Brilliant, darkly funny and utterly compelling, "The Handbook of Human Ownership" rips the curtains of propaganda from the pedestals of power, revealing all the naked lusts of the power-mongers who rule us all. Any tax livestock that yearns to run the farm must learn the dark arts of human ownership-this short black comedy instructs you on all the secrets you have known deep down all along about how-and why-we are ruled. Read "The Handbook of Human Ownership"-learn the secrets of your masters, the mystery of how the world is owned and controlled, and explode the Matrix of your programming.
This is the first book in healthcare ethics addressing the moral issues regarding ownership of the human body. Modern medicine increasingly transforms the body and makes use of body parts for diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive purposes. The book analyzes the concept of body ownership. It also reviews the ownership issues arising in clinical care (for example, donation policies, autopsy) and biomedical research. Societies and legal systems also have to deal with issues of body ownership. A comparison is made between specific legal arrangements in The Netherlands and France, as examples of legal approaches. In the final section of the book, different theoretical perspectives on the human body are analyzed: libertarian, personalist, deontological and utilitarian theories of body ownership.
Is it defensible to use the concept of a right? Can we justify rights' central place in modern moral and legal thinking, or does the concept unjustifiably side-line those who do not qualify as right-holders? Rowan Cruft develops a new account of rights. Moving beyond the traditional 'interest theory' and 'will theory', he defends a distinctive 'addressive' approach that brings together duty-bearer and right-holder in the first person. This view has important implications for the idea of 'natural' moral rights-that is, rights that exist independently of anyone's recognizing that they do. Cruft argues that only moral duties grounded in the good of a particular party (person, animal, group) are naturally owed to that party as their rights. He argues that human rights in law and morality should be founded on such recognition-independent rights. In relation to property, however, matters are complicated because much property is justifiable only by collective goods beyond the rightholder's own good. For such property, Cruft argues that a new non-rights property system-that resembles markets but is not conceived in terms of rights-would be possible. The result of this study is a partial vindication of the rights concept that is more supportive of human rights than many of their critics (from left or right) might expect, and is surprisingly doubtful about property as an individual right.
This volume examines private libraries and book ownership in seventeenth-century England, with particular focus on how libraries developed over this period and the social impact that they had.
How ought the law to deal with novel challenges regarding the use and control of human biomaterials? As it stands the law is ill-equipped to deal with these. Quigley argues that advancing biotechnology means that the law must confront and move boundaries which it has constructed; in particular, those which delineate property from non-property in relation to biomaterials. Drawing together often disparate strands of property discourse, she offers a philosophical and legal re-analysis of the law in relation to property in the body and biomaterials. She advances a new defence, underpinned by self-ownership, of the position that persons ought to be seen as the prima facie holders of property rights in their separated biomaterials. This book will appeal to those interested in medical and property law, philosophy, bioethics, and health policy amongst others.
The new edition of this SAGE Handbook builds on the success of the first by providing a fully updated and expanded overview of the field of human resource management. Bringing together contributions from leading international scholars - and with brand new chapters on key emerging topics such as talent management, engagement , e-HRM and big data - the Handbook focuses on familiarising the reader with the fundamentals of applied human resource management, while contextualizing practice within wider theoretical considerations. Internationally minded chapters combine a critical overview with discussion of key debates and research, as well as comprehensively dealing with important emerging interests. The second edition of this Handbook remains an indispensable resource for advanced students and researchers in the field. PART 01: Context of Human Resource Management PART 02: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management PART 03: Contemporary Issues
'Carri Westgarth's unique combination of scholarship and practical experience with dogs will make this the go-to book for every enquiring dog owner' – Dr John Bradshaw, bestselling author of In Defence of Dogs What if your dog could teach you a few new tricks for living a happier, healthier life? Drawing on her many years of research on human-animal interaction, Dr Carri Westgarth will help you to gain a new understanding of your dog's needs and how to be the best owner you can be. Learn to harness the power of your special bond with your pet and train your dog to be a canine alarm clock, cuddle on command and get you out and about more than ever before. Improve your pet's wellbeing with a wealth of science-led techniques and easy-to-learn tips – because a contented, well-behaved dog leads to a relaxed, healthy owner. You really can train your dog to train YOU to live a better life.
Each new generation of upcoming professionals requires different strategies for effective management within the workforce. In order to promote a cohesive and productive environment, managers must take steps to better understand their employees. The Handbook of Research on Human Resources Strategies for the New Millennial Workforce is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on theoretical frameworks and applications for the management of millennials entering the professional realm. Focusing on methods and practices to enhance organizational performance and culture, this book is ideally designed for managers, professionals, upper-level students, and researchers in the fields of human resource and strategic management.
Publisher's SummaryYou can own a beautiful home. You can own a vintage sports car. And a yacht. But none of these external things will ever change how you feel. The truth is you get frustrated and disappointed with life because you don't focus on owning the right thing. Without knowing how to own and manage your inner world, there will always be something missing. You'll still feel empty and unfulfilled. Are you tired of living your life on autopilot? Do find yourself a victim of your circumstances and the actions of other people? Are you easily discouraged? Do you want to change but can't seem to make it happen? Are your own thoughts sometimes your worst enemy? Have you put your big audacious goal in cold storage? It doesn't have to be this way.Ownership Spirit: The One Grand Key unlocks the answers to every one of these issues by teaching you the key to stop focusing on the symptoms of your problems and really zeroing in on the actual cause.Ownership Spirit is not about flipping real estate or owning more stuff; it's about flipping your whole view of yourself and owning your life and all its possibilities! It's about blowing your own mind and solving your problems by harnessing the power of the One Grand Key-the only thing you can actually own when all is said and done-your mind and the thoughts you choose to think! This is the One Grand Key That Changes Everything Else.If you're tired of feeling unfulfilled and powerless, it's time to make up your mind and really mean it. The principles in this book empower you to create true change and real transformation and live the life you've always wanted. It's time to live the life of your dreams! Let Dennis Deaton, one of the nation's foremost corporate trainers, awaken the giant within you through the same mind-expanding, character-building concepts he's taught to over 250,000 people across the globe. It's not only about what you can achieve; it's about who you can become in the process!
