The definition of humanism has been a subject of diverse interpretation almost since the movement began. Some people have been called or call themselves humanists without any clear understanding of what it means. Different factions have arisen such as religious humanists and secular humanists, groups that have often disagreed over matters of ......
The marketing of sexual products and services in cyberspace has propelled the pornography debate into unchartered territory. This book examines the booming computer sex business. It explores the battle-lines drawn between those who argue in favour of censorship and those who defend free speech, including essays on defining pornography.
Features experts in the fields of physical/biological science, psychology, philosophy, social science, and forensic science bringing their perspectives to controversies that affect the way we think and how we perceive reality and the natural world. This book spans the gamut of pseudoscience.
Offers a guide to help women recognise their mental power, learn to reason effectively, and use this resource to succeed in love, work, and life. This book outlines the tools needed for readers to realise their intellectual potential. It helps you win arguments; rise above intimidation; and, successfully express yourself in private or in public.
Chemical sensitivity describes people with numerous troubling symptoms attributed to environmental factors, from simple house paint to complex building structures and materials in offices and schools. This book examines this phenomenon and the scientific, legal, ethical, and political issues that surround it.
While sexual writing today is popular, it pales in comparison to the steamy and graphic, yet romantically inviting works authored during the 19th century. EROTIC TALES includes selections by such renowned authors as Emile Zola, Sir Richard Burton, Bram Stoker, Frank Harris, Charles Devereaux, and of course the inimitable Anonymous. A volume filled ......
Why We Ignore the Damage We Inflict on the Planet--And Ourselves
Our wants for food, housing, medicine, transportation, luxuries, and all the other benefits of industrialisation have resulted in the exploitation of our natural surroundings. This book explores the complex convergence of psychological, social, economic, and political factors that keep us from acting in our own self-interest.
Argues that economics is essentially a study of the economic aspects of human culture, which are in a constant state of flux. This book argues that while industry itself demanded diligence, efficiency, and co-operation, businessmen in opposition to engineers and industrialists were only interested in making money and displaying their wealth.
