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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783593897
- ISBN
- 9781783593897
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Robert Geraci argues that virtual worlds and video games have become a locus for the satisfaction of religious needs, providing many users with communities, a meaningful experience of history and human activity, and a sense of transcendence. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHB; UDBV; UYV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199344697
- ISBN
- 9780199344697
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Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
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What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of virtue. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649542
- ISBN
- 9780745649542
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Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardback. What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of virtue. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745649535
- ISBN
- 9780745649535
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Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Paperback. In the United States, there exists increasing uneasiness about the predominance of self-interest in both public and private life, growing fear about the fragmentation and privatization of American society. This title examines what is meant by virtue, analyzing various historical and analytical meanings of virtue, and notions of liberal virtue. Editor(s): Chapman, John W.; Galston, William A. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814714997
- ISBN
- 9780814714997
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804718653
- ISBN
- 9780804718653
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Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. Virtue and Vice, Moral and Epistemic presents a series of essays by leading ethicists and epistemologists who offer the latest thinking on the moral and intellectual virtues and vices, the structure of virtue theory, and the connections between virtue and emotion. Editor(s): Battaly, Heather D. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335620
- ISBN
- 9781444335620
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Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. The concept of opposing forces of good and evil expressed in a range of moral qualities - virtues and vices - is one of the dominant themes in the history of Christian art. This catalogue documents the occurrence of the Virtues and Vices in well over 1,000 works of art produced between the fifth and the fifteenth centuries. Editor(s): Hourihane, Colum. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 468 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK; ACN; AGR; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050379
- ISBN
- 9780691050379
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Hardback. This book provides an integrated and philosophically-grounded framework which enables a coherent approach to organizations and organizational ethics from the perspective of practitioners in the workplace, from the perspective of managers in organizations, as well as from the perspective of organizations themselves. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198793441
- ISBN
- 9780198793441
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Condition: New
€ 76.08
€ 76.08
Hardcover. 'Virtue Ethics' is an approach to normative ethical theory that takes the consideration of character as fundamental to ethical reflection. This book collects classical sources and central expressions of this tradition. It includes Aristotle, the classical source of 'nonmoral' virtue theory, and is intended for those interested in normative theory. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231134
- ISBN
- 9780631231134
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Condition: New
€ 142.45
€ 142.45
Paperback. * Introduced by Stephen Darwall, this collection brings together classic and contemporary readings which define and advance the literature on virtue ethics. * Includes six essays which respond to the classic sources. * Includes a contemporary discussion on character and virtue by Gary Watson. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen L. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231141
- ISBN
- 9780631231141
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Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. This book examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism as a version of consequentialism. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; HPQ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107407329
- ISBN
- 9781107407329
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Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Gardiner, Stephen M. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489686
- ISBN
- 9780801489686
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761823292
- ISBN
- 9780761823292
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Condition: New
€ 72.93
€ 72.93
Paperback. Virtue Reborn is the first in a series of three titles about Christian life in the modern world, which will build on the themes of Simply Christian and Surprised by Hope and be aimed at a similar market. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281061440
- ISBN
- 9780281061440
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205222
- ISBN
- 9780872205222
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.75
€ 25.99
€ 19.75
Editor(s): Kline, T. C.; Ivanhoe, Philip J. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205239
- ISBN
- 9780872205239
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
paperback. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892812189
- ISBN
- 9780892812189
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. Using Alastair MacIntyre's work as a methodological guide for doing ethics in the Christian tradition, the contributors to this work offer essays on three subjects: description of MacIntyre's approach; reflections on moral issues; and selected essays on family, abortion, feminism and more. Editor(s): Murphy, Nancey; Kallenberg, Brad J.; Nation, Mark Thiessen. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268043605
- ISBN
- 9780268043605
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199252862
- ISBN
- 9780199252862
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Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Paperback. Presents a collection of important essays on Plato and Socrates. This collection displays author's characteristic combination of analytical rigor and sensitivity to the literary form and dramatic effect of Plato's work. It discusses Plato's representation of Socrates as a model of authentic human goodness. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001784
- ISBN
- 9780691001784
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardback. Exploring what two foundational figures, Plato and Aristotle, have to say about the nature of human awareness and understanding, Aryeh Kosman concludes that ultimately the virtues of thought are to be found in the joys and satisfactions that come from thinking philosophically, whether we engage in it ourselves or witness others' participation. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM; HPQ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674730809
- ISBN
- 9780674730809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89€ 58.69
€ 63.89
€ 58.69
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
€ 96.43
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
€ 41.99
€ 37.22