Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. * Examines ethical issues in sports, such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity. * Includes essays by psychologists, sociologists, coaches, and sports writers. * Gives the reader an understanding of the moral significance of sport, and how sports affect society. . Editor(s): Boxill, Jan. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216971
- ISBN
- 9780631216971
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Condition: New
€ 52.54
€ 52.54
Paperback. The essays in this collection share a consistent theme running through much of Narveson's moral and political philosophy: namely that politics and morals stem from the interests of individual people and that the authority for these concepts comes from the exigencies of co-operation. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513303
- ISBN
- 9780742513303
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Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardback. The limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age. Why then have recent centuries been so bloody? The author demonstrates that the aim of decreasing and deterring violence has gone hand in hand with the misleading idea that violence is abnormal and beyond comprehension. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142968
- ISBN
- 9780691142968
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Condition: New
€ 67.74€ 52.52
€ 67.74
€ 52.52
paperback. Translator(s): Cairns, Neil; Pauzerova, Marketa. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 146. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024634296
- ISBN
- 9788024634296
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.25
€ 19.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. It is a commonplace that the modern world cannot be experienced as enchanted - that the very concept of enchantment belongs to past ages of superstition. This title challenges that view. It seeks to rehabilitate enchantment, showing not only how it is possible to experience wonder, but how such experience is crucial to motivating ethical behavior. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 halftones, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088136
- ISBN
- 9780691088136
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.23
€ 45.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. Challenges our assumptions about voting, revealing why it is not a duty for most citizens. This title explains why voting is not necessarily the best way for citizens to exercise their civic duty, and why some citizens need to stay away from the polls to protect the democratic process from their uninformed, irrational, or immoral votes. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154442
- ISBN
- 9780691154442
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204270
- ISBN
- 9780872204270
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Condition: New
€ 52.55€ 41.64
€ 52.55
€ 41.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472574237
- ISBN
- 9781472574237
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 16.43
€ 44.99
€ 16.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190652609
- ISBN
- 9780190652609
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardback. The Weight of Things explores the hard questions of our daily lives, examining both classic and contemporary accounts of what it means to lead 'the good life'. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160773
- ISBN
- 9781405160773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.23
€ 94.23
Animalkind:What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199377
- ISBN
- 9781405199377
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Condition: New
€ 100.06
€ 100.06
Paperback. Animalkind:What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199384
- ISBN
- 9781405199384
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Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46
Paperback. "This work was originally published in French as .. Le versant animal. Bayard Editions, 2007"--T.p. verso Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 100 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234448
- ISBN
- 9780823234448
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.12
€ 29.99
€ 29.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221721
- ISBN
- 9780823221721
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.07
€ 45.99
€ 41.07
Paperback. Nancy's The Speculative Remark played a significant role in transforming the practice of philosophy away from system building to analysis of specific linguistic detail. Translator(s): Surprenant, Celine. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737142
- ISBN
- 9780804737142
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. "Originally published in French under the title La marque du sacre." Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ; HRAM2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776905
- ISBN
- 9780804776905
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.67
€ 26.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. Jeff McMahan urges us to reject the view, dominant throughout history, that mere participation in an unjust war is not wrong. He argues powerfully that combatants who fight for an unjust cause are acting wrongly and are themselves morally responsible for their actions. We must rethink our attitudes to the moral role of the individual in war. Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199603572
- ISBN
- 9780199603572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.39
€ 29.39
Paperback. These essays, by contributors from fields ranging from social and political theory to historical sociology and cultural studies, seek to illuminate the significance of the public/private distinction for an increasingly wide range of debates. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226886244
- ISBN
- 9780226886244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
hardcover. Responds to recent assaults on liberal theory by proposing a "critical moral liberalism". This text sets forth the basic arguments for the liberal moral obligation to maximize people's ability to govern their own lives, and for the conception that the good life goes with this. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683130
- ISBN
- 9780847683130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.07
€ 189.07
Paperback. In this survey of Western attitudes and laws about abortion, Jeffrey Reiman argues that an overlooked clue to the solution of the moral problem lies in the unusual way in which we value the lives of individual human beings - namely, that we value them irreplaceably. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692088
- ISBN
- 9780847692088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.64
€ 59.64