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paperback. When is it morally acceptable to expose others to risk? Most moral philosophers have had very little to say in answer to that question, but here is a moral philosopher who puts it at the centre of his investigations. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462315
- ISBN
- 9781349462315
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€ 137.39
€ 137.39
paperback. (Mis)readings of Marx In Continental Philosophy reflects on the way major European philosophers related to the work of Karl Marx. It brings together leading and emerging critical theorists to address the readings of Marx offered by Benjamin, Adorno, Arendt, Althusser, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Negri, Badiou, Agamben, Ranciere, Latour and i ek." Editor(s): Habjan, Jernej; Whyte, J. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF7; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469383
- ISBN
- 9781349469383
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€ 126.61
€ 126.61
Enactive Cognition at the Edge of Sense-Making: Making Sense of Non-Se...
Massimiliano . Ed(S): Cappuccio
paperback. The enactive approach replaces the classical computer metaphor of mind with emphasis on embodiment and social interaction as the sources of our goals and concerns. Researchers from a range of disciplines unite to address the challenge of how to account for the more uniquely human aspects of cognition, including the abstract and the nonsensical. Editor(s): Cappuccio, Massimiliano. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
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- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472987
- ISBN
- 9781349472987
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€ 127.36
€ 127.36
paperback. Making an important new contribution to rapidly expanding fields of study surrounding the adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare, Shakespeare and the Ethics of Appropriation is the first book to address the intersection of ethics, aesthetics, authority, and authenticity. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477449
- ISBN
- 9781349477449
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
paperback. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM; JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501717
- ISBN
- 9781349501717
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€ 148.75
€ 148.75
paperback. This book considers how white U.S.-Americans may participate in racial justice-making, and shows how 'white' identities embody problematic moral realities, arguing that reparations for people of African descent and sovereignty for Native peoples are critical for racial justice and transformation of what it means to be white in the United States. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HPQ; HRA; HRAB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537464
- ISBN
- 9781349537464
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€ 71.85
€ 71.85
paperback. This book aims to provide the historical context necessary to understanding the concept of 'fetishism' and offers an overview of the ideologies, prejudices, and critical senses that shaped the Western observer's view of otherness and of his own world. Series: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK5; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349575800
- ISBN
- 9781349575800
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€ 54.57
€ 54.57
paperback. Draws on the psychological insights provided by the Hebrew Bible, the Gospels, Aristotle, Maimonides, Aquinas and others to show what we can learn from their teachings about the relationship between virtue and psychological well-being and vice and emotional distress. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 pp halftones. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HRLB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780195119459
- ISBN
- 9780195119459
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€ 26.65
€ 26.65
Hardcover. This collection of new essays re-examines and evaluates central themes in the work of Ralph Miliband, a leading contributor to Marxist political theory in twentieth century. It provides an essential reference point for research within the Marxist tradition, and a valuable resource for students on a range of courses in political and social theory. Editor(s): Wetherly, Paul; Barrow, Clyde W.; Burnham, Peter. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001329
- ISBN
- 9780230001329
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€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. In 1795 Immanuel Kant proclaimed that humans had entered into a 'universal community'. Since then, connections have grown ever more pronounced, with the notion of 'cosmopolitics' defining the modern age. This interdisciplinary volume makes a timely contribution to debates on international law, global ecology and economy and transnational synergies. Editor(s): Morgan, Diane; Banham, Gary. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001527
- ISBN
- 9780230001527
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€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. This volume contains a selection of the talks given at the Philosophy of History seminar in the IHR, London, in the period 2000-6. It puts students, historians, teachers of History and anyone else interested in the subject in touch with what is being researched and discussed today at the cutting edge of Philosophy of History studies. Editor(s): Macfie, A. L. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004573
- ISBN
- 9780230004573
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€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Based on detailed studies of the actual use of genetic testing in context, this book looks at the ethical and political questions raised by the expanding role of genetic information in society. In contrast to the established perspective which focuses on individual freedom, the authors emphasize a pragmatic approach focussed on societal learning. Editor(s): Vries, Gerard de; Horstman, Klasien. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; MBDC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005358
- ISBN
- 9780230005358
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€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This collection of new essays aims to address some of the most perplexing issues arising from death and dying, as well as the moral status of persons and animals. Leading scholars, including Peter Singer and Gerald Dworkin, investigate diverse topics such as animal rights, vegetarianism, lethal injection, abortion and euthanasia. Editor(s): Li, Hon-Lam; Yeung, Anthony. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006508
