Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Offers a critical examination of political liberalism, the approach to liberal political theory advanced most forcefully in the later work of John Rawls. This work suggests that a post-secular ethics is a more appropriate response to moral diversity than restricting and managing the presence of religion and other moral perspectives in public life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268026004
- ISBN
- 9780268026004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Hardcover. Animal suffering constitutes perhaps the greatest challenge to rational belief in the existence of God. Considerations that render human suffering theologically intelligible seem inapplicable to animal suffering. In this book, Dougherty defends radical possibilities for animal afterlife that allow a soul-making theodicy to apply to their case. Series Editor(s): Nagasawa, Yujin; Wielenberg, Erik J. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368484
- ISBN
- 9780230368484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Paperback. How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? This title presents 7 different moral theories, each of which attempts to provide the answer to the question of what we ought to do and why. It describes each theory, showing how it works in practice, assessing it and putting it into its historical perspective. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682256
- ISBN
- 9780748682256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00€ 25.86
€ 27.00
€ 25.86
Paperback. Applied ethics is one of the exciting areas in contemporary philosophy. This book introduces the three moral philosophies: Consequentialism, Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. It then relates these to some of the urgent questions in public debates about the future of welfare services. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348593
- ISBN
- 9781861348593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.18
€ 37.99
€ 37.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Coady, Tony; O'Keefe, Michael. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522850499
- ISBN
- 9780522850499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.24
€ 27.24
Paperback. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403917201
- ISBN
- 9781403917201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Can institutions bear moral responsibilities and be ascribed blame in a way that is not reducible to their constitutive members? Focusing on such topics as Kosovo and Rwanda, this book examines the position of the UN, NATO and other organisations. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971291
- ISBN
- 9780333971291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. What are the conditions which must be met for a person to be justly held responsible for his or her moral faults and failures? This text pays systematic attention to ontological issues impinging on this question. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362555
- ISBN
- 9780792362555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.87
€ 199.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199322183
- ISBN
- 9780199322183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Considers and rejects the claim that moral theory is too utopian to apply properly to worldly pursuits like political office holding and business, and too patriarchal and speciesist to generate a theory of justice applicable to women and the non-human natural world. This book is suitable for those who work in ethics and moral philosophy. Series: Aristotelian Society Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218340
- ISBN
- 9780631218340
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Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Paperback. Discussing capital punishment and the use of philosophical theories of right and wrong, the book focuses on utilitarian and Kantian normative theories, applying them to the morality of capital punishment. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631153221
- ISBN
- 9780631153221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.42
€ 49.42
Paperback. More than a contest of wills representing professional and economic interests, the animal rights debate is also an enduring topic in normative ethical theory. This book addresses the key issues in this sometimes acrimonious debate. It defends the inherent value of all individuals who are "subjects of a life". Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074165
- ISBN
- 9780252074165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.27
€ 24.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. More than twenty years after its original publication, "The Case for Animal Rights" has a new and fully considered preface, in which Regan responds to his critics and defends the book's revolutionary position. Num Pages: 474 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572. Updated with a New Preface. 474 pages, 1 b/w illus. More than twenty years after its original publication, "The Case for Animal Rights" has a new and fully considered preface, in which Regan responds to his critics and defends the book's revolutionary position. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 29. Weight: 572.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 474
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243866
- ISBN
- 9780520243866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. This volume of 35 new essays explores ethical questions related to animal minds, vegetarianism, the human use of animals, and a broad range of other issues, proposing practical solutions to problems and in some cases offering philosophical insights on topics previously unexamined by philosophers. Editor(s): Beauchamp, Tom L.; Frey, R. G. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 1008 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 250 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1602.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199351978
- ISBN
- 9780199351978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.38
€ 86.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226421049
- ISBN
- 9780226421049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.26
€ 20.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. Four people with radically different views meet on a train and talk about what they believe. Each starts off convinced that he or she is right; then doubts creep in. Timothy Williamson uses a fictional conversation to explore the philosophical debate over whether one point of view can be right and the other wrong. He invites the reader to decide. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198777175
- ISBN
- 9780198777175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.30
€ 13.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. Outlines the need for effective and sustainable peacebuilding in order to restore the conditions for co-existence in fractured communities around the world. Editor(s): Dower, Nigel. Series: Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624485
- ISBN
- 9780748624485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.36
€ 38.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fuller, Professor Timothy. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594039133
- ISBN
- 9781594039133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.38
€ 31.99
€ 28.38
Hardcover. This text considers the points of contrast between Aristotle's and Augustine's theory of freedom and voluntary action. The author asserts that there are actually three conditions for voluntary action, instead of two, as is usually held. It also examines Aristotle's discussion of akrasia. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Schol, Print UK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333625378
- ISBN
- 9780333625378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624662072
- ISBN
- 9781624662072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.57
€ 44.99
€ 32.57