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Paperback. This volume, by Michael Shapiro, is not about Adam Smith in the sense in which "about" is usually understood, for it is neither a comprehensive explication of his views nor a careful tracing of the sources of them. Shapiro's ultimate goal is to "exemplify a way of doing political theory". Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521339
- ISBN
- 9780742521339
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Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Hardback. This volume, by Michael Shapiro, is not about Adam Smith in the sense in which "about" is usually understood, for it is neither a comprehensive explication of his views nor a careful tracing of the sources of them. Shapiro's ultimate goal is to "exemplify a way of doing political theory". Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521322
- ISBN
- 9780742521322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.23
€ 172.23
Hardcover. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 396 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671543
- ISBN
- 9780745671543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback. What do we know about war crimes and justice? What are the discursive practices through which the dominant images of war crimes, atrocity and justice are understood? In this wide ranging text, Michael J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671550
- ISBN
- 9780745671550
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Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardcover. The author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230308459
- ISBN
- 9780230308459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Sandel traces the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and argues for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allows. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392. 252 pages. Sandel traces the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and argues for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allows. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521567411
- ISBN
- 9780521567411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.77
€ 71.77
Paperback. Should we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In this title, the author asks: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954485
- ISBN
- 9780241954485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Is it always wrong to lie? Should there be limits to personal freedom? Can killing sometimes be justified? Is the free market fair? What is the right thing to do? This title invites readers of all ages and political persuasions on a journey of moral reflection, and shows how reasoned debate can illuminate our lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041339
- ISBN
- 9780141041339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Focuses on some of the moral and political issues, such as affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023659
- ISBN
- 9780674023659
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.11
€ 34.99
€ 30.11
Paperback. Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138639348
- ISBN
- 9781138639348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.64
€ 59.64
Paperback. According to conventional wisdom, by the late 1800s, the image of Bible as a supernatural and infallible text crumbled in the eyes of intellectuals under the assaults of secularizing forces. This book corrects the narrative by arguing that in America, the road to skepticism had already been paved by the Scriptures' most able and ardent defenders. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452880
- ISBN
- 9781349452880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848316652
- ISBN
- 9781848316652
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Hardback. Science, rhetoric, and speaking about the post-human future Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602586857
- ISBN
- 9781602586857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
hardcover. This is a comprehensive survey of the way in which Hegel reacted to the pervasive Newtonianism of his day. Various 18th-century developments in metaphysics, the foundations of mathematics, mechanics, optics and chemistry are considered, together with Hegel's assessment of them. Editor(s): Petry, Michael J. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 807 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 807
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322023
- ISBN
- 9780792322023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.57
€ 376.57
Hardback. A collection of papers that present the work on a problem in practical reasoning - the problem of imperceptible harms and benefits. The puzzles and paradoxes combine worries about our obligations to relieve starvation, mitigate suffering and conserve resources, with metaethical worries about the nature of practical rationality and dynamic choice. Editor(s): Almeida, Michael J. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364641
- ISBN
- 9780792364641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466412
- ISBN
- 9781608466412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. Choosing a research method can be bewildering. This book links methodology and theory with clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761961062
- ISBN
- 9780761961062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22
€ 52.22
Paperback. * English translations of Hegela s main concepts are given in alphabetical order from a absolutea to a willa * An index of German words and an index of names gives access to any given topic* Etymology of Hegela s vocabulary is given* Sheds important new light on Hegela s thought. . Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 356 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175339
- ISBN
- 9780631175339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Hardback. This book is about the necessity, and even value, of vulnerability in human experience. In it, Michael Ing brings early Chinese texts into dialogue with questions about the ways in which meaningful things are vulnerable to powers beyond our control; and more specifically, how relationships with meaningful others might compel tragic actions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAB; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190679118
- ISBN
- 9780190679118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.63
€ 216.63
Paperback. The result of ten years of interviews between Berlin and Ignatieff, this is the biography of one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers. Berlin (born in Russia in 1909) was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century, and the book is full of memorable encounters. Num Pages: 384 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001722
- ISBN
- 9780099577317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95