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This follows from the nature of meaning, belief and communication, rightly understood. In demonstrating the relevance of this to philosophical reflections on peer disagreement and resolution of disagreement, the book addresses arguably the most contentious kind of disagreement, namely, religious disagreement. It shows that apparent disagreement in religion suggests that the dialog partners might not have reached sufficient mutual understanding. This has important ramifications for the rationally right conduct in the face of religious disagreement, and for the possibility of rational resolution of religious disputes.  Free Download Susan Bull, "Research Ethics in Epidemics and Pandemics: A Casebook " English | ISBN: 3031418034 | 2024 | 257 pages | EPUB | 586 KB This open access casebook addresses complex and important ethical challenges arising when health-related research in conducted in the context of epidemics and pandemics. This book provides contextually-rich real-world case studies illustrating research ethics issues encountered by researchers, ethics reviewers and regulators around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The accompanying commentaries outline relevant conceptual approaches and ethical considerations. These promote understanding and reflection on relevant ethical issues, ethical approaches and competing considerations in a manner supporting thoughtful evaluation of their implications for practice. As such the casebook is relevant to academic and professional audiences with an interest in global health, research ethics, and outbreaks and epidemics.  Free Download Robin Barlow, Joseph W. Brown, "Reproductive Health and Infectious Disease in the Middle East" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1138330698 | EPUB | pages: 242 | 5.6 mb First published in 1998, this book covers a variety of health issues in the contemporary Middle east. 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Moynihan English | March 9, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DZXLWTR4 | 159 pages | EPUB | 0.35 Mb From humble frontier beginnings to presidential legacy, Lincoln's journey reveals how conviction and adaptability can forge greatness. This riveting chronicle captures the essence of a leader who balanced unwavering principles with pragmatic governance during America's existential crisis. Lincoln's remarkable transformation from self-educated frontiersman to Constitutional visionary embodied what he called "the right to rise"-championing both liberty and opportunity while preserving founding principles through unprecedented challenges.  Free Download Samadia Sadouni, "Religious Transnationalism and Climate Change: The Role of Non-State Actors " English | ISBN: 3031106091 | 2022 | 106 pages | EPUB | 550 KB This book examines the role of religious actors in the field of climate change and especially in the international mobilization and negotiations to address the issue. It analyzes the mode of action and their discourses on multilateral platforms such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The international Climate Change Framework Convention is primarily a process that can best be understood by analyzing the various steps taken by the international community, and specifically by different religious groupings, here, in the project manuscript, mainly Christians but also Muslims and Buddhists, in raising environmental consciousness through their programs. The interfaith dimension also plays a major role and needs to be studied in terms of the international realm of international liberal theories based on reciprocity, interdependence and cooperation but also within the framework of Sustainable Development Goals.  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In particular, the chapters demonstrate how the mobilization of legal language, notably the language of human rights, has become fundamental to developing and consolidating new political agendas concerning secularism, tolerance, freedom of expression, gender and sexuality, family, and cultural heritage. In the authors' approach, human rights assume a central role in social disputes as a language in which actors constitute themselves as rights subjects, form activist networks, and pursue their goals by expressing themselves in public. Given its focus and scope, the book will be of interest to all scholars seeking to understand the relationships between diversity and the regulation of religious practices in plural societies, where the classical notion of secularism continues to show its limitations. |
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