Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
The Human Person and a Culture of Freedom (American Maritain Associati...
Peter A. Pagan Aguiar And Terese Auer O.P.
Paperback. A collection of essays on the theoretical foundations of human freedom. It examines various aspects of the anthropological questions at the root of a number of critical social challenges confronting modernity. It is suitable for readers interested in educational theory, church and state, and the nature of love and friendship. Editor(s): Aguiar, Peter A. Pagan; Auer, Terese. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922677
- ISBN
- 9780966922677
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Condition: New
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Paperback. The Concept of Evil is dedicated to the analysis of the concept of evil. The term "evil" is used widely in ordinary language and yet philosophers have disagreed on what, if anything, distinguishes an evil act from a wrong act or an evil person from a bad one. Editor(s): French, Peter A.; Wettstein, Howard K. Series: Midwest Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118534175
- ISBN
- 9781118534175
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Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Paperback. Series: Midwest Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119341321
- ISBN
- 9781119341321
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Condition: New
€ 44.87
€ 44.87
Paperback. The essays in this volume explore various issues pertaining to human agency, such as the relationship between free will and causal determinism, and the nature and conditions of moral responsibility. * Builds on and extends some of the very best recent work in the field. * Features lively and vigorous debate. Editor(s): Wettstein, Howard K.; French, Peter A. Series: Midwest Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume XXIX
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405138109
- ISBN
- 9781405138109
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Condition: New
€ 45.56
€ 45.56
Hardcover. This title argues that vengeance has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. It investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture, from the "Iliad" and "Hamlet" to film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven". Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610761
- ISBN
- 9780700610761
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Condition: New
€ 86.10
€ 86.10
Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our nature. Population growth and technological advances are threatening to undermine the conditions of worthwhile life on earth forever. We need to modify the biological bases of human motivation to deal with this challenge. Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199653645
- ISBN
- 9780199653645
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Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
Paperback. A comprehensive casebook for teaching research ethics in the natural sciences, the behavioral sciences, and the humanities. Editor(s): Penslar, Robin Levin. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 539.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780253209061
- ISBN
- 9780253209061
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Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. Vayrynen argues that thick concepts - such as lewd and rude, selfish and cruel, courageous and kind - are evaluative only as a matter of pragmatics. If thick concepts are not inherently evaluative in meaning, they cannot have the deep and distinctive significance they are often given in moral philosophy. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262174
- ISBN
- 9780190262174
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Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Through the analysis of forty ethical dilemmas drawn from real-life situations, Ethics in Action guides the reader through a process of moral deliberation that leads to the resolution of a variety of moral dilemmas. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1076.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170987
- ISBN
- 9781405170987
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Condition: New
€ 116.98
€ 116.98
Paperback. Through the analysis of forty ethical dilemmas drawn from real-life situations, Ethics in Action guides the reader through a process of moral deliberation that leads to the resolution of a variety of moral dilemmas. Series: Wiley Desktop Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 936.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170970
- ISBN
- 9781405170970
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.95
€ 43.99
€ 43.95
Paperback. Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. This book tells the story of early Christian concepts of sin, exploring the ways that sin came to shape ideas about God no less than about humanity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160900
- ISBN
- 9780691160900
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.69
€ 21.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. A leading philosopher shows how the story of Ajax and Odysseus sheds new light on the contentious issue of disproportionate rewards in contemporary American society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199356881
- ISBN
- 9780199356881
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Condition: New
€ 23.15
€ 23.15
Paperback. First published by Oxford University Press in 2001, this new edition of Reverence is revised and expanded. It contains two new chapters, one on the sacred and one on compassion, and an epilogue focused on renewing reverence in our own lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199350803
- ISBN
- 9780199350803
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.07
€ 20.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107434783
- ISBN
- 9781107434783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00
€ 42.00
Paperback. What rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth? This title draws on biology, moral philosophy, and environmental science to defend a biocentric environmental ethic in which all life has value. Series: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 25th Anniversary edition with a New foreword by D
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150246
- ISBN
- 9780691150246
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.66
€ 42.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. Describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the problem of anxiety. This title includes a foreword that situates the book within the theological conversation from which it emerged and conveys its continued relevance in the present century. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HRAM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300188790
- ISBN
- 9780300188790
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.00
€ 14.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRA; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Edition
- As stated, 14th printing dated 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803418
- ISBN
- 9780226803418
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.80
€ 25.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. Where does our conscience come from, and how reliable is it? Exploring its deep historical roots, Paul Strohm considers what conscience has meant to successive generations. Using examples from popular culture and contemporary politics he demonstrates that conscience is as important today as it has ever been. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, c. 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199569694
- ISBN
- 9780199569694
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Includes probing questions, discussion topics, and simple writing exercises, that help readers to analyze and clarify their own positions on a host of controversial issues: sex, surrogate motherhood, adoption, family abuse, responsibilities for charitable giving, the ethics of war, suicide, and euthanasia, and more. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 6. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Study Guide
- SKU
- V9780827607569
- ISBN
- 9780827607569
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Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
paperback. The Kantian Imperative thus demonstrates that philosophy and political theory are as relevant to contemporary events as at any other time in history. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780802048806
- ISBN
- 9780802048806
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 48.00
€ 52.99
€ 48.00