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Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Can quite different values be rationally weighed against one another? If not, then what are the implications for moral and legal decision-making? This book explores the philosophical struggle behind these questions. Editor(s): Chang, Ruth. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; HPCF; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674447561
- ISBN
- 9780674447561
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€ 52.22€ 48.67
€ 52.22
€ 48.67
Ever since Plato expelled the poets from his ideal state, the ethics of art has had to confront philosophy's denial of art's morality. In Art before the Law, Ruth Ronen proposes a new outlook on the ethics of art by arguing that art insists on this tradition of denial, affirming its singular ethics through negativity. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647886
- ISBN
- 9781442647886
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€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. How do incentives affect character and institutional culture? Can incentives be manipulative or exploitative, even if people are free to refuse them? What are the responsibilities of the powerful in using incentives? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCK; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161020
- ISBN
- 9780691161020
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€ 26.99€ 20.68
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Paperback. Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores a range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, it considers the moral limits. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305844
- ISBN
- 9780226305844
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Incentives can be found everywhere - in schools, businesses, factories, and government - influencing people's choices about almost everything, from financial decisions and tobacco use to exercise and child rearing. This title shows that, like all other forms of power, incentives can be subject to abuse. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCK; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151601
- ISBN
- 9780691151601
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Translation of: L'influence de l'odeur des croissants chauds sur la bontae humaine. Translator(s): Thom, Martin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169233
- ISBN
- 9780231169233
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
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€ 27.68
Hardback. Translation of: L'influence de l'odeur des croissants chauds sur la bontae humaine. Translator(s): Thom, Martin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169226
- ISBN
- 9780231169226
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Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Hardback. Offers a historical and sociological interpretation of classical Athens centered on the notion of greed. Integrating ancient philosophy, poetry, and history, and drawing on modern political thought, this work demonstrates that the Athenian discourse on greed was an essential component of Greek social development and political history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048550
- ISBN
- 9780691048550
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€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Hardcover. Does the concept of natural rights have the natural law as its foundation or are the two ideas, as Leo Strauss argued, profoundly incompatible? The author addresses this controversy, offering an entirely new account of natural morality that compellingly unites the concepts of natural law and natural rights. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226123431
- ISBN
- 9780226123431
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Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Hardback. This book explores the extent to which children engage with questions of morality, arguing that they are active members of society who have both the capacity and understanding to engage with discourses of morality. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP1; JHB; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284265
- ISBN
- 9780230284265
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 524 pages, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017702
- ISBN
- 9780674017702
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
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Paperback. Criticizes the common belief that we are entitled to exploit animals for our benefit because they are not as rational as people. This book evaluates criticisms of animal rights that have appeared in philosophical literature and explains the consequences of animal liberation for our diet, science, and treatment of the environment. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877229612
- ISBN
- 9780877229612
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
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Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631133124
- ISBN
- 9780631133124
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Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Hardback. The author presents a new philosophical theory according to which we need intuitions and emotions in order to have objective moral knowledge, which is called affectual intuitionism. Affectual Intuitionism combines ethical intuitionism with a cognitive theory of emotions. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232679
- ISBN
- 9780230232679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202122
- ISBN
- 9780872202122
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.97
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Hardcover. Translator(s): King, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202139
- ISBN
- 9780872202139
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Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.56
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Paperback. Following a question-and-answer format, this is a translated and streamlined compilation of the texts on prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance from the "Summa Theologica II-II". It also includes a general introduction to the moral thought of Thomas Aquinas, notes on the texts, a glossary of key terms, and a selective bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207455
- ISBN
- 9780872207455
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.97
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Paperback. Our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. This book intends to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. It argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Black Swan Books, Limited
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552776387
- ISBN
- 9780552776387
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. This book provides a penetrating and original reconstruction of Hobbes's materialist accounts of self-consciousness, cognition, and agency and shows how such an account of subjectivity demands that we pursue peace in our ethical and political lives. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757485
- ISBN
- 9780804757485
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
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Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. It explores the fundamental questions and challenges in the field, and looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences, including the problem of classification in biology, and the nature of space and time in physics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745587
- ISBN
- 9780198745587
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89