Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love--intense attachments outside our control--can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503809
- ISBN
- 9780674503809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.47
€ 30.99
€ 26.47
Hardback. This book, first published in 2001, is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521791267
- ISBN
- 9780521791267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.36
€ 169.36
Paperback. This work looks at why moral values enhance and solidify erotic and marital relationships. In the process, it challenges cynicism about marriage while remaining sensitive to the innumerable problems confronting couples. Its approach to marital love is both traditional and modern. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFC; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607679
- ISBN
- 9780700607679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.75
€ 35.75
paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Martin (University of Leeds); Mecheril, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPQ; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837631494
- ISBN
- 9783837631494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.08
€ 44.99
€ 32.08
Paperback. Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? This book brings eleven ethical dilemmas including: the dodgy donor clinic; the famous footbridge dilemma; and, the human canonball. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415404006
- ISBN
- 9780415404006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199374472
- ISBN
- 9780199374472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Paperback. Written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists, The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory creates a groundbreaking student resource in critical essays on the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today. . Editor(s): Golding, Martin P.; Edmundson, William A. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228325
- ISBN
- 9780631228325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Hardback. In this analytically oriented work, Peterson articulates and defends five moral principles for addressing ethical issues related to new and existing technologies: the cost-benefit principle, the precautionary principle, the sustainability principle, the autonomy principle, and the fairness principle. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190652265
- ISBN
- 9780190652265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.51
€ 137.51
Paperback. Rhonheimer applies moral theology to practical questions, such as, what does it mean to violate the natural law, or to be "unnatural"? Translator(s): Malsbary, Gerald. Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 42. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219797
- ISBN
- 9780823219797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.15
€ 56.15
Paperback. Considers some of the difficult and disputed questions in Catholic moral theology. This work addresses classic dilemmas including the morality of the procedure known as craniotomy, and of various treatments for tubal pregnancy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217185
- ISBN
- 9780813217185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.94
€ 30.94
Paperback. Building on the renewal of Thomistic ethics encouraged by key moral encyclicals including "Humanae Vitae", "Veritatis Splendor", and "Evangelium Vitae", this book examines some of the most difficult questions regarding the ethics of procreation and human life. It offers an argument on the contested question of contraception and related matters. Editor(s): Murphy, William F., Jr. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217222
- ISBN
- 9780813217222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.43
€ 49.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217994
- ISBN
- 9780813217994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.03
€ 50.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171755
- ISBN
- 9780231171755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.97
€ 36.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171748
- ISBN
- 9780231171748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.78€ 78.67
€ 102.78
€ 78.67
Paperback. To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity - to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253987
- ISBN
- 9780415253987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. In this major work, Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals tells us that humans are rather more like animals than we have previously allowed ourselves to believe. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415289870
- ISBN
- 9780415289870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.86
€ 21.99
€ 21.86
Paperback. Midgley offers us an optimistic and holistic view of what it means to be human, acknowledging the complex interconnections of emotion and intellect, while presenting us with the freedom to be ourselves. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415304498
- ISBN
- 9780415304498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.50
€ 17.99
€ 17.50
Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006199
- ISBN
- 9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 427. How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life. 320 pages. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight: 426.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465021383
- ISBN
- 9780465021383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.98
€ 42.98
Hardback. Loyalty to Loyalty: Josiah Royce and the Genuine Moral Life clarifies the nature of loyalty and its role in ethical living, employing the philosophy of Josiah Royce as a theoretical frame. Loyalty to Loyalty provides original and extensive analysis of Royce's philosophy of loyalty, including applications to contemporary moral problems. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823242696
- ISBN
- 9780823242696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00