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Paperback. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449255
- ISBN
- 9781349449255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Hardcover. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286260
- ISBN
- 9781137286260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Tarrant, R. J. Series: American Philological Association Textbook Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891308713
- ISBN
- 9780891308713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.70
€ 63.70
Paperback. In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity? In this title, the author explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as: How can men and women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does 'civilization' really mean? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038025
- ISBN
- 9780141038025
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. This book is a study of the literary culture within which the works, schools, and careers of Plato, Aristotle, and contemporary Greek intellectuals took shape. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067134
- ISBN
- 9780674067134
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.34
€ 27.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. A book of interviews with contemporary French phenomenologists; introduces the reader to the present state of contemporary French phenomenology in all its dimensions through the voices of its most significant figures living today. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823264728
- ISBN
- 9780823264728
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.75
€ 40.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. World War II tore apart an unprecedented number of families. This is the heartbreaking story of the humanitarian organizations, governments, and refugees that tried to rehabilitate Europe's lost children from the trauma of war, and in the process shaped Cold War ideology, ideals of democracy and human rights, and modern visions of the family. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3; HPQ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425064
- ISBN
- 9780674425064
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; WSKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319155968
- ISBN
- 9783319155968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319365954
- ISBN
- 9783319365954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback / so. How do we begin to philosophize? What are the main features of natural, prephilosophical consciousness, and what is its relation to philosophical consciousness? This study investigates the answers given to these questions in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit and in Husserl's phenomenology. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401039925
- ISBN
- 9789401039925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.79
€ 129.79
Hardback. A timely biography of Ibn Tufayl that sets one of the most famous Arabic philosophical works - Hayy ibn Yaqdhan - in its historical and philosophical context Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780745640
- ISBN
- 9781780745640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.43
€ 40.99
€ 40.43
paperback. Central, yet previously unexamined, infl uences on Marion's thought Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222862
- ISBN
- 9780253222862
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. This book addresses the multiple meanings of nostalgia in the literature of the period. Whether depicted as an emotion, remembrance, or fixation, these essays demonstrate that the nostalgic impulse reveals how deeply rooted in the damaged, the old, and the vanishing, were the variety of efforts to imagine and produce the new the distinctly modern." Editor(s): Clewell, Tammy. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459841
- ISBN
- 9781349459841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Drawing on research in anthropology, psychology, and a host of other disciplines, this book argues that cross-cultural variation raises serious problems for theories that propose universally applicable conditions for moral responsibility. It develops a way of thinking about responsibility that takes cultural diversity into account. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139937
- ISBN
- 9780691139937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.11€ 42.04
€ 53.11
€ 42.04
Paperback. This introductory guide presents all the essential information on Tibetan medicine, an ancient medical system which has been practised for over 2,500 years. It covers the theory, practice and historical background of the system, as well as including explanations of methods of diagnosis and treatments such as golden needle therapy and cupping. Series: Discovering Holistic Health. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREX; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848191341
- ISBN
- 9781848191341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.17
€ 24.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 550 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401085021
- ISBN
- 9789401085021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.79
€ 64.79
Hardback. Activists argue about how to define marriage, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. This title argues that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. It explains the assumptions hidden in widely held positions and common practices. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126678
- ISBN
- 9780691126678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.21
€ 46.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APT; HBTB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226509914
- ISBN
- 9780226509914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Hardback. Human Nature in an Age of Biotechnology Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400775534
- ISBN
- 9789400775534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Paperback. 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: HPS; JPA; LAB; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402092619
- ISBN
- 9781402092619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.02
€ 120.02