormal Magazine Feb17: Collectors Edition

Mullins, Holly

Sputnik, Ian

King, Helena

Jones, Ryan C

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This book inspired by the Holy Spirit, will assist new converts to understand the born-again experience, help to lead others to salvation and demonstrate the power we have in Jesus Christ.You will learn foundational principles for new believers to grow spiritually and in a practical manner according to the word of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

The Born Again: New Life In Jesus Christ

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Independently published

Memorials of the Great War in Britain: The Symbolism and Politics of Remembrance (The Legacy of the Great War, 9)

Taking as its focus memorials of the First World War in Britain, this book brings a fresh approach to the study of public symbols by exploring how different motives for commemorating the dead were reconciled through the processes of local politics to create a widely valued form of collective expression. It examines how the memorials were produced, what was said about them, how support for them was mobilized and behaviour around them regulated. These memorials were the sites of contested, multiple and ambiguous meanings, yet out of them a united public observance was created. The author argues that this was possible because the interpretation of them as symbols was part of a creative process in which new meanings for traditional forms of memorial were established and circulated. The memorials not only symbolized emotional responses to the war, but also ambitions for the post-war era. Contemporaries adopted new ways of thinking about largely traditional forms of memorial to fit the uncertain social and political climate of the inter-war years.This book represents a significant contribution to the study of material culture and memory, as well as to the social and cultural history of modern warfare.

History

Europe

Berg Publishers

We tested over 1,000 places and included only the 30 best. The 'Soul of' collection is a new approach to the art of travelling that consists of vagabonding around, chance encounters, and unforgettable experiences. Every guide in the 'Soul of' collection includes: * the 30 best experiences a city has to offer; * interviews with those who give the city its spirit; * illustrations that capture the city's soul We've all climbed the Acropolis and wandered the winding streets of Plaka. But if we really want to experience the true essence of Athens today, where do we go? Soul of Athens is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now - and how it's evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we'll meet the guardians of the city's authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future. We'll eat at hidden tavernas, explore the city's long-forgotten arcades, listen to the melancholic sounds of rebetiko, take a journey to the east on the old Orient Express without leaving Athens, learn about Greece's finest herbs and sample some of country's best new wines... Join us as we experience the Soul of Athens together. Soul of Athens is written by Alex King, a British news and features journalist based in Athens who covers travel, alternative culture and humanitarian issues in the region. Photography by Alex King and local photographers.

Soul of Athens: A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences

Travel

Jonglez Publishing

Hemos probado 1000 lugares y nos hemos quedado con los 30 mejores. 30 experiencias inolvidables para atrapar el alma de Atenas. Muchos han subido hasta la Acrópolis y han deambulado por las sinuosas calles de Plaka. Pero si lo que realmente quieres es conocer la auténtica esencia de la Atenas actual, te invitamos a acompañarnos. Soul of Atenas es la guía que buscas si quieres conocer lo mejor de la ciudad y cómo está evolucionando. Con la idea de rendir homenaje a lo antiguo y a lo nuevo, hemos conocido a los guardianes de la auténtica herencia de la ciudad y conversado con los brillantes jóvenes atenienses que están construyendo su futuro. Hemos comido en tabernas escondidas, explorado las arquerías de la ciudad ya olvidadas y escuchado las melancólicas notas del rebético. Hemos viajado al este en el Orient Express sin salir de Atenas, descubierto las mejores hierbas griegas y probado algunos de los mejores vinos del país... Ven con nosotros a descubrir el alma de Atenas. Soul of Atenas ha sido escrita por Alex King, periodista y reportero afincado en Atenas especializado en viajes, cultura alternativa y cuestiones humanitarias en la región. La colección Soul of presenta un nuevo enfoque del arte de viajar, creado a base de callejear, de tener encuentros imprevistos y de vivir experiencias inolvidables. Son unas guías para los que quieren abrir las puertas secretas de una ciudad, sentir los latidos de su corazón, escudriñar sus más ínfimos recovecos para llegar a su alma. Todas las guías de la colección Soul of incluyen: - las 30 mejores experiencias que una ciudad puede ofrecer - Entrevistas a personas que integran el espíritu original de esa ciudad - Ilustraciones que plasman su alma

Soul of Atenas: Guía de las 30 Mejores Experiencias (Spanish Edition)

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What We Ought and What We Can (Routledge Focus on Philosophy)

Third Time Charmed: what adopting an orphan taught me about love, loss & luck

What We Ought and What We Can (Routledge Focus on Philosophy)

Living Paranormal Magazine Feb17: Collectors Edition

The Born Again: New Life In Jesus Christ

Memorials of the Great War in Britain: The Symbolism and Politics of Remembrance (The Legacy of the Great War, 9)

Memorials of the Great War in Britain: The Symbolism and Politics of Remembrance (The Legacy of the Great War, 9)

Soul of Athens: A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences

Soul of Atenas: Guía de las 30 Mejores Experiencias (Spanish Edition)