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Ethics & moral philosophy
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
Condition: New
€ 157.26
€ 157.26
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
Condition: New
€ 82.00
€ 82.00
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
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
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 26.72
€ 26.72
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
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. This collection gathers a set of central papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195399615
- ISBN
- 9780195399615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.42
€ 69.42
Paperback. Identifies the decisive moments in the development of the concept of responsibility, retrieves its origins, and explores the reflections on it. This book states that responsibility is less about a sovereign subject establishing a sphere of power and control than about exposure to an event that does not come from us and yet calls to us. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221735
- ISBN
- 9780253221735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Ethics stem from the concepts of role-related obligations and moral vision, per Rowan and Zinaich (Purdue U. Calumet.) In the initial scan across professions, contributors in 51 reprinted papers discuss moral theories, perspectives on professional ethics, employee rights (including a call to focus o Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780155069992
- ISBN
- 9780155069992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 146.73
€ 146.73
Paperback. A brief introduction or invitation to the growing field of environmental philosophy or ethics. Each chapter presents the view of its author, yet the chapters are complementary, exploring key topics from several perspectives and presenting practical steps for confronting environmental issues. Editor(s): Weston, Anthony. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195122046
- ISBN
- 9780195122046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.82
€ 69.82
This book includes the latest revisions of the authors' influential analyses of some significant concepts in medicine, such as death, disease, paternalism, euthanasia and valid consent. It presents a useful and systemic method for dealing with the moral problems and disputes, but also allows for some unresolvable disagreement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 683.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195159066
- ISBN
- 9780195159066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.15
€ 96.15
Larry L. Rasmussen offers a dramatic new way of thinking about human society, ethics, and the health of our planet. Rejecting the modern ethical assumption that morality applies to human society alone, Earth-honoring Faith argues that we must derive a system of ethics and morality that accounts for the wellbeing of all creation on Earth. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; HRAM3; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199917006
- ISBN
- 9780199917006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.71
€ 124.71
paperback. Editor(s): Martinez, Roy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036403
- ISBN
- 9780271036403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.68
€ 42.68
Paperback. When is the use of military force by a nation justified? In this study, James Turner Johnson refocuses the moral analysis of war on the real problems of contemporary armed conflict and explores the specific problems posed by warfare today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New Haven, CT
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300091045
- ISBN
- 9780300091045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.07
€ 43.07
Paperback. First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415104364
- ISBN
- 9780415104364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.02
€ 70.02
paperback. Investigates trust and honesty in medicine and the doctor-patient relationship, raising questions of patients' autonomy and self-determination. Of interest to those working in medical ethics and applied philosophy, and for medical practitioners. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415185486
- ISBN
- 9780415185486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.15
€ 76.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415715706
- ISBN
- 9780415715706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
paperback. This anthology brings together some of the most important contemporary philosophical essays investigating the nature and moral significance of self-respect. Editor(s): Dillon, Robin S. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; JMS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415907095
- ISBN
- 9780415907095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.70
€ 84.70
Paperback. Bina Gupta strives to obtain a harmonious balance between the traditions of Eastern and Western philosophy. Using ancient and modern sources from these traditions, Gupta introduces the sources' insights on questions such as: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? How ought I to act? Series: Philosophy and the Global Context. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513136
- ISBN
- 9780742513136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Clowney, David; Mosto, Patricia. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742560475
- ISBN
- 9780742560475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.51
€ 139.51