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Hardcover. Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyday insensitivity to the suffering of others, in the inability or refusal to understand them and in the casual turning away of one s ethical gaze. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662749
- ISBN
- 9780745662749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
hardcover. Defends moral cognitivism with a fresh approach. This book argues that if a moral theory can be developed, which can account for widely held, well-established moral beliefs, this would provide a set of truth conditions for moral judgments. It presents a theory designed to do this - and through which major moral disagreements can be resolved. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006876
- ISBN
- 9781402006876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Hardback. Rejecting a morality based on religious sanctions and appeals to a spiritual order of being, David Hume advocated a wholehearted immersion in worldliness. Contemtus mundi is replaced with amor mundi, an orientation that Hume saw as fostering virtue and socially beneficial relationships. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133677
- ISBN
- 9780874133677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.55
€ 123.55
Hardcover. A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues - drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230552753
- ISBN
- 9780230552753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues -- drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230552760
- ISBN
- 9780230552760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349050970
- ISBN
- 9781349050970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54
Paperback. * A collection of cutting edge articles by leading figures in the field of virtue theory including Guy Axtell, Julia Driver, Antony Duff and Miranda Fricker. * The first book to combine papers on both virtue ethics and virtue epistemology. * Deals with key topics in recent epistemological and ethical debate. . Editor(s): Brady, Michael; Pritchard, Duncan. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108782
- ISBN
- 9781405108782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. Does scepticism threaten our common sense picture of the world? Does it really undermine our deep-rooted certainties? Answers to these questions are offered through a comparative study of the epistemological work of two key figures in the history of analytic philosophy, G. E. Moore and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580633
- ISBN
- 9780230580633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.72
€ 116.72
Paperback. Does scepticism threaten our common sense picture of the world? Does it really undermine our deep-rooted certainties? Answers to these questions are offered through a comparative study of the epistemological work of two key figures in the history of analytic philosophy, G. E. Moore and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349368570
- ISBN
- 9781349368570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.12
€ 100.12
Paperback. Fifteen experts on topics like mythology, Buddhism, feminism, logic, ethics, and the philosophy of science bring their expertise to bear on Monty Python movies. This volume follows the same hit format as the other titles in this series and explains all the philosophical concepts in laymen's terms. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695939
- ISBN
- 9780812695939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.96
€ 31.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. In this collection of essays which is dedicated to the analysis of Montesquieu's contributions to political science, contributors review some of the controversies that have arisen in the interpretation of Montesquieu's thought. Editor(s): Carrithers, David W.; Mosher, Michael A.; Rahe, Paul Anthony. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511804
- ISBN
- 9780742511804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.14
€ 215.14
Paperback. Montesquieu is often considered the first social thinker. Today, when 'the end of the social' has been proclaimed, it is time to reconsider its beginnings. In a wide-ranging, original interpretation of The Spirit of the Laws, this book explores what did it mean to 'discover the social', and what can it mean to recover the social today? Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439706
- ISBN
- 9781349439706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. Montesquieu is often considered the first social thinker. Today, when 'the end of the social' has been proclaimed, it is time to reconsider its beginnings. In a wide-ranging, original interpretation of The Spirit of the Laws, this book explores what did it mean to 'discover the social', and what can it mean to recover the social today? Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027696
- ISBN
- 9781137027696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Translator(s): Stone, Will. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782271031
- ISBN
- 9781782271031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.33
€ 16.99
€ 12.33
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113732
- ISBN
- 9780230113732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
paperback. Investigates the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. This book documents the extent to which economics influenced literature and philosophy and the surprising degree to which literature and philosophy participated in the creation of modern economic paradigms. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF; HPCD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295988375
- ISBN
- 9780295988375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.84
€ 40.84
hardcover. Examines the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. Based on readings of canonical literary and philosophical texts, the author explores how this confluence led to a rich cross-fertilization between economic and literary thought in Germany between 1770-1850. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; HPCD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988368
- ISBN
- 9780295988368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Insights from the Book of Proverbs. 192 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Skylight Paths Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594732454
- ISBN
- 9781594732454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560. Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy. 384 pages. An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521539920
- ISBN
- 9780521539920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.33
€ 60.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844658237
- ISBN
- 9781844658237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29