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Iris Murdoch once observed: 'philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious'. What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything—even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of Good and Bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions—and her own conclusions—can be found here.

Was tust du, wenn jemand versucht, deine Familie zu zerstören? DI Adam Fawley wird an einen schrecklichen Tatort gerufen: Aus einem brennenden Haus werden nachts zwei kleine Kinder geborgen, von den Eltern fehlt jede Spur. Bald ist klar: Es war Brandstiftung. Offenbar hat die Familie sich in den Wochen zuvor seltsam verhalten. Nachbarn berichten, dass die Mutter sich zu Hause nicht mehr sicher gefühlt habe und der Vater eine aufwändige Alarmanlage installieren ließ. Dann wird in den Trümmern des Hauses eine Leiche gefunden - die Mutter der Kinder. Und sie war schwanger.

Sabre de Valois is the last of his line. Saved from the gallows while his family hangs for treason, Sabre is given the chance to pay off their debt and clear his family name. To do so, he must serve as a courtesan in the pleasure district, but the only House willing to take him in and risk the disfavor of the king is the House of Onyx, which caters to the darker desires of the Starian noble elite.

Ich bin das mutigste Kinderhörbuch der Welt. Und das Tagebuch der Waldschrate in Fagusien, dem schönsten Wald aller Zeiten. Als Mitmachbuch bringe ich dir die Waldabenteuer der Waldschrate direkt in dein Kinderzimmer. Diesmal erzähle ich von dem kleinen Praktikantendrachen Vladimir, der kein Feuer spucken kann. Gemeinsam versuchen die Waldschrate, es ihm beizubringen. Denn im Winter muss ja jemand das Lagerfeuer in Gang halten können. Und wie Praktikanten so sind, passieren eine Menge brandgefährlicher Abenteuer.

A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single high-rise building, in this gripping debut by an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter. When a local teenager discovers a severed hand and foot washed up on the shore of the small town of Point...

Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people’s minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and individual effort alone often invites backlash. Behavioral design offers a new solution. By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts.

Zu Beginn einer Beziehung fällt es uns leicht, dem Partner etwas Gutes zu tun oder ihm zuliebe Kompromisse einzugehen...

Wie können Sie Gelerntes nie wieder vergessen? Tipps für den Kopf haben wir im Lernspezial: Deutsch für den Ego-Boost!​ Steigen Sie ein in Sachsens schönste Straßenbahn. In der Reportage fährt Iris Milde im historischen Zug durch die tolle Bergregion. ​Die Hörtexte finden Sie in dem Begleitheft. So können Sie mitlesen, wenn Sie möchten. Die Lösungen zu den Übungen finden Sie am Ende des Begleithefts. Deutsch lernen mit "Deutsch perfekt Audio".

In himmlischem Auftrag macht sich der von Arbeitslosigkeit bedrohte Weihnachtsmann Claudius auf den Weg zur Erde, um das Weihnachtsfest wieder in altem Glanz erstrahlen zu lassen. Als Helfer begleiten ihn die Fee Morgentau, der Zwerg Tallamo, der Kobold Grünschnabel und nicht zuletzt die Hexe Eulana. Diese eigensinnige Gruppe hat die Aufgabe, zehntausend Kinder und Erwachsene zu finden, die den Glauben an Weihnachten - als das Fest der Liebe - nicht verloren haben. Keine einfache Aufgabe, da sie erkennen müssen, daß keiner von ihnen im Alleingang irgendetwas erreichen kann.

In der Vorweihnachtszeit strahlt Salerno in einem ganz besonderen Glanz: Wenn die Tage kürzer werden, verzaubert ein Meer von Weihnachtslichtern die malerische Hafenstadt an der Amalfiküste. Doch dieser Zauber wird jäh durchbrochen, als statt der Lichtinstallation ein kunstvoll an einer Hauswand drapierter menschlicher Kopf für Aufsehen sorgt. - Der zweite mysteriöse Mordfall innerhalb kurzer Zeit für Salernos frischgebackene Hauptkommissarin Patrizia Vespa, die erkennen muss, dass sie sich inmitten eines blutigen Rachefeldzuges befindet. Denn schon bald wird Salernos Lichtertraum durch den nächsten grausamen Mord getrübt.

