Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new scholarship being done in the field Editor(s): Shafer-Landau, Russ. Series: Oxford Studies in Metaethics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; HPQ. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198805083
- ISBN
- 9780198805083
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Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. Focuses on creative ethical problem-solving, specifically orientated toward college courses in ethics. This book brings a useful but often overlooked set of skills for "thinking out of the box": diversifying options, lateral thinking, reframing problems, approaching conflicts as creative opportunities, and others. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 121.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195306200
- ISBN
- 9780195306200
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Condition: New
€ 49.68
€ 49.68
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the useful interaction, illuminating an often hidden corner of the human heart. This book discusses the importance of shame, guilt, and humiliation, the initial reluctance to apologize, the simplicity of the act of apologizing, the spontaneous generosity and forgiveness on the part of the offended, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JMA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 309.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195189117
- ISBN
- 9780195189117
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
What Do We Deserve?: A Reader on Justice and Desert (Routledge Advance...
. Ed(S): Pojman, Louis P.; McLeod, Owen
paperback. Bringing together opposing positions and arguments, this text stimulates debate over the meaning and significance of desert in contemporary thought. It includes eight classical and 22 contemporary readings on the concept. Editor(s): Pojman, Louis P.; McLeod, Owen. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JKV; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195122183
- ISBN
- 9780195122183
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Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
Paperback. The View from Here is a study of our most fundamental attitudes toward the past. The book explores the dynamics of affirmation and regret, tracing the connections of each to our ongoing attachments. The focus is on situations in which our attachments commit us to affirming events or decisions that we know to have been unfortunate or regrettable. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190660758
- ISBN
- 9780190660758
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Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. Undeniably, life is unfair. So, why play fairly in an unfair world? The answer comes from combining the ancient Greek conception of happiness with a modern conception of self-respect. The book is about why it is bad to be bad and good to be good, and what happens in between. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190612009
- ISBN
- 9780190612009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. Science and philosophy study well-being with different but complementary methods. Marry these methods and a new picture emerges: To have well-being is to be "stuck" in a positive cycle of emotions, attitudes, traits and success. This book unites the scientific and philosophical worldviews into a powerful new theory of well-being. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190603809
- ISBN
- 9780190603809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.27
€ 54.27
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780801489792
- ISBN
- 9780801489792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. The story of our lives is the story of our passions. We fall in love, we are gripped by scientific curiosity and religious fervor, we fear death and grieve for others, we humble ourselves in envy, jealousy, and resentment. In this remarkable book, Robert Solomon shares his fascination with the emotions and illuminates our passions in an exciting new way. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368536
- ISBN
- 9780195368536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.29
€ 26.29
paperback. Nature, this work reminds us, is a rough and predatory place. Lisa Sideris proposes a new way of thinking about the natural world, an environmental ethic that incorporates the ideas of natural selection and values the processes rather than the products of nature. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448. Good copy showing some signs of wear and aging. Some sunning to spine. Text clean throughout
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024922
- ISBN
- 9780231126618
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
paperback. A new approach to environmental ethics from within the Christian tradition. Series Editor(s): Gill, Robin; Clark, Stephen R. L.; Hauerwas, Stanley; Lovin, Robin W. Series: New Studies in Christian Ethics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518. Good copy with minor shelfwear. Some highlighting throughout the text. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press Cambridge
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024871
- ISBN
- 9780521576314
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our nature. Population growth and technological advances are threatening to undermine the conditions of worthwhile life on earth forever. We need to modify the biological bases of human motivation to deal with this challenge. Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199653645
- ISBN
- 9780199653645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
This volume presents twelve original papers on the idea that moral objectivity is to be understood in terms of a suitably constructed social point of view that all can accept. The contributors offer new perspectives, some sympathetic and some critical, on constructivist understandings - Kantian or otherwise - of morality and reason. Editor(s): Lenman, James; Shemmer, Yonatan. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199609833
- ISBN
- 9780199609833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 146.92
€ 146.92
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606214
- ISBN
- 9780199606214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.22
€ 140.22
This is a much-needed interdisciplinary investigation of empathy. Leading researchers from philosophy and psychology explore the role of empathy in our capacity to understand other people and predict what they think, feel, and do; the part it plays in our ethical responses to others; and its importance to our appreciation of art and fiction. Editor(s): Coplan, Amy; Goldie, Peter. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPN; HPQ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539956
- ISBN
- 9780199539956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.60
€ 153.60
hardcover. Cragg combines the findings of contemporary studies, reports and papers focusing on crime, punishment and penal practice with philosophical argument and thereby constructs a radical theory of restorative justice. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415041492
- ISBN
- 9780415041492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Paperback. 'A refreshing counterpoint to silly Westen nostrums that various malefactors in the Third World constitute the new enemy' Foreign Affairs Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 197.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745308463
- ISBN
- 9780745308463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.06
€ 36.99
€ 25.06
paperback. William Simon, a legal theorist with experience in practice, here argues that the profession's standard approach to questions of legal ethics is incoherent and implausible, insisting the critical weakness is the style of judgment. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674002753
- ISBN
- 9780674002753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.72
€ 45.99
€ 38.72
paperback. Applies the principle of universal and perennial metaphysics to spiritual and moral life. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532372
- ISBN
- 9780941532372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.95
€ 18.99
€ 16.95
paperback. In this eloquent and sympathetic book, Evernden evaluates the international environmental movement and the underlying assumptions that could doom it to failure. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; WN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780802077851
- ISBN
- 9780802077851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.75
€ 40.99
€ 35.75