Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Analyzes trust as a fundamental issue of social relationships. This book asks whether trust - which critics identify as essential in creating a cohesive society - can continue to serve this role. It shows that trust is losing its unifying power because the individual, is being reduced to a sum of group identities and an abstract matrix of rules. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050201
- ISBN
- 9780691050201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.30€ 42.42
€ 53.30
€ 42.42
Paperback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347255
- ISBN
- 9780822347255
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.47
€ 31.99
€ 28.47
Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346661
- ISBN
- 9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60
€ 114.60
Paperback. Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, this remarkable volume holds its own as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415254069
- ISBN
- 9780415254069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.79
€ 24.99
€ 22.79
paperback. Contributes to the renewal of character and virtue theory. This book enacts a critical dialogue on the nature, function, and development of the human person. It focuses on the possibility of instilling stable dispositions of moral character. Editor(s): Titus, Craig Steven. Series: John Henry Cardinal Newman Lecture Series. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780977310340
- ISBN
- 9780977310340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.66
€ 32.66
hardcover. The Psychology of Good and Evil expertly analyzes the shape that morality takes in our minds, its consequences in our lives, and how it affects our relationships with others. Translator(s): Andri, Jodie. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JMH; KCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190250669
- ISBN
- 9780190250669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.23
€ 118.23
Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442221772
- ISBN
- 9781442221772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.13
€ 163.13
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to ethical theory and key thinkers such as Kant, Plato, Bentham and Mill, covering topics frequently studied on A-level and undergraduate syllabuses such as relationships, law and justice, and the ethics of death and dying. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- SCM Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780334043911
- ISBN
- 9780334043911
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Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. A history that has never been told before: the story of the global search for moral truth. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848874817
- ISBN
- 9781848874817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0 halftones, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB1; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153140
- ISBN
- 9780231153140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.98€ 82.78
€ 108.98
€ 82.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB1; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153157
- ISBN
- 9780231153157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Addresses the query: what is the value and meaning of human life? The author examines the variety of philosophical questions in the area, their meaningfulness and the paradoxes suggested by answers to those questions. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631153337
- ISBN
- 9780631153337
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Condition: New
€ 49.42
€ 49.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSBF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268026165
- ISBN
- 9780268026165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.41
€ 42.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. McInerny describes how a debate was initiated in the 30s on whether philosophy could have existed in the age of faith. Concerned with the moral aspect of "Christian philosophy", he argues for a Christian ethic that sees the distinction between philosophising and the content of philosophy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207711
- ISBN
- 9780813207711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.93
€ 20.93
The Regulation of Standards in British Public Life. Doing the Right Th...
Hine, David; Peele, Gillian
Hardback. This is an analysis of the revolution of the last two decades that has built an extensive new regulatory apparatus governing British public ethics. The book sets the new machinery in the wider institutional framework of British government. Its main purpose is to understand the dilemmas of regulatory design that have emerged in each area examined. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097133
- ISBN
- 9780719097133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.31
€ 148.31
Paperback. This is an analysis of the revolution of the last two decades that has built an extensive new regulatory apparatus governing British public ethics. The book sets the new machinery in the wider institutional framework of British government. Its main purpose is to understand the dilemmas of regulatory design that have emerged in each area examined. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992675
- ISBN
- 9781784992675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Hardback. Editor(s): D'Agostini, Franca. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152426
- ISBN
- 9780231152426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.44€ 56.82
€ 73.44
€ 56.82
paperback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Series: Philosophy and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847669011
- ISBN
- 9780847669011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
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
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. The Rich Go to Heaven: Giving Charity in Jewish Thought focuses on how tzedekah can connect an individual with God and reveal the spirituality of the physical world. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765759900
- ISBN
- 9780765759900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95