Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive. The author challenges our conceptions of who we think we are, what we believe we will never do - and how and why almost any of us could be initiated into the ranks of evil doers. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 22nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846041037
- ISBN
- 9781846041037
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Examining the operation of tolerance in contexts as different as the War on Terror, campaigns for gay rights, and the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance, this book traces the operation of tolerance in contemporary struggles over identity, citizenship, and civilization. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136219
- ISBN
- 9780691136219
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€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. In addition to laying the moral foundations of research with human participants, the examples and analyses in this work help to guide researchers in identifying conflicts of interest and solving ethical dilemmas, planning research, recruiting participants and maintaining trust. Editor(s): Sales, Bruce Dennis; Folkman, Susan. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557986887
- ISBN
- 9781557986887
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.97
€ 29.99
€ 26.97
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
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. The Ethics of Sport explores moral issues that arise in sports in a manner that is accessible to a wide audience but which also explores and evaluates arguments on different sides of major controversies in the world of sports, such as the controversy over the use of performance enhancing drugs. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LNJS; MBDC; WSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190270193
- ISBN
- 9780190270193
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.33
€ 14.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. The pressing and universally relevant issue of euthanasia is debated in this volume. Series: Contemporary Ethical Debates. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618811
- ISBN
- 9780748618811
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.86
€ 37.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. Explores the implications of our animal origins and posthuman futures for our understanding of our humanity and our relations with other species. This title investigates what it means to call ourselves human beings in relation to both our distant past and our possible futures as a species. Editor(s): Molloy, Dr. Claire; Shakespeare, Steven; Blake, Charlie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390. From Animality to Transhumanism. 224 pages, 10 bw illustrations. Editor(s): Molloy, Dr. Claire; Shakespeare, Steven; Blake, Charlie. Explores the implications of our animal origins and posthuman futures for our understanding of our humanity and our relations with other species. This title investigates what it means to call ourselves human beings in relation to both our distant past and our possible futures as a species. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight: 390.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441150110
- ISBN
- 9781441150110
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.69
€ 45.99
€ 38.69
Paperback. Challenges the entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the 'Machiavellian' maxim that the ends justify the means. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141770
- ISBN
- 9780691141770
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 221 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167772
- ISBN
- 9780231167772
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
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
Hardback. This book provides an integrated and philosophically-grounded framework which enables a coherent approach to organizations and organizational ethics from the perspective of practitioners in the workplace, from the perspective of managers in organizations, as well as from the perspective of organizations themselves. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198793441
- ISBN
- 9780198793441
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Condition: New
€ 75.20
€ 75.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Anastaplo, George; Berns, Laurence. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051712
- ISBN
- 9780941051712
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Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 13.41
€ 14.00
€ 13.41
Paperback. This is the first volume of a major work in moral philosophy, the long-awaited follow-up to Parfit's classic Reasons and Persons, a landmark of 20th-century philosophy. Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and a critical examination of the most prominent systematic moral theories, leading to his own ground-breaking conclusion. Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199681037
- ISBN
- 9780199681037
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Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 8. Weight: 112.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486426914
- ISBN
- 9780486426914
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Condition: New
€ 7.72
€ 7.72
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€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172950
- ISBN
- 9780231172950
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Here, George Kateb asks what human dignity is and why it matters for the claim to rights. He proposes that dignity is an 'existential' value that pertains to the identity of a person as a human being. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284173
- ISBN
- 9780674284173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. This introductory text encourages students to engage with key problems and arguments in ethics through a series of classic and contemporary readings. Editor(s): Fricker, Miranda; Guttenplan, Samuel. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405124744
- ISBN
- 9781405124744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.29
€ 39.29
Paperback. What exactly is ethical finance? Is Islamic finance ethical? Is ethical finance Islamic? This title examines a range of financial institutions in Britain within the ethical sector, considering the nature of their principles and practices, and how they relate to Islamic models and to Muslim communities. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JFSR2; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748648955
- ISBN
- 9780748648955
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.87
€ 37.99
€ 34.87
Hardback. From the editors of the widely influential The Stone Reader comes the most thorough and engaging guide to modern ethical thought available. Editor(s): Catapano, Peter; Critchley, Simon. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492983
- ISBN
- 9781631492983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.55
€ 30.99
€ 26.55