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View Rights PortalInnerhalb der umfangreichen Literatur zur Ethik seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ist das Buch von Gert, obwohl bisher eher wenig beachtet, eines der substantiellsten und originellsten. Es ist einfach und spannend geschrieben, auch für den Laien gut lesbar und stellt andererseits für den »Fachmann« eine Position dar, mit der sich gründlich auseinanderzusetzen er nicht umhin kann. Der originellste Aspekt dieser Position ist der Ausgangspunkt beim Begriff des Übels. Man könnte insofern Gerts Position als einen negativen Utilitarismus bezeichnen. Gegen den gewöhnlichen Utilitarismus wird der Primat des Begriffs des Übels gegen den des Guten hervorgehoben. Ebenso wichtig ist für Gert der Begriff der Handlungsrationalität. Ein Übel ist nach Gert etwas, was alle Menschen, wenn sie nur rational sind, zu vermeiden versuchen. Daraus folgt, daß es für alle rational ist, universale Regeln öffentlich zu befürworten. So ergeben sich »moralische Grundregeln«, durch deren Explikation Gert die in ethischen Schriften so häufige Verflüchtigung in die Abstraktion vermeidet.
The first edition of New challenges for documentary provided a major stimulus for teaching about documentary film and television and fresh encouragement for critical thinking about practice. This second edition brings together many new contributions both from academics and filmmakers, reflecting shifts both in documentary production itself, and in ways of discussing it. Once again, the emphasis has been on clear and provocative writing, sympathetic to the practical challenges of documentary film-making but making connections with a range of work in media and communications analysis. With its wide range of contributors and the international scope of its agenda, New challenges for documentary will be essential reading for general filmmakers and documentary students both of academic and practical inclinations. ;
This new edition of Lyme Disease provides up-to-date evidence-based research and covers the significant advances in our understanding of the disorders referred to as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis. This book explores the causative organism, its requisite ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, the role of host immunity on pathogenesis and long term prognosis. The authors provide balanced perspectives on all aspects of Lyme disease and explicitly review both the basic biology of the infection and practical clinical aspects. This new edition: Includes new borrelial pathogens that have been identified (B. miyamotoi, B. mayonii and B. bavariensis among others). Provides updated information on the molecular biology of the organism, neuroborreliosis, and the role of the C6 peptide in diagnosis. Discusses the controversies about 'chronic Lyme disease', post Lyme disease syndrome and other ongoing but non-specific symptoms that have been attributed to this infection. As the endemic footprint of Lyme disease continues to grow, this book provides a broad and detailed guide for clinicians and researchers involved with the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. Covering biology, epidemiology and therapeutics, it is also essential reading for students of global health and infectious disease.