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Hardback. This collection of essays, written by noted scholars and theorists, covers everything from the practical to the theoretical, and investigates the obligations we have to future persons, ranging from our own future offspring to distant future generations. Editor(s): Roberts, Melinda; Wasserman, David T. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402056963
ISBN
9781402056963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.68

Paperback. This collection of essays, written by noted scholars and theorists, covers everything from the practical to the theoretical, and investigates the obligations we have to future persons, ranging from our own future offspring to distant future generations. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LND; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400726048
ISBN
9789400726048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.01

Paperback. Translator(s): Fatham, Elaine; Hine, Harry M.; Ker, James; Williams, Gareth D. Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748337
ISBN
9780226748337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Hardback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This is a series of new English-language translations of his works helps restore Seneca to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine; Hine, Harry M.; Ker, James; Williams, Gareth D. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748320
ISBN
9780226748320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614293163
ISBN
9781614293163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRAM2; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319437989
ISBN
9783319437989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

Paperback. The classic text on balance, inner calm, and the cultivation of tranquillity using the age-old techniques of Zen masters. Num Pages: 216 pages, Includes 8-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. The Vital Center of Man. 216 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. In Hara, Karlfried Graf Durckheim shows the Western world how to overcome the physical and spiritual decay of modern life by adopting the age-old techniques of Japanese Zen masters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight: 368.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
4th Edition, New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594770241
ISBN
9781594770241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118357477
ISBN
9781118357477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.40

Hardcover. Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118357385
ISBN
9781118357385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

Paperback. We all want to be happy, but what does that mean? Happy Lives, Good Lives offers a thorough introduction to a variety of perspectives on happiness. Valuable insights are inferred from both philosophical and scientific research into the nature of happiness, and a range of examples of very different but equally happy lives are considered. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811007
ISBN
9781554811007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.48

Paperback. Presents an approach to a debate about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: whether it coherently argues that the best life for humans is one devoted to a single activity, namely philosophical contemplation. This book argues that in Aristotle's view, we may act for the sake of an end not just by instrumentally bringing it but also by approximating it. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126265
ISBN
9780691126265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.92

paperback. Across the millennia, philosophers have thought long and hard about happiness, and come up with all sorts of different definitions and ideas for how we might live a happier life. Here, Derren explores the history of happiness from classical times until today, when the self-help industry has attempted to claim happiness as its own. His aim is to reclaim happiness for us all, and enable us to appreciate the really good things in life for what they are. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HP. .
Publisher
Transworld
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172356
ISBN
9780552172356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Separated by millennia, Aristotle and Sigmund Freud both offered disparate pictures of the human condition. This book analyzes these thinkers' theories of human behaviour in terms of a higher principle - whether happiness or death, and concludes that neither can govern "the remainder of life". Series: The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006744
ISBN
9780674006744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.07
€ 47.63

Hardback. "Happiness Is Overrated" begins with an historical overview of the development of the concept of 'happiness' from Plato to contemporary writers, highlighting the best scholarship emerging from philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Belliotti includes practical advice on how to attain happiness and addresses issues centered on the meaning of life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742533615
ISBN
9780742533615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.57

Hardcover. From Plato to the present, Western philosophers have debated the meaning of "happiness". Arranged chronologically, this study explores the development of Rabbinic thought and Jewish philiosophy, and the connections between the various perspectives. Series: Monographs of the Hebrew Union College. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878204533
ISBN
9780878204533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805312292
ISBN
9784805312292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.37

Paperback. This work argues that the prevailing view of happiness being defined as "well-feeling" is dangerous in politics as well as ethics. It suggests that it creates individuals with no other sense of obligation than finding personal satisfaction, regardless of the cost to themselves or others. Num Pages: 168 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681402
ISBN
9780847681402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPDF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172417
ISBN
9780231172417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPDF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172400
ISBN
9780231172400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.59

Paperback. This book considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western cultures. Its diverse coverage spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing the unique perspectives on happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine; Davey, Gareth. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPD; JFF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 801.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400799295
ISBN
9789400799295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.74

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