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Paperback. A Brief Introduction to Ethics. 2nd Ed. A common-sense introduction to the major traditions in western philosophical ethics. Num Pages: 192 pages, NO. BIC Classification: HP. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119099291
ISBN
9781119099291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.50

Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252080265
ISBN
9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

This is the first full historical study of a key strand in the development of modern moral philosophy. The subject is a school of British ethical theorists from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, including Sidgwick and Moore. Hurka shows what these philosophers thought, how they influenced each other, and how their ideas changed through time. Series: The Oxford History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199233625
ISBN
9780199233625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.82

Paperback. For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Series: Philosophy in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190228316
ISBN
9780190228316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.25

Paperback. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, and the death of Carter's partner shortly after the discovery. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, and the death of Carter's partner shortly after the discovery. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Fine in fine dustjacket. DJ is in mylar
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
408
SKU
KLJ0014616
ISBN
9780815411864
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.96

Paperback. Argues that human beings are first and foremost concerned with their own individual desires and fears. This book shows that a conflict of each against every man can only be avoided by the adoption of a compact to enforce peace. Num Pages: 619 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 46. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
619
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596980815
ISBN
9781596980815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Paperback. The volume begins with the recent history of the discourses, first published as part of the anonymous 17th-century work, "Horae Subsecivae". The editors present the complete texts of the discourse with full annotations and modernized spellings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226345468
ISBN
9780226345468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226345444
ISBN
9780226345444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Hobbes' classic work has set the tone for the course of political philosophy through to our own day. This edition includes the full text of the 1651 edition, together with a wide variety of background documents that help set the work in context. It also includes are an introduction, explanatory notes, and a chronology. Editor(s): Martinich, Al P. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810031
ISBN
9781554810031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Brooke, Christopher. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395098
ISBN
9780141395098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. At head of title: "Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury LEVIATHAN 1651." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624665219
ISBN
9781624665219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 40.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Gaskin, J. C. A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, facsimile title-page and engraving. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537280
ISBN
9780199537280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99

Paperback. This work was originally published in 1650 as two separate books, Human nature, and De corpore politico. Editor(s): Gaskin, J. C. A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549702
ISBN
9780199549702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. In Leviathan, Hobbes presents us with a portrait of politics which depicts how a state that is made up of the unified body of all its citizens will be powerful, fruitful, protective of each of its members, and - above all - free from internal violence Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840227338
ISBN
9781840227338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. At head of title: "Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury LEVIATHAN 1651." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HPCD; HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624665202
ISBN
9781624665202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. Through a collection of new, previously unpublished essays, The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics addresses diverse topics crucial to our understanding of Kant's moral philosophy and its implications for the modern age. Editor(s): Hill, Thomas E. Series: Blackwell Guides to Great Works. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405125826
ISBN
9781405125826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.59

Paperback. In recent years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in classical conceptions of what it means for human beings to lead a good life. Although the primary focus of the return to classical thought has been Aristotle's account of virtue, the ethics of Aquinas has also received much attention. Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220441
ISBN
9780823220441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardback. In recent years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in classical conceptions of what it means for human beings to lead a good life. Although the primary focus of the return to classical thought has been Aristotle's account of virtue, the ethics of Aquinas has also received much attention. Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220434
ISBN
9780823220434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481306386
ISBN
9781481306386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.36

Paperback. Arguing that the human psyche is at war with itself, that humans are alienated in the cosmos, and that moral societies are necessarily in conflict with the natural conditions of their existence, this title states that moral dictates is the key to future human happiness and success. Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 114 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
With a New introduction by Michael Ruse
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141305
ISBN
9780691141305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

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