Bqroque Counterpoint

This book does an excellent job of providing both viewpoints on a number of facets of the topic. The author seems to be very careful to give both sides of the question a fair hearing. An excellent source of facts as well as analysis.

In Germany, Otfried Höffe has been a leading contributor to debates in moral, legal, political, and social philosophy for close to three decades. Höffe's work (like that of his contemporary, Jürgen Habermas), brings into relief the relevance of these German discussions to their counterparts in English-language circles.

Famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, is forced to put on private concerts for the Nazi generals.

Hate crimes are crimes that are motivated by hate or prejudice, whether it is based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender. Many people argue that these crimes should carry extra penalties because, in the words of former Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 'this conduct is thought to inflict greater individual and societal harm…bias-motivated crimes are more likely to provoke retaliatory crimes, inflict distinct emotional harms on their victims, and incite community unrest'. Opponents of hate-crime laws argue that extra penalties amount to prosecuting people for thought crimes. "Hate Crimes" examines both sides of this debate.