Non-Fiction: Ethics & Intellectual Property
Explore top books on ethics and intellectual property in non-fiction. Discover essential reads on moral principles, copyright laws, and ethical dilemmas in creative ownership.
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The Cheating Culture
by David Callahan
Callahan takes readers on a gripping tour of cheating in America and makes a powerful case for why it matters. The author blames the dog-eat-dog …
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The Post-Truth Era
by Ralph Keyes
Politicians aren't the only ones who lie. The bestselling author of "Is There Life After High School?" explains America's unusually high tolerance for deceit.
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In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan
#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food …
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan
"Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits." —The New Yorker One of the New York …
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The Botany of Desire
by Michael Pollan
“Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world.” —The New York Times “A wry, informed …
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Deep Economy
by Bill McKibben
"Masterfully crafted, deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding."--Los Angeles Times In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the …
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The Ethics of What We Eat
by Peter Singer
Peter Singer, the groundbreaking ethicist whom The New Yorker calls the most influential philosopher alive teams up again with Jim Mason, his coauthor on the …
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The Future of Ideas
by Lawrence Lessig
The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the revolution has produced a counterrevolution …
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Free Culture
by Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig, “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era” (The New Yorker), masterfully argues that never before in human history has …
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Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer
In this authoritative and fascinating new book, psychologist Sawyer tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity and erects new principles in their …
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Digital Copyright
by Jessica Litman
This text questions whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense to us. It also includes an afterword that comments on …
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Wired Shut
by Tarleton Gillespie
These essays deal with aspects of the development of printing and print culture, in the 10th-20th centuries, in Iran, Kurdistan, Turkey, Egypt, the Maghrib, Germany …
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Ethics in an Age of Technology
by Ian G. Barbour
The Gifford Lectures have challenged our greatest thinkers to relate the worlds of religion, philosophy, and science. Now Ian Barbour has joined ranks with such …