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Personal Relationships: Love, Identity, and Morality
This volume is a philosophical introduction and exploration of the nature and value of personal relationships. It is an ideal text for introductory philosophy, ethics, or applied ethics courses.
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First published November 15, 1995
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Hugh LaFollette
17 books4 followersLaFollette grew up in Nashville, TN. After graduating from (the now defunct)Isaac Litton High School, he attended Belmont College(now University). He graduated in 1970 with a major in psychology and a minor in speech and theater.
After fours years of college, he met the renowned editor John Seigenthaler of The Tennessean, and decided to give reporting a shot. Initially he served as a general assignment reporter. After a couple of months, he became the "Metro Beat" reporter: he covered the administration and council of the Metropolitan Nashville government. Occasionally he also covered the courts. But after two and a half years, he decided to take a leave of absence to take some philosophy graduate courses at Vanderbilt University.
After he finished his PhD, he had a visiting appointment at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.The following year he had the chance to move to East Tennessee State University. That spring he accepted the Marie and Leslie E. Cole Chair in Ethics at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
He is married and has three children. His wife (Eva) and he loves to travel.
In addition to his "ordinary" professional duties, for eight years he produced and hosted a weekly 30 minute interview show ("Ideas and Issues"), aired primarily on the local NPR affiliate (WETS-FM).
After fours years of college, he met the renowned editor John Seigenthaler of The Tennessean, and decided to give reporting a shot. Initially he served as a general assignment reporter. After a couple of months, he became the "Metro Beat" reporter: he covered the administration and council of the Metropolitan Nashville government. Occasionally he also covered the courts. But after two and a half years, he decided to take a leave of absence to take some philosophy graduate courses at Vanderbilt University.
After he finished his PhD, he had a visiting appointment at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.The following year he had the chance to move to East Tennessee State University. That spring he accepted the Marie and Leslie E. Cole Chair in Ethics at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
He is married and has three children. His wife (Eva) and he loves to travel.
In addition to his "ordinary" professional duties, for eight years he produced and hosted a weekly 30 minute interview show ("Ideas and Issues"), aired primarily on the local NPR affiliate (WETS-FM).
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January 31, 2024
Keyifli okuma oldu. 2. Okuyuşum. Hayatı anlatıyor ve farklı bakıp açıları ile. Yazarın Türkçeye ön sözü ayrı keyifli . Yeniden okunası kitap. Baskısının kalmaması ayrı üzücü .
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