Emile de Guillory swore off love the night his wife died in his arms. Bazyli Drakos loves too deeply, despite what he stands to lose. The night of Prince Adrien's marriage to Isiodore de Mortain, Bazyli finds Emile poisoned in the royal gardens. He takes him back to his home in the lower city, where Bazyli and his silent demon nurse Emile back from the brink of death. What begins as an uneasy alliance turns into something more as Bazyli and Emile work to uncover the assassin who poisoned Emile that night - an assassin who can hide behind any face, even those Emile trusts the most.

All Laurent de Rue wants to do is live a peaceful life with his husband, Sabre, and support his little sister Rose’s rise to stardom on the Starian stage. But learning the truth of his heritage and rediscovering his magic brings a whole new set of problems...most notably the Archmage of Mislia, who is determined to find the apostates who fled his wrath all those years ago. He’s willing to use any means necessary to track down Laurent, and that includes cursing his own son and heir, Hektor Drakos...

Devon Chastain has always been angry. He burns with it, is consumed by it, lashing out at friend and foe alike, and secures his reputation as a difficult noble son for all to see. Now that his family has betrayed the crown, Devon is a mess of emotion he can’t control, and he finds himself discovered by none other than Sebastien d’Hiver, the mad duke who, rumor says, once killed his entire family and sold his soul to a demon.

When Eve Duncan gave birth to her daughter, she experienced a love she never knew existed. Nothing would stand in the way of giving Bonnie a wonderful life - until the unthinkable happened and the seven-year-old vanished into thin air. Eve found herself in the throes of a nightmare from which there was no escape.

A CIA agent’s two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Nine years later, Catherine Ling’s instincts - maternal and professional - tell her that her son is still alive, but she needs the help of someone as driven and obsessed as she is to find him - and that person is Eve Duncan. Eve has walked this same path and shares Catherine’s nightmare, having endured the disappearance of her own daughter, Bonnie. Now Eve must raise her game as a forensic sculptor to another level, using the science of age progression to unite mother and son.

As the leaves fall and the fog thickens, the town of Myrtlewood prepares for the annual Samhain festival. But this year, something is different. The chill in the air is not just from the frost but from a deeper magic, an ancient magic that has lain dormant for years. Rosemary Thorn and her daughter Athena both sense that something is amiss. They soon find themselves caught up in a thrilling mystery as strange occurrences happen around town. They must navigate through the mystical and mysterious world of magic and uncover the truth behind the spooky happenings before it's too late.

OUT OF THE FRIEND ZONE AND INTO THE FIRE! Few titles are more revered among horndogs-(ahem) connoisseurs of Japanese erotic video games-than Magical Explorer. One day, our smut-loving hero wakes up to find he has been reincarnated into the body of the game’s dreamboat protagonist! Or rather...

Adrien de Guillory may be the heir to the throne of Staria, but no one in court believes that the submissive, meek-minded prince will ever be king. What they don’t know is that Adrien is hardly the meek, shy creature he pretends to be, and that he has his own plans for the future. To see those plans through, Adrien embarks on a journey to Mislia, the land of his mother’s ancestors, to seek an answer to controlling his magic of foresight.

Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of 14, already having accumulated more insight and secrets than the most seasoned professionals in her world. If life has taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to that rule: Her son, Luke, and her mentor, Hu Chang.

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der Schweigen Sicherheit bedeutet und das Leben Einzelner nichts gilt. Und dennoch gab es Menschen, die anders handelten: Frauen und Männer, die ihr eigenes Leben aufs Spiel setzten, um andere zu retten. Diese Podcast-Reihe erzählt von den „Gerechten unter den Völkern“ – Menschen, die nicht wegsahen, sondern halfen, als es am gefährlichsten war. Ihre Geschichten sind Zeugnisse für die Kraft der Menschlichkeit und ein Appell an unsere Gegenwart, genau hinzuschauen. Produktion: Iris Haschek, Inspiris Film (inspirisfilm.tv) Audioproduktion: Cari Koren...