This book interprets and explores the relationship between authority and the common good. Includes an analytical review of the various theories that have been offered in the history of philosophy concerning the nature of authority and of the common good. The characteristics, functions and types of authority are discussed as well as their relationship to the common good.

This work undertakes a philosophical analysis and study of the thought of John Paul II on inculturation and evangelization. It investigates the development of the Pope's thought on inculturation and argues that inculturation is the central theme that unifies the Pope's encyclical.

Has one the right to expect favor because he or she has given tip? Or is one obligated to bend the rule of law in favor of his friend from whom he has received tip or favor?The paper undertakes an analysis of the different tip situations, the different forms of tip and attempts to show in what sense the term tip is applicable and finally examines the usefulness of tip and its possible effect on a moral conscience.

The question, From whence come values in human society? or How should human beings live or act? has been one of the most enduring questions in the human search for knowledge. Stephen D. Hudson has reiterated the importance of this question through a rigorous and contrasting analysis of the different historical perspectives in an attempt to determine the nature of morality. Should morality be based on a priori theoretical moral constructs, an approach that Hudson describes as the "direct view," or (...) should morality be based on the natural human character, the "indirect view"? Hudson sees these two approaches as fundamental options. (shrink)

With a rare combination of academic rigor and simplicity of language, Richard T. De George has produced a stimulating and well-reasoned analysis of a complex and controversial subject--the nature and limits of authority. The central thrust of the text is a pluralistic conception of authority, which enables both the author and the reader to see authority in its multi-faceted forms.

We comment on Cesario's assertion that social psychological intergroup research focuses solely on stereotypes, neglecting actual differences between groups to explain group disparities. This reasoning, however, misses yet another explaining force: In addition to stereotypes, ample laboratory and field research documents relationships between group disparities, discrimination, and prejudice, which cannot be explained by people's accurate judgments of real-world group differences.