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Ethics & moral philosophy

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Ethics & moral philosophy

Hardcover. Nonetheless philosophers have long sought a single, overriding ideal that should guide everyone, always, everywhere, and after centuries of debate we're no closer to an answer. This book argues that ideal theories are abstractions from the realities of everyday life and its problems. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155654
ISBN
9780226155654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. Explores the failures of mainstream economics and proposes an alternative grounded in natural law. This book demonstrates both the reasonableness of a distinguished ethical tradition and its capacity to address a range of ethical issues, economic as well as personal and social. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878403653
ISBN
9780878403653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99

Paperback. Intends to dismantle objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148168
ISBN
9780691148168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.70

Hardcover. Knowing how to be good is immensely important. The same goes for knowing how to make others be good-otherwise known as 'moral enhancement'. John Harris explores the many varied approaches to moral enhancement, from setting a good example to imbibing mood-altering substances, and asks whether and to what extent moral enhancement is possible. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198707592
ISBN
9780198707592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.56

Paperback. Ethics, Society and Culture. Series: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs. 250 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 23. Weight: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Imprint Academic
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401825
ISBN
9781845401825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New introduction by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157429
ISBN
9780691157429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96. Series: Dover Thrift S. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight: 96.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298238
ISBN
9780486298238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.98

paperback. In the FOUNDERS OF MODERN POLITICAL & SOCIAL THOUGHT series,a critical examination of Aquinas' thought on morality,politics,law and method in social science.Finnis focuses on the philosophy in Aquinas' texts and demonstrates how this interconnects with the theological elements. Series: Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought. Num Pages: 408 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037030
ISBN
9780198780854
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely recognised as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an essential reference point for all students of the subject. This new edition includes a substantial postscript by the author responding to thirty years of comment, criticism, and further work in the field. Series: Clarendon Law Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199599141
ISBN
9780199599141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. At home with both economic theory and political philosophy, John Roemer has written a book that critiques economists' conceptions of justice from a philosophical perspective and philosophical theories of distributive justice from an economic one. Num Pages: 352 pages, A number of line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JP; KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674879201
ISBN
9780674879201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

Paperback. Evaluates the ethical theories of four principle philosophers: Aristotle, Duns Scotus, Kant, and R.M. Hare. Uses their thinking as the basis for telling the story of the history and development of ethical thought more broadly. Focuses specifically on their writings on virtue, will, duty, and consequence. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195980
ISBN
9781405195980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.70

Hardcover. * Evaluates the ethical theories of four principle philosophers: Aristotle, Duns Scotus, Kant, and R.M. Hare. * Uses their thinking as the basis for telling the story of the history and development of ethical thought more broadly. * Focuses specifically on their writings on virtue, will, duty, and consequence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631236078
ISBN
9780631236078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 113. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Cover has light nicks. Previous owners name on FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Pr
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0009204
ISBN
9780809307159
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Deeply engaged with the work of Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kant, among others, The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty will be essential reading for those interested in contemporary philosophy and theology. Series: Lonergan Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647114
ISBN
9781442647114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.70

paperback. Most people feel ambivalent about solitude, both loving and fearing it depending on how they experience being alone at certain points in their lives. In "The Value of Solitude", John Barbour explores some of the ways in which experiences of solitude, both positive and negative, have been interpreted as religiously significant. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; HRLK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922898
ISBN
9780813922898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.15

Paperback. "Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" is considered a standard text in the history of moral philosophy as well as a classic work of moral philosophy in its own right. This guide provides a paragraph-by-paragraph account of the main themes of Kant's moral philosophy and a clear statement of his overall philosophical aims and arguments. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 224 pages. "Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" is considered a standard text in the history of moral philosophy as well as a classic work of moral philosophy in its own right. This guide provides a paragraph-by-paragraph account of the main themes of Kant's moral philosophy and a clear statement of his overall philosophical aims and arguments. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647255
ISBN
9780748647255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.42

Hardcover. "Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" is considered a standard text in the history of moral philosophy as well as a classic work of moral philosophy in its own right. This guide provides a paragraph-by-paragraph account of the main themes of Kant's moral philosophy and a clear statement of his overall philosophical aims and arguments. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 224 pages. "Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" is considered a standard text in the history of moral philosophy as well as a classic work of moral philosophy in its own right. This guide provides a paragraph-by-paragraph account of the main themes of Kant's moral philosophy and a clear statement of his overall philosophical aims and arguments. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 13. Weight: 290.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647262
ISBN
9780748647262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.93
€ 121.20

Hardback. This entirely new English translation of Buridan's classic treatment of logical consequence aims to make accessible to the modern reader the foremost treatment of the subject in the middle ages. The translation is accompanied by an introduction in which Buridan's ideas are set in their historical context and clearly explained. Translator(s): Read, Stephen. Series: Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies (FUP). Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBLC1; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257188
ISBN
9780823257188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. A vital new moral perspective on the climate change debate. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
College
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393937961
ISBN
9780393937961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.10

Paperback. This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199724
ISBN
9780631199724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

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