To "look good" and to "be good" have traditionally been considered two very different notions. Indeed, philosophers have seen aesthetic and ethical values as fundamentally separate. Now, at the crossroads of a new wave of aesthetic theory, Marcia Muelder Eaton introduces this groundbreaking work, in which a bold new concept of merit where being good and looking good are integrated into one.

With poetic words we try to comprehend the everyday mysticism we don't understand. To Happiness, Love, Joy and their sister Sorrow, and this sacred, energetic, and vibrant dance called life! ~Lisa Herman-Gagnon~ When I was young, life appeared simple and good. I was sure I had a good grasp of things and that I understood what "It" was all about. But that is part of the sweet innocence of youth. Now that I am older, I realize that life, in it's infinite splendor and wisdom, is full of twists and turns and surprises. I am no longer so concerned about keeping hold of that certainty I held so tightly to as a child. For I see life as an exciting whirlwind, with lessons to learn and places to see. Some fight against it, and others do not. Some just walk the "middle ground". I choose to be just one of many leaves blowing in her winds, asking my questions along the way and learning what it is to truly live. I have already found some answers in the many truths to be found in dreams, realities, the spirit, and in mans nature. And I have also come to realize that for some questions, their are just no answers.

This first tome treats the German philosophical influences on Kierkegaard. The dependence of Danish philosophy on German philosophy is beyond question. In a book review in his Hegelian journal Perseus, the poet, playwright and critic, Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791-1869) laments the sad state of philosophy in Denmark, while lauding German speculative philosophy. Moreover, Kierkegaard's lifelong enemy, the theologian Hans Lassen Martensen (1808-84) claims without exaggeration that the Danish systems of philosophy can be regarded as the disjecta membra of earlier German systems. All of the major German idealist philosophers made an impact in Denmark: Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and most significantly, Hegel. Kierkegaard was widely read in the German philosophical literature, which he made use of in countless ways throughout his authorship.

This volume brings together leading experts on the investigation, litigation and scholarly analysis of innocence cases in America, from legal, political and ethical perspectives. The contributors consider the challenges faced by the exoneration movement, causes of wrongful convictions, problems associated with investigating, proving, and defining ‘innocence’, and theories of reform. These issues are investigated from a multi-disciplinary perspective and with the aim of improving the American criminal justice system when it is faced with its most harrowing sight: an innocent defendant.