Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
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€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257232
- ISBN
- 9780823257232
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869403454
- ISBN
- 9781869403454
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Condition: New
€ 31.13
€ 31.13
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486245225
- ISBN
- 9780486245225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.13
€ 13.13
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
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Condition: New
€ 50.47
€ 50.47
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€ 112.54
€ 118.82
€ 112.54
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€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
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
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
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
€ 120.29
€ 120.29
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
€ 188.20
€ 188.20
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
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Condition: New
€ 65.49
€ 65.49
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
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Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
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
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
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
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
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
€ 64.19
€ 64.19
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
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. This collection is devoted to questions in meta-ethics and moral psychology arising from the work of David Hume. The collection focuses on questions arising from Hume's views on reason, motivation and virtue including new essays from notable Hume scholars. Editor(s): Pigden, Charles R. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205277
- ISBN
- 9780230205277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Hardcover. Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and when is it truly progressive? In addressing these questions, this book brings together novel theoretical and empirical perspectives from a diverse range of disciplinary and geographical locales. Editor(s): Cheliotis, Leonidas K. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFM; JKV; JPV; YQH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210394
- ISBN
- 9780230210394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardcover. How much can morality demand of well-off Westerners as a response to the plight of the poor and starving in the rest of the world? What does the answer tell us about the nature of morality? The cutting edge of this contemporary ethical debate is represented by eleven new essays from some of the world's leading moral philosophers. Editor(s): Chappell, Timothy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219403
- ISBN
- 9780230219403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.41
€ 142.41
Hardcover. This collection explores the controversial and perhaps even abject idea that evils, large and small, human and natural, may have a central positive function to play in our lives. For centuries a concern of religious thinkers from the Christian tradition, very little systematic work has been done to explore this idea from the secular point of view. Editor(s): Tabensky, Pedro Alexis. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219557
- ISBN
- 9780230219557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61