Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
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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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
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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€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Includes probing questions, discussion topics, and simple writing exercises, that help readers to analyze and clarify their own positions on a host of controversial issues: sex, surrogate motherhood, adoption, family abuse, responsibilities for charitable giving, the ethics of war, suicide, and euthanasia, and more. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 6. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Study Guide
- SKU
- V9780827607569
- ISBN
- 9780827607569
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Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
paperback. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; PDA; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780190603816
- ISBN
- 9780190603816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
![Harry G. Frankfurt - Taking Ourselves Seriously and Getting It Right [DECKLE EDGE] - 9780804752985 - V9780804752985](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780804752985.jpg "Harry G. Frankfurt - Taking Ourselves Seriously and Getting It Right [DECKLE EDGE] - 9780804752985 - V9780804752985")
Paperback. From the best-selling author of On Bullshit.. This book consists of the Tanner Lectures in Moral Philosophy, delivered by the author at Stanford University in 2004, along with commentary on the lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752985
- ISBN
- 9780804752985
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.16
€ 20.99
€ 18.16
hardcover. Responsibility is the queen of modern virtues, Winston Davis argues, even if there is no consensus as to what responsibility means. These essays, by scholars of philosophy, anthropology, history, religious studies, classics and law, encompass conceptions of responsibility around the globe. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920504
- ISBN
- 9780813920504
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Condition: New
€ 90.95
€ 90.95
Do we know what we're doing, and why? Psychological research seems to suggest not: reflection and self-awareness are surprisingly uncommon and inaccurate. John M. Doris presents a new account of agency and responsibility, which reconciles our understanding of ourselves as moral agents with empirical work on the unconscious mind. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199570393
- ISBN
- 9780199570393
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Condition: New
€ 101.79
€ 101.79
Paperback. This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widening participation and promoting equal opportunities, this book concentrates specifically on the lecturer's professional responsibities. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415335096
- ISBN
- 9780415335096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
hardcover. Using deconstruction, this book approaches contemporary problems raised by technologies of life and death from cloning to capital punishment; and thereby, provides new insights into current debates from a perspective outside of mainstream philosophy with its assumptions of individual and political sovereignty. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251087
- ISBN
- 9780823251087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.88
€ 106.88
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251094
- ISBN
- 9780823251094
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.00
€ 35.99
€ 35.00
Hardback. New technologies from artificial intelligence to drones, and biomedical enhancement make the future of the human family increasingly hard to predict and protect. This book explores how the philosophical tradition of virtue ethics can help us to cultivate the moral wisdom we need to live wisely and well with emerging technologies. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190498511
- ISBN
- 9780190498511
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Condition: New
€ 97.35
€ 97.35
Paperback. Series: Introduction to Catholic Doctrine Series. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589733
- ISBN
- 9781932589733
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Condition: New
€ 42.91
€ 42.91
Hardback. What is it like 'on the inside' for nonhuman animals? Do they feel anything? Most people happily accept that dogs, for example, share many experiences and feelings with us. But what about simpler creatures? Fish? Honeybees? Crabs? Turning to the artificial realm, what about robots? This book presents answers to these questions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190278014
- ISBN
- 9780190278014
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.19
€ 41.99
€ 40.19
Hardback. Series: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150989
- ISBN
- 9780231150989
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Condition: New
€ 81.95€ 62.74
€ 81.95
€ 62.74
Paperback. Series: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAM9; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150996
- ISBN
- 9780231150996
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.83
€ 29.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. No one denies the impact of terrorism in the contemporary world, but when it comes to understanding the nature of terrorism and its ethical implications there is little agreement. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139434
- ISBN
- 9781405139434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Hardcover. Examining the way terrorism challenges traditional norms, this title discusses the morality of various practices of torture, and explores the infamous ticking time-bomb scenario. It addresses criticisms of torture, analyzing the impact its adoption could have on democracy, institutional structures, and foreign policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014838
- ISBN
- 9780226014838
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
€ 51.99
€ 40.29
Hardback. Since the end of World War II, runaway fears of Soviet imperialism, global terrorism, and anarchy have tended to drive American foreign policy toward an imperial agenda. This title draws on America's religious and political history and examines two concepts at play in the founding of the country - contractual and covenantal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JHB; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017658
- ISBN
- 9781589017658
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Condition: New
€ 70.37
€ 70.37
Paperback. Four people with radically different views meet on a train and talk about what they believe. Each starts off convinced that he or she is right; then doubts creep in. Timothy Williamson uses a fictional conversation to explore the philosophical debate over whether one point of view can be right and the other wrong. He invites the reader to decide. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198777175
- ISBN
- 9780198777175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.18
€ 13.99
€ 11.18
Hardcover. What, if anything, is religious or spiritual delusion? What does religious delusion reveal about the difference between good and bad spirituality? The Abraham Dilemma: A Divine Delusion is the first book written by a philosopher on the topic of religious delusion - on the disorder's causes, contents, consequences, diagnosis and treatment Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; HRAB; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728658
- ISBN
- 9780198728658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.75
€ 90.75