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Paperback. The Eudemian Ethics is a major treatise on moral philosophy whose central concern is what makes life worth living. This is the first time it has been published in its entirety in any modern language. Anthony Kenny's fine translation is accompanied by a lucid introduction and explanatory notes. Translator(s): Kenny, Sir Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586431
- ISBN
- 9780199586431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: HPC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816642403
- ISBN
- 9780816642403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Britain's New Labour government claims to support the cause of human rights. At the same time, it claims that we can have no rights without responsibility and that dependency on the state is irresponsible. The ethics of welfare offers a critique of this paradox and discusses the ethical conundrum it implies for the future of social welfare. Editor(s): Dean, Hartley. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345622
- ISBN
- 9781861345622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.39
€ 36.99
€ 35.39
Hardback. This authoritative treatment on the ethics of war contains twelve original essays by eminent scholars who first challenged the orthodoxy of Just War theory, as well as by up-and-coming thinkers. The essays span both foundational and topical issues in the ethics of war. Editor(s): Rickless, Samuel C.; Bazargan, Saba. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199376148
- ISBN
- 9780199376148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.11
€ 165.11
Hardcover. The Ethics of War is an indispensable collection of essays addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature and ethics of war. Editor(s): Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik; Begby, Endre. Num Pages: 760 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405123778
- ISBN
- 9781405123778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.08
€ 147.08
Paperback. The Ethics of War is an indispensable collection of essays addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature and ethics of war. Editor(s): Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik; Begby, Endre. Num Pages: 760 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405123785
- ISBN
- 9781405123785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Offering an introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diversity of ethical traditions, religious and secular. Editor(s): Nardin, Terry. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058405
- ISBN
- 9780691058405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 42.70
€ 53.53
€ 42.70
Paperback. Challenges our assumptions about voting, revealing why it is not a duty for most citizens. This title explains why voting is not necessarily the best way for citizens to exercise their civic duty, and why some citizens need to stay away from the polls to protect the democratic process from their uninformed, irrational, or immoral votes. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154442
- ISBN
- 9780691154442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPQB; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349515226
- ISBN
- 9781349515226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.34
€ 126.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748654802
- ISBN
- 9780748654802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.86€ 120.22
€ 130.86
€ 120.22
Paperback. Giving you new reflections on global environmental issues, this title looks at issues such as climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation, and sensitively addresses global developments such as the Summits at Durban on climate and at Nagoya on biodiversity. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Global Ethics. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748654819
- ISBN
- 9780748654819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. This book provides students with a toolbox for the study of the ethics of technology, exploring the methods available for ethical assessments of technologies and their social introduction. Editor(s): Hansson, Sven Ove. Series: Philosophy, Technology and Society. Num Pages: 278 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783486588
- ISBN
- 9781783486588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.77
€ 74.77
Hardcover. Through the works of key figures in ethics since modernity this book charts a shift from dominant fixated, objective moral systems and the dependence on moral authorities such as God, nature and state to universal, formal, fallible, individualistic and/or vulnerable moral systems that ensue from the modern subject's exercise of reason and freedom. Editor(s): Imafidon, Elvis; Baram, Amatzia. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472410
- ISBN
- 9781137472410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Paperback. Through the works of key figures in ethics since modernity this book charts a shift from dominant fixated, objective moral systems and the dependence on moral authorities such as God, nature and state to universal, formal, fallible, individualistic and/or vulnerable moral systems that ensue from the modern subject's exercise of reason and freedom. Editor(s): Imafidon, Elvis. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501243
- ISBN
- 9781349501243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. The Ethics of Sport explores moral issues that arise in sports in a manner that is accessible to a wide audience but which also explores and evaluates arguments on different sides of major controversies in the world of sports, such as the controversy over the use of performance enhancing drugs. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LNJS; MBDC; WSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190270193
- ISBN
- 9780190270193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Mark Jordan has written a provocative and stimulating introduction to the issues surrounding sexual ethics and sexuality and theology, filling a much--needed void in this field. Jordan summarizes key topics and themes in the teaching and discussion of religious ethics as well as pushing forward the debate in interesting and original directions. Series: New Dimensions to Religious Ethics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFM; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218180
- ISBN
- 9780631218180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
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. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462315
- ISBN
- 9781349462315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.39
€ 137.39
Hardcover. 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: 184 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333643
- ISBN
- 9781137333643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.06
€ 138.06
Paperback. This anthology examines the normative and conceptual issues raised by recent innovation in human reproduction, including such practices as in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, and parenting through contract (surrogate motherhood). Editor(s): Alpern, Kenneth D. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MFKC; MQW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and sunning
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KOC0011097
- ISBN
- 9780195074352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
hardcover. Suitable for moral philosophers, philosophers with an interest in the ethics of punishment, and criminal law theorists, this book deals with the question of how severely criminals should be punished for their crimes. It provides a critical investigation of a fundamental principle in penal theory and practice: the principle of proportionality. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402025532
- ISBN
- 9781402025532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.38
€ 187.38
Paperback. Building on the renewal of Thomistic ethics encouraged by key moral encyclicals including "Humanae Vitae", "Veritatis Splendor", and "Evangelium Vitae", this book examines some of the most difficult questions regarding the ethics of procreation and human life. It offers an argument on the contested question of contraception and related matters. Editor(s): Murphy, William F., Jr. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217222
- ISBN
- 9780813217222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.13
€ 52.13
Hardcover. Prozorov offers a radical reinterpretation of contemporary Russian politics in terms of Agamben's philosophy. Reconstructing Agamben's conception of the end of history, that challenges the Hegelian thesis, Prozorov approaches post-communist Russia as a post-historical terrain, in which the teleological dimension of politics has been deactivated. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224131
- ISBN
- 9780230224131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Outlines the need for effective and sustainable peacebuilding in order to restore the conditions for co-existence in fractured communities around the world. Editor(s): Dower, Nigel. Series: Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624485
- ISBN
- 9780748624485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.36
€ 38.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622450
- ISBN
- 9780748622450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.96€ 108.80
€ 118.96
€ 108.80