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Ethics & moral philosophy
Hardback. Alan Musgrave has consistently defended two positions that he regards as commonsensical - critical realism and critical rationalism. This work discusses themes that are relevant in one way or another to Musgrave's work. It is intended as an examination of topics of interest in philosophy. Editor(s): Cheyne, Colin; Worrall, John. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402042065
- ISBN
- 9781402042065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.77
€ 200.77
Hardback. Deals with the question of how we should go about using reasons to decide what to do. This book presents objections to the most common response given by contemporary legal and political theorists to the moral complexity of decision-making in modern societies. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402042829
- ISBN
- 9781402042829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
hardcover. This book marks a new departure in ethics, which has up to now been a question of 'the good life' in relation to other people, based on Greek concepts of friendship and the Judaeo-Christian 'caritas.' No early moral teaching discussed man's relation to the origin of foodstuffs and the system that produced them; doubtless the question was of little interest since the production path was so short. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402045530
- ISBN
- 9781402045530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. Presents articles on ethics, business ethics, teaching ethics, agency theory, postmodernism, employee rights, and ethics in accounting and the financial services industry. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402049835
- ISBN
- 9781402049835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.34
€ 133.34
Accessing and Sharing the Benefits of the Genomics Revolution
. Ed(S): Phillips, Peter W. B.; Onwuekwe, Chi...
Hardback. Explores the legal, economic and political debate over intellectual property rights for traditional knowledge and genetic resources, analyzing theory and practice of access and benefits sharing around the world. This title investigates current flashpoints - the battle between Monsanto and Percy Schmeiser over farmers' rights. Editor(s): Phillips, Peter W. B.; Onwuekwe, Chica. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402058219
- ISBN
- 9781402058219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.24
€ 198.24
Hardback. Discusses what is needed for ethics to play a greater role in actions by governments, civil society, and the private sector to reduce poverty and hunger within the context of globalization. This book concludes that much of the rhetoric by policymakers is not followed by appropriate action. Editor(s): Pinstrup-Andersen, Per; Sandoe, Peter. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402061301
- ISBN
- 9781402061301
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Condition: New
€ 200.84
€ 200.84
paperback. Offers a discussion of moral education in the light of a range of ethical theories. This volume addresses contemporary issues and controversies such as morality and citizenship, family values, sexual morality. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402061806
- ISBN
- 9781402061806
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Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
The Contingent Nature of Life. Bioethics and the Limits of Human Exist...
. Ed(S): Duwell, Marcus; Rehmann-Sutter, Chri...
Hardback. Explores the different dimensions of how the contingency of life, and especially human life, is relevant for ethical discussions and the normative frameworks in bioethics. This title explores the relevance of the notion contingency, needs and desires for moral argumentation and bioethics. Editor(s): Duwell, Marcus; Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (University of Basel); Mieth, Dietmar. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402067624
- ISBN
- 9781402067624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.96
€ 256.96
Hardcover. In Pursuit of Nanoethics Editor(s): Gordijn, Bert; Cutter, Anthony Mark. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068164
- ISBN
- 9781402068164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardback. This diverse collection of feminist essays self-consciously develops non-idealizing approaches to either ethics or social and political philosophy (or both), and is a cross-section of current work in both feminist ethics and social and political philosophy. Editor(s): Tessman, Lisa. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 639.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068409
- ISBN
- 9781402068409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.06
€ 134.06
Hardback. A collection of original papers on the theme of 'Values, Rational Choice, and the Will'. It features essays that dealt with most of the central questions of moral philosophy, in both normative ethics and meta-ethics, and theoretical and applied ethics. Editor(s): Chan, David K. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068713
- ISBN
- 9781402068713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
Hardback. This book argues that ethical traceability systems can be used to communicate food information to consumers, allowing them to make food choices consistent with their own values as well as play a more informed role in food production and distribution. Editor(s): Coff, Christian; Barling, David; Korthals, Michiel; Nielsen, Thorkild. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402085239
- ISBN
- 9781402085239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.93
€ 233.93
Hardback. This book critically examines the pros and cons of our growing ability to shape human nature through technological advancements. It systematically analyzes the historical, conceptual and ethical issues regarding medical enhancement and posthumanity. Editor(s): Gordijn, Bert; Chadwick, Professor Ruth. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402088513
- ISBN
- 9781402088513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.79
€ 198.79
hardcover. Regenerative medicine is rich with promethean promises. The essays in this volume approach the ethical and philosophical dilemmas created by the field of regenerative medicine from both western and non-western, especially Confucian, philosophical perspectives. Editor(s): Ip, King-Tak. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402089664
- ISBN
- 9781402089664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.32
€ 131.32
Hardback. This original book examines free will's relevance to personal well-being, and its relevance to the intrinsic value of possible worlds. The book should be of interest to those working on intrinsic value, personal well-being, moral obligation, and free will. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402090769
- ISBN
- 9781402090769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.75
€ 131.75
Paperback. This book features a collection of sixteen papers focused on the most urgent issues arising from nanotechnology today and in the near future. The essays tackle such contentious issues as environmental impact, intellectual property, privacy, and more. Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz; Lin, Patrick. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402093852
- ISBN
- 9781402093852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Paperback. This book presents a clear-headed defense of retributivism against several long-standing criticisms. In this third edition, the author extends discussion of wrong-doing to collectives and compensation with an examination of US treatment of Native Americans. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402093876
- ISBN
- 9781402093876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.22
€ 130.22
Hardback. Liberal defences of nationalism have largely neglected the fact that nationalism is primarily about land. This book examines the generic types of territorial claims customarily put forward by national groups as justification for their territorial demands. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402095405
- ISBN
- 9781402095405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.22
€ 131.22
Hardback. This book explores questions of the nature of law and constitutional interpretation, international law and global justice, and the nature, function, and importance of rights each from a perspective that takes seriously the realities of race and racism. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402096518
- ISBN
- 9781402096518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.40
€ 143.40
Hardback. This book advances a post-metaphysical model for testing the validity of human rights principles. Specifically, it uses recent research from cognitive linguistics and ethics to ground a deliberative model based upon the Kantian reflective judgment. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPQ; HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099854
- ISBN
- 9781402099854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.31
€ 153.31