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Includes the translation of Kant's essay "On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns", in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory, that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of harmful consequences. Translator(s): Ellington, James W. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203211
- ISBN
- 9780872203211
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. To avoid abusive practice in social care, professionals need to examine the body of values, rules and methods which guide their work, and move towards a more sophisticated participatory approach to social responsibility. The book contains background material, a review of current research and case studies, and lays guidelines for future policy. Editor(s): Littlechild, Brian; Payne, Helen; Pritchard, Jacki. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027437
- ISBN
- 9781853027437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Hardback. Bina Gupta strives to obtain a harmonious balance between the traditions of Eastern and Western philosophy. Using ancient and modern sources from these traditions, Gupta introduces the sources' insights on questions such as: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? How ought I to act? Series: Philosophy and the Global Context. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513129
- ISBN
- 9780742513129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.20
€ 175.20
Paperback. Bina Gupta strives to obtain a harmonious balance between the traditions of Eastern and Western philosophy. Using ancient and modern sources from these traditions, Gupta introduces the sources' insights on questions such as: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? How ought I to act? Series: Philosophy and the Global Context. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513136
- ISBN
- 9780742513136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Shows how ethical subjectivity is not based on individual morals but contemporary culture. This title reveals how responsibility is grounded in the everyday encounters and situations we are all familiar with. It pays particular attention to the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640096
- ISBN
- 9780748640096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.48
€ 151.48
Paperback. This book is a practical study of the forest industrial complex composed in analogical narratives of prosaic discourse and poetic themes presented in a gallery tour through the corporate moral forest. Its focus is on the changing of management by objectives policies to management by ethics philosophies and managing moralities. Num Pages: 188 pages, 63 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; AGC; AGR; HPQ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 295 x 12. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761866824
- ISBN
- 9780761866824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.98
€ 97.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339718
- ISBN
- 9781590339718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.51€ 76.40
€ 110.51
€ 76.40
Paperback. Ethical Theory: An Anthology, 2nd Edition, is an authoritative collection of key essays by top scholars in the field, addressing core issues including consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics, as well as traditionally underrepresented topics such as moral knowledge and moral responsibility. Editor(s): Shafer-Landau, Russ. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 189 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1348.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671603
- ISBN
- 9780470671603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.67
€ 82.67
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486245225
- ISBN
- 9780486245225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Sara Banks emphasises the importance of reclaiming professional ethics for social work, and outlines a preliminary framework for a situated ethics of social justice. Editor(s): Banks, Sarah. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316183
- ISBN
- 9781447316183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840221190
- ISBN
- 9781840221190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.09
€ 7.09
Paperback. Draws on many other disciplines, as well as moral philosophy, to convey the intellectual excitement of the search for answers to basic questions about how we ought to live. What is ethics? Where does it come from? Can we really hope to find any rational way of deciding how we ought to live? Editor(s): Singer, Peter. Series: Oxford Readers. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192892454
- ISBN
- 9780192892454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Paperback. Presents an insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. This title argues that our moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which don't exist. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135589
- ISBN
- 9780140135589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to ethical theory which allows students to get to grips with debates in moral philosophy. Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857284539
- ISBN
- 9781857284539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Hardback. This book provides a much-needed, straightforward introduction to moral philosophy. It will particularly benefit students following courses containing an ethics module, including philosophy from AS level onwards, religious studies, law and medicine, but it has also been written for any reader puzzled by moral disputes and dilemmas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640679
- ISBN
- 9780745640679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Philosophical Perspectives aims to publish original essays by foremost thinkers in their fields, with each volume confined to a main area of philosophical research. This volume contains original essays in the subject from foremost ethicists. Ethics is edited by John Hawthorne, who is widely accepted as one of the leading philosophers of today. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334630
- ISBN
- 9781444334630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Paperback. Analyzes twenty ethical issues that address education and culture, labor and economy, democracy and cosmopolitanism and life and death. In this book each chapter describes a concrete example showing the relevance of the fundamental ethical question. It provides an explanation between personal, professional, and institutional ethics. Translator(s): McNeil, Brian. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161658
- ISBN
- 9781626161658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.53
€ 43.53
Paperback. Provides a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life. This book follows a logical format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding. Translator(s): Curley, E. M. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435719
- ISBN
- 9780140435719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosophical reference work to the subject. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620142
- ISBN
- 9780748620142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosophical reference work to the subject. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621965
- ISBN
- 9780748621965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78€ 119.62
€ 124.78
€ 119.62