- ISBN
- 9780230006508
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. The neurosciences propose that the concept of will is scientifically untenable - it is our brain rather than our 'self' that controls our choices. Yet we seem to be confronted with increasing free choice in all areas of life. Using up-to-date empirical research in the social sciences and philosophy, this volume addresses the seeming contradiction. Editor(s): Maasen, Sabine; Sutter, Barbara. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013438
- ISBN
- 9780230013438
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€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. The first survey in the English language of the history of naturalistic monism in the works of Haeckel, Spinoza, and others. Contributors demonstrate that, to a greater extent than previously shown, monism provided an essential epistemological framework for numerous religious, political and cultural movements between the 1840s and 1940s. Editor(s): Weir, Todd H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113732
- ISBN
- 9780230113732
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€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. For all of the technical explanations for meltdown in the financial markets during the banking crisis, the most readily accepted and almost universal explanation is the single word 'greed'. This is a subject which can at once be seen as the disease at the heart of society and the motivating force behind the progress of mankind. Editor(s): Brassey, Alexis; Barber, Stephen. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCX; KJG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201484
- ISBN
- 9780230201484
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€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. This collection of essays showcases recent work on Hume and the Is/Ought question. There are four distinct attempts to redefine and prove Hume's No-Ought-From-Is thesis in such a way as to evade the famous counterexamples of A.N.Prior. The rival approaches are explained and discussed together with their implications for meta-ethical theory. Editor(s): Pigden, Charles R. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205208
- ISBN
- 9780230205208
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€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. This collection is devoted to questions in meta-ethics and moral psychology arising from the work of David Hume. The collection focuses on questions arising from Hume's views on reason, motivation and virtue including new essays from notable Hume scholars. Editor(s): Pigden, Charles R. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205277
- ISBN
- 9780230205277
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Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardcover. Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and when is it truly progressive? In addressing these questions, this book brings together novel theoretical and empirical perspectives from a diverse range of disciplinary and geographical locales. Editor(s): Cheliotis, Leonidas K. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFM; JKV; JPV; YQH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210394
- ISBN
- 9780230210394
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. How much can morality demand of well-off Westerners as a response to the plight of the poor and starving in the rest of the world? What does the answer tell us about the nature of morality? The cutting edge of this contemporary ethical debate is represented by eleven new essays from some of the world's leading moral philosophers. Editor(s): Chappell, Timothy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219403
- ISBN
- 9780230219403
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Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Hardcover. Leading scholars discuss whether some of the main tenets or theses that are currently or traditionally ascribed to Wittgenstein are still both theoretically and exegetically viable, by focusing on three well-established Wittgensteinian themes: mind, meaning, and metaphilosophy. Editor(s): Frascolla, Pasquale; Marconi, Diego; Voltolini, Alberto. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510. 304 pages. Editor(s): Frascolla, Pasquale; Marconi, Diego; Voltolini, Alberto. Leading scholars discuss whether some of the main tenets or theses that are currently or traditionally ascribed to Wittgenstein are still both theoretically and exegetically viable, by focusing on three well-established Wittgensteinian themes: mind, meaning, and metaphilosophy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219410
- ISBN
- 9780230219410
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€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. This collection explores the controversial and perhaps even abject idea that evils, large and small, human and natural, may have a central positive function to play in our lives. For centuries a concern of religious thinkers from the Christian tradition, very little systematic work has been done to explore this idea from the secular point of view. Editor(s): Tabensky, Pedro Alexis. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219557
- ISBN
- 9780230219557
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Sartre scholars and others engage with Jean-Paul Sartre's descriptions of the human body, bringing him into dialogue with feminists, sociologists, psychologists and historians and asking: What is pain? Do men and women experience their bodies differently? How do society and culture shape our bodies? Can we re-shape them? Editor(s): Morris, Katherine J. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446. Series: Philosophers in Depth. 272 pages, 1 black & white halftones. Editor(s): Morris, Katherine J. Sartre scholars and others engage with Jean-Paul Sartre's descriptions of the human body, bringing him into dialogue with feminists, sociologists, psychologists and historians and asking: What is pain? Do men and women experience their bodies differently? How do society and culture shape our bodies? Can we re-shape them?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 21. Weight: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219670
- ISBN
- 9780230219670
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€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. This volume brings together distinguished Wittgenstein scholars and renowned philosophers of language in order to examine what Wittgenstein has to say about language and to assess its significance for contemporary philosophy. Editor(s): Whiting, Daniel. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219687
- ISBN
- 9780230219687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.95
€ 138.95