Bøger af Michael J. Hyde

In this provocative work, Michael Hyde develops a philosophy of communication ethics in which the practice of rhetoric plays a fundamental role in promoting and maintaining the health of our personal and communal existence. He examines how the force of interruption is a catalyst for moral reflection and moral behaviour.

Takes you on an excursion through Western philosophy, religion, science, and art. Eloquently and engagingly, this title delves the canon of Western thought, drawing on figures from St Augustine and John Rawls to Leonardo da Vinci and David Hume to Kenneth Burke and Mary Shelley.

Offers both a theoretical and practical assessment of the phenomenon of acknowledgment, and its relationship to such other phenomena as the call of conscience, recognition and the attunement of consciousness, the discursive transformation of time and space, the deconstructive and reconstructive nature of existence, and more.

Considers the relationship between the phenomenon of conscience and the practice of rhetoric as it relates to the controversial issues of euthanasia. This study investigates how the practice of rhetoric becomes a voice of conscience and influences the moral standards of individuals and communities.

Brings together expert voices from the realms of ethics, rhetoric, religion, and science to help lead complex conversations about end-of-life care, the relationship between sin and medicine, and the protection of human rights in a post-human world.