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Paperback. Why do the big philosophical questions so often strike us as far-fetched and little to do with everyday life? Mary Midgley shows that there is a need for philosophy in the real world. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415133784
ISBN
9780415133784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. There are many debates about utopia - What constitutes a utopia? Are utopias benign or dangerous? The idea of utopia has become commonplace in social and political thought, both negatively and positively. This Very Short Introduction explores utopianism, its history, and its role in modern debates. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199573400
ISBN
9780199573400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467075
ISBN
9781608467075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 17.49

Translator(s): Wootton, David. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203778
ISBN
9780872203778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Demonstrates a real and practical side to the author's vision of Utopia. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 108 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1949
Publisher
Harlan Davidson Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882950624
ISBN
9780882950624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.20

Paperback. Includes the full text of More's 1516 classic, "Utopia", together with a wide range of background contextual materials. Editor(s): Weaver, Professor William P.; Black, Rabbi Joseph. Translator(s): Richards, G. C.; Weaver, Professor William P. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119663
ISBN
9781551119663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203761
ISBN
9780872203761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oldcastle Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842433164
ISBN
9781842433164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Paperback. Offers a traveller's account of a newly-discovered island (Utopia) where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfillment is open to all. Translator(s): Baker-Smith, Dominic. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442327
ISBN
9780141442327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Serves as a key text in survey courses on Western intellectual history, the Renaissance, political theory, and many other subjects. In this edition, the author contextualizes More's life and within the wider frames of European humanism and the Renaissance. Translator(s): Miller, Clarence H. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186109
ISBN
9780300186109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. In this first full historical account of the political thought of Jeremy Bentham, Philip Schofield shows how Bentham's insights in the fields of logic and language led to the first defence of democracy from a utilitarian perspective, and to the creation of the philosophic radicals, dedicated to political, legal, ecclesiastical, and social reform. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199563364
ISBN
9780199563364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.51

hardcover. Substituting comparative censuses for the hedonistic calculus that figures in standard utilitarianism, Braybrooke excludes gratuitous sacrifices also of happiness short of life-sacrifices. Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802087324
ISBN
9780802087324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162. For and Against. 155 pages, bibliography. Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight: 166.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
155
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521098229
ISBN
9780521098229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728795
ISBN
9780198728795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. This book shows the creation and development of a system of ethics that has had an enduring influence on moral philosophy and legislative policy. Editor(s): Ryan, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, index. BIC Classification: DN; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432725
ISBN
9780140432725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

paperback. This is a classic work of ethical theory, arguably the most persuasive and comprehensible presentation of this widely influential position. The complete text of Utilitarianism is presented, with footnote annotations added to clarify unfamiliar references and terminology. Editor(s): Bailey, Andrew. Series: Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813155
ISBN
9781554813155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.67

Paperback. Library of Liberal Arts title. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Condition
New
SKU
V9780023956706
ISBN
9780023956706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.68

Paperback. In this work of moral philosophy, John Stuart Mill defends the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in higher and lower pleasures. Series: Oxford Philosphical Texts. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography, index, endnotes. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198751632
ISBN
9780198751632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Sher, George. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206052
ISBN
9780872206052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. A concise study of utilitarianism. Series: New Studies in Ethics. Num Pages: 117 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333037409
ISBN
9780333037409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07

Hardcover. Written specifically for beginners to Sartre's early philosophy and the non-specialist, McCulloch clearly shows how much analytic philospohy misses when it neglects Sartre and the continental tradition in philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272. Good copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner's markings on the pages.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KTG0017918
ISBN
9780415109536
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A modern way of approaching Antonio Gramsci's writings which breaks from previous analyses Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335681
ISBN
9780745335681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. This insightful selection, features four discourses from The Idea of a University: Knowledge Its Own End; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill; and Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion. Series: Crofts Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1948
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882950631
ISBN
9780882950631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.12

Hardback. Explores the evolutionary aspects of epistemology by focusing on seven major aspects, since philosophers tend to view evolution from a cultural as well as biological point of view. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847676156
ISBN
9780847676156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.34

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