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Hardback. Exploring what two foundational figures, Plato and Aristotle, have to say about the nature of human awareness and understanding, Aryeh Kosman concludes that ultimately the virtues of thought are to be found in the joys and satisfactions that come from thinking philosophically, whether we engage in it ourselves or witness others' participation. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM; HPQ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674730809
ISBN
9780674730809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.94
€ 58.69

Paperback. This remarkable book is the first attempt to establish a theory of knowledge based on the model of virtue theory in ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Recent Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521578264
ISBN
9780521578264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.32

Paperback. Presents a collection of important essays on Plato and Socrates. This collection displays author's characteristic combination of analytical rigor and sensitivity to the literary form and dramatic effect of Plato's work. It discusses Plato's representation of Socrates as a model of authentic human goodness. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001784
ISBN
9780691001784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.23

Hardcover. The contributors to this volume examine issues in applied ethics from the perspective of character and virtue in order to bring a fresh and illuminating analysis to many contemporary moral problems. Editor(s): Austin, Michael W. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137280282
ISBN
9781137280282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Austin, M. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349447619
ISBN
9781349447619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.66

paperback. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892812189
ISBN
9780892812189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

Editor(s): Kline, T. C.; Ivanhoe, Philip J. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205239
ISBN
9780872205239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205222
ISBN
9780872205222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761823292
ISBN
9780761823292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.93

Hardcover. This book is the first authoritative text on virtue jurisprudence - the belief that the final end of law is not to maximize preference satisfaction or protect certain rights and privileges, but to promote human flourishing. Scholars of law, philosophy and politics illustrate here the value of the virtue ethics tradition to modern legal theory. Editor(s): Farrelly, Colin; Solum, Lawrence. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230552890
ISBN
9780230552890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Gardiner, Stephen M. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489686
ISBN
9780801489686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. This book examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism as a version of consequentialism. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; HPQ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107407329
ISBN
9781107407329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.70

Paperback. * Introduced by Stephen Darwall, this collection brings together classic and contemporary readings which define and advance the literature on virtue ethics. * Includes six essays which respond to the classic sources. * Includes a contemporary discussion on character and virtue by Gary Watson. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen L. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231141
ISBN
9780631231141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Hardcover. 'Virtue Ethics' is an approach to normative ethical theory that takes the consideration of character as fundamental to ethical reflection. This book collects classical sources and central expressions of this tradition. It includes Aristotle, the classical source of 'nonmoral' virtue theory, and is intended for those interested in normative theory. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231134
ISBN
9780631231134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. A critical introductory account of the development of modern virtue ethics, from its roots in Aristotelian thought, to contemporary versions of eudaimonistic ethics; the volume also includes discussions of the theory's contribution to debates in applied philosophy. Series: Bloomsbury Ethics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274. Series: Bloomsbury Ethics. 176 pages. A critical introductory account of the development of modern virtue ethics, from its roots in Aristotelian thought, to contemporary versions of eudaimonistic ethics; the volume also includes discussions of the theory's contribution to debates in applied philosophy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441126726
ISBN
9781441126726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. This book provides an integrated and philosophically-grounded framework which enables a coherent approach to organizations and organizational ethics from the perspective of practitioners in the workplace, from the perspective of managers in organizations, as well as from the perspective of organizations themselves. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198793441
ISBN
9780198793441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.20

Paperback. Virtue and Vice, Moral and Epistemic presents a series of essays by leading ethicists and epistemologists who offer the latest thinking on the moral and intellectual virtues and vices, the structure of virtue theory, and the connections between virtue and emotion. Editor(s): Battaly, Heather D. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444335620
ISBN
9781444335620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804718653
ISBN
9780804718653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. In the United States, there exists increasing uneasiness about the predominance of self-interest in both public and private life, growing fear about the fragmentation and privatization of American society. This title examines what is meant by virtue, analyzing various historical and analytical meanings of virtue, and notions of liberal virtue. Editor(s): Chapman, John W.; Galston, William A. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814714997
ISBN
9780814714997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of virtue. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745649535
ISBN
9780745649535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback.

What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of virtue. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.

Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745649542
ISBN
9780745649542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Hardcover. Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools tries to answer these questions from a perspective that combines philosophy of technology with videogame design. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; UMK; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521774
ISBN
9781137521774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.96

Paperback. This is a study of modernism, sexuality, and subjectivity in the work of two leading women modernists. Each confronted the aspects of her culture and personal history that resulted in a degraded sense of female sexuality and explored how traumatic childhood sexual experiences informed their relationship to female corporeality and fiction-writing. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPN; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535521
ISBN
9781349535521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Hardback. Drawing on Woolf's novels, essays, reviews, letters, diary entries, short stories, and memoirs, the book explores the political and the ontological, as the individual's connection to the world comes to be defined by an involvement and engagement that is always already situated within a particular physical, societal, and historical context. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421676
ISBN
9781474421676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.67
€ 102.41

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