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  • "I'm Not a Racist, But . . ."

    The Moral Quandary of Race

    by Lawrence Blum ...
    Not all racial incidents are racist incidents, Lawrence Blum says. "We need a more varied and nuanced moral vocabulary for talking about the arena of race. We should not be faced with a choice of 'racism' or nothing." Use of the word "racism" is pervasive: An article about the NAACP's criticism of television networks for casting too few "minority" actors in lead roles asks, "Is television a racist ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Integrations

    The Struggle for Racial Equality and Civic Renewal in Public Education

    by Lawrence Blum, Zoë Burkholder ...
    Series series History and Philosophy of Education Series
    The promise of a free, high-quality public education is supposed to guarantee every child a shot at the American dream. But our widely segregated schools mean that many children of color do not have access to educational opportunities equal to those of their white peers. In Integrations, historian Zoë Burkholder and philosopher Lawrence Blum investigate what this country’s long history of school ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Oneness Hypothesis

    Beyond the Boundary of Self

    by Victoria Harrison, Donald L. M. Baxter, Lawrence Blum, Stephen R. L. Clark, Bradford Cokelet, Jay L. Garfield0, Kendy M. Hess1, Cho Geung Ho2, Tao Jiang3, Eva Feder Kittay4, Shaun Nichols5, Dimitri Putilin6, Michael R. Slater7, Nina Strohminger8, William B. Swann Jr.9, Sanaz Talaifar0, Justin Tiwald1, Mark Unno2 ...
    The idea that the self is inextricably intertwined with the rest of the world—the “oneness hypothesis”—can be found in many of the world’s philosophical and religious traditions. Oneness provides ways to imagine and achieve a more expansive conception of the self as fundamentally connected with other people, creatures, and things. Such views present profound challenges to Western ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Human Goodness

    Origins, Manifestations, and Clinical Implications

    by Lawrence Blum, Jodi Brown, Elio Frattaroli, Beth J. Seelig, Shahrzad Siassi, Andrew Smolar, Salman Akhtar, Ann G. Smolen ...
    Series series Margaret S. Mahler
    Human Goodness: Origins, Manifestations, and Clinical Implications focuses on the positive attributes that exist in each human heart. In this volume eight distinguished clinicians elucidate the notion of human goodness and devote their attention to subjects including altruism, kindness, concern, gratitude, and forgiveness. The origins of these valuable traits in the crucible of childhood ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • High Schools, Race, and America's Future

    What Students Can Teach Us About Morality, Diversity, and Community

    by Lawrence Blum ...
    In High Schools, Race, and America’s Future, Lawrence Blum offers a lively account of a rigorous high school course on race and racism.Set in a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse high school, the book chronicles students’ engagement with one another, with a rich and challenging academic curriculum, and with questions that relate powerfully to their daily lives.Blum, an acclaimed moral ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Colour of Our Future

    Does race matter in post-apartheid South Africa?

    by Xolela Mangcu, Nina G. Jablonski, Lawrence Blum, Steven Friedman ...
    South Africa is ready for a new vocabulary than can form the basis for a national consciousness which recognises racialised identities while affirming that, as human beings, we are much more than our racial, sexual, class, religious or national identities.The Colour of Our Future makes a bold and ambitious contribution to the discourse on race. It addresses the tension between the promise of a ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Oneness Hypothesis

    Beyond the Boundary of Self

    by Victoria Harrison, Donald L. M. Baxter, Lawrence Blum, Stephen R. L. Clark, Bradford Cokelet, Jay L. Garfield, Kendy M. Hess, Cho Geung Ho0, Tao Jiang1, Eva Feder Kittay2, Shaun Nichols3, Dimitri Putilin4, Michael R. Slater5, Nina Strohminger6, William B. Swann Jr.7, Sanaz Talaifar8, Justin Tiwald9, Mark Unno0 ...
    The idea that the self is inextricably intertwined with the rest of the world—the “oneness hypothesis”—can be found in many of the world’s philosophical and religious traditions. Oneness provides ways to imagine and achieve a more expansive conception of the self as fundamentally connected with other people, creatures, and things. Such views present profound challenges to Western ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • Turning Tragedy into Victory

    Lessons Learned from Cops Who Have Fallen Enforcing the Law

    by Blum, Lawrence N. ...
    The author of influential books such as Force Under Pressure and Stoning the Keepers at the Gate, Dr. Lawrence N. Blum is a renowned expert on the psychology of police officers. With Turning Tragedy into Victory, he returns to and expands on the important subject of how to best help those who have sworn to protect and serve when they are the ones who have fallen. According to Blum, officers' lack ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Embracing the Other

    Philosophical, Psychological, and Historical Perspectives on Altruism

    Edited by Pearl Oliner, Samuel P. Oliner, Lawrence Baron, Lawrence Blum ...
    All but buried for most of the twentieth century, the concept of altruism has re-emerged in this last quarter as a focus of intense scholarly inquiry and general public interest. In the wake of increased consciousness of the human potential for destructiveness, both scholars and the general public are seeking interventions which will not only inhibit the process, but may in fact chart a new ... Read more

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  • What about Me?

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