Broadview Press

Incompatibilism's allure; principal arguments for incompatibilism.

Haji (philosophy, U. of Calgary) sets out the logical case that determinism is incompatible with both free will and moral responsibility. His topics include the consequence argument, alternative possibilities and moral responsibility, the deontic argument, authentic springs of action, the impossibility argument, and libertarianism and the luck objection. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Professions in ethical focus; an anthology.

Edited by Allhoff (philosophy, Western Michigan U.) and Vaidya (philosophy, San Jose State U.), this reader collects 47 writings on ethics in the professions. For accounting, selections address accountants' obligations and virtues, the lessons of corporate scandals, and insider trading. For engineering, they address the moral foundations of engineering, the role of the engineer, and ethical dilemmas in engineering. For journalism, they address journalists' obligations and virtues, objectivity, and privacy. For law, they address lawyer's obligations and virtues, lawyer-client confidentiality, and the duty to represent. Finally, for medicine, they address the virtuous physician and the doctor-patient relationship; trust and confidentiality; and the issues of informed consent, competence, and surrogate decision-making. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)