Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Hardcover. For all of the technical explanations for meltdown in the financial markets during the banking crisis, the most readily accepted and almost universal explanation is the single word 'greed'. This is a subject which can at once be seen as the disease at the heart of society and the motivating force behind the progress of mankind. Editor(s): Brassey, Alexis; Barber, Stephen. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCX; KJG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201484
- ISBN
- 9780230201484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. This collection of new essays aims to address some of the most perplexing issues arising from death and dying, as well as the moral status of persons and animals. Leading scholars, including Peter Singer and Gerald Dworkin, investigate diverse topics such as animal rights, vegetarianism, lethal injection, abortion and euthanasia. Editor(s): Li, Hon-Lam; Yeung, Anthony. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006508
- ISBN
- 9780230006508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Based on detailed studies of the actual use of genetic testing in context, this book looks at the ethical and political questions raised by the expanding role of genetic information in society. In contrast to the established perspective which focuses on individual freedom, the authors emphasize a pragmatic approach focussed on societal learning. Editor(s): Vries, Gerard de; Horstman, Klasien. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; MBDC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005358
- ISBN
- 9780230005358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. This multidisciplinary volume collates essays by philosophers, medical practitioners, historians, lawyers, and scholars of literature, the classics and Judaism. They explore the character of human suffering and the demands that its recognition impose on us. Editor(s): Malpas, Jeff; Lickiss, Norelle. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727946
- ISBN
- 9789400727946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.68
€ 129.68
Hardcover. This collection of scholarly papers focuses on the role of spirituality and ethics in renewing the contemporary management praxis. The book provides a pluralistic approach to spirituality and management, and advises on improving the ethics of organizations. Editor(s): Zsolnai, Laszlo. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400711525
- ISBN
- 9789400711525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Brand, Cordula. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 240 x 168. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer VS
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658120528
- ISBN
- 9783658120528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hondius, Ewoud H.; Janssen, Dr. Andre. Series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law. Num Pages: 507 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAM; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319187587
- ISBN
- 9783319187587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.13
€ 197.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB; JHBA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349516810
- ISBN
- 9781349516810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.41
€ 126.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Couldry, Nick; Pinchevski, Amit; Madianou, Mirca. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347830
- ISBN
- 9780230347830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. This updated edition of a classic defense of libertarianism includes a new introduction. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775592
- ISBN
- 9780814775592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. We all want to be happy, but what does that mean? Happy Lives, Good Lives offers a thorough introduction to a variety of perspectives on happiness. Valuable insights are inferred from both philosophical and scientific research into the nature of happiness, and a range of examples of very different but equally happy lives are considered. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811007
- ISBN
- 9781554811007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.48
€ 50.99
€ 45.48
Hardcover. Judith Butler is best known for Gender Trouble (1990), the book that introduced the idea of gender performativity. However, with the publication of Giving an Account of Oneself in 2005, it appeared as if her work had taken a different turn. This collection of 10 essays offers a sustained evaluation of that alleged ethical turn. Editor(s): Lloyd, Moya. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748678846
- ISBN
- 9780748678846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 114.65
€ 118.82
€ 114.65
Paperback. Two philosophers discuss public policy issues relating to social justice in the late 20th century. Each begins by making a case for or against affirmative action, laying out the major arguments on both sides. Each author then responds to the other's essay. Series: Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 144 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683024
- ISBN
- 9780847683024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.39
€ 53.39
Paperback. This book is an important study of the growth of the New Right in New Zealand in the years 1984 to 1999. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HPQ; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 100 x 100 x 100. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869403454
- ISBN
- 9781869403454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257232
- ISBN
- 9780823257232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Although long considered the most distinctive American contribution to philosophy, pragmatism - with its problem-solving emphasis and its contingent view of truth - lost popularity in mid-century after the advent of World War II, the horror of the Holocaust, and the dawning of the Cold War. This work provides an introduction to pragmatism. Editor(s): Dickstein, Morris. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 464 pages, 5 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Copyright 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322450
- ISBN
- 9780822322450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Focuses on health care in the United States. This title redefines the moral obligations of both physicians and patients, traces the specific effects of these redefined obligations on clinical practice, and explores the implications for patients as individuals and for national health policy. Editor(s): Morreim, E. Haavi. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405848
- ISBN
- 9780878405848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
Hardcover. Immanuel Kants moral philosophy has often been criticized for ignoring Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813219523
- ISBN
- 9780813219523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.43
€ 85.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, Moorhead. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349077762
- ISBN
- 9781349077762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30
€ 71.30
Hardback. Attempting to steer moral philosophy away from abstract theorizing, this title argues that moral philosophy should be a practical, rational, and argumentative engagement with reality, and that moral reflection should have direct effects on our lives and the world in which we live. Translator(s): Emanuel, Ezekiel J.; Pavel, Silvia. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127361
- ISBN
- 9780691127361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 54.12
€ 68.92
€ 54.12