Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Do animals have moral rights? If so what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand their welfare? After addressing these questions, DeGrazia explores their implications in contexts such as food consumption, zoos, and research. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 Halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853608
- ISBN
- 9780192853608
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€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Multiple-component retail product. This is a major work in moral philosophy, the long-awaited follow-up to Parfit's 1984 classic Reasons and Persons, a landmark of twentieth-century philosophy. Parfit now 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: 1440 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 109. Weight in Grams: 2378.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1440
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199265923
- ISBN
- 9780199265923
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Condition: New
€ 90.66
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Paperback. Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, and evolutionary biology, she emphasizes the nature and importance of trusting and being trusted, from our intimate bonds with significant others to our relationship with the state. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Two black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697342
- ISBN
- 9780199697342
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Paperback. Asks us to rethink the evolution of the ideas on which modern societies and government are built, and argues that the core of what is now our system of beliefs emerged much earlier than we think. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141009544
- ISBN
- 9780141009544
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€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed line-by-line commentary by Sarah Broadie. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, her approach should prove useful for students reading the text for the first time. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 480 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752714
- ISBN
- 9780198752714
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€ 57.94
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Paperback. Takes both the claims of individuality - the task of making a life - and the claims of identity, these large and often abstract social categories through which we define ourselves. Adopting a interdisciplinary perspective, this book aims at the cliches and received ideas amid which talk of identity so often founders. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130286
- ISBN
- 9780691130286
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€ 46.99€ 41.07
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Paperback. Adopting a historical approach to moral philosophy, this text introduces the thoughts of some of the major ethical philosophers of the past. It treats each as a coherent and comprehensive ethical theory, presented as an attempt to surmount some of the deficiencies of its predecessors. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752165
- ISBN
- 9780198752165
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Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. Jeff McMahan urges us to reject the view, dominant throughout history, that mere participation in an unjust war is not wrong. He argues powerfully that combatants who fight for an unjust cause are acting wrongly and are themselves morally responsible for their actions. We must rethink our attitudes to the moral role of the individual in war. Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199603572
- ISBN
- 9780199603572
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.90
€ 29.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This is an expanded edition of James Ellington's translation of Kant's essay, in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of harmful consequences. Translator(s): Ellington, James W. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Number of pages
- 78
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201668
- ISBN
- 9780872201668
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
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Paperback. What is right? What is wrong? How do we decide? To a remarkable extent, our decision-making is determined by the origins of the ethical ideas that we employ and the history of their development. This title presents an insightful history of moral philosophy in the West, from the Greeks to contemporary times. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415287494
- ISBN
- 9780415287494
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Condition: New
€ 21.07
€ 21.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728795
- ISBN
- 9780198728795
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Condition: New
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Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206281
- ISBN
- 9780872206281
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.64
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Paperback. This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but also for all that learn and live. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690473
- ISBN
- 9780847690473
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.65
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Paperback. Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work, and showing why the Critique of Pure of Reason has proved so enduring. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801999
- ISBN
- 9780192801999
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Condition: New
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Paperback. On Obligations was written by Cicero after the murder of Julius Caesar to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. Though written for first-century Romans it has been adopted as a guide to political conduct in every major era in the West: by the early Christians, in the high Middle Ages, in the Renaissance, and in the age of the Enlightenment. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540716
- ISBN
- 9780199540716
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. A challenging and heartfelt study of the human capacity for good and evil. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154. The Divided Spirit of Humanity. 240 pages. A challenging and heartfelt study of the human capacity for good and evil. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight: 154.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847672544
- ISBN
- 9781847672544
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. The world's leading thinker on truth explains what it is and why it matters in every important aspect of life Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781257227
- ISBN
- 9781781257227
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HPQ; JWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465052714
- ISBN
- 9780465052714
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Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fifth Edition,5
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603844420
- ISBN
- 9781603844420
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Condition: New
€ 64.37€ 50.19
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paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241964088
- ISBN
- 9780241964088
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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€ 12.61