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Paperback. Lays the groundwork for a social theory receptive to altruism by examining the experiences described by altruists themselves. This work explores the causes of altruism and the differences between altruists and other people. It demonstrates how social theories may begin to account for altruism and debunks the notions of scientific inevitability. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058474
ISBN
9780691058474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.11

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

€ 53.36
€ 42.00

Paperback. Offers an inquiry into arguments that are offered to defend seemingly wrongful actions performed by those who occupy what Montaigne called 'necessary offices'. This book begins by examining the career of Charles-Henri Sanson, who is appointed executioner of Paris by Louis XVI and serves the punitive needs of the ancient regime for decades. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057392
ISBN
9780691057392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.68

Hardback. Takes on the task of setting forth the contours of praise and blame. The author does so by mounting an important defense of a radical theory of moral realism and offering a critical appraisal of prevailing alternatives such as determinism and behaviorism and of their conceptual shortcomings. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057248
ISBN
9780691057248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.00
€ 63.79

Hardback. Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. This book offers the study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the astronomy. It explores the complex interplay between changes in his philosophical views and the status of his astronomical discoveries. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 tables, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050690
ISBN
9780691050690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.08
€ 82.56

Paperback. Argues that the West has rejected the laws of God and of nature in a quest for human autonomy. This book contends that, in declaring ourselves free and autonomous, we have, paradoxically, lost a sense of what it means to be human. It offers an analysis of the confusions and contradictions at the heart of the modern condition. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; HRC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050256
ISBN
9780691050256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

Paperback. Analyzes trust as a fundamental issue of social relationships. This book asks whether trust - which critics identify as essential in creating a cohesive society - can continue to serve this role. It shows that trust is losing its unifying power because the individual, is being reduced to a sum of group identities and an abstract matrix of rules. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050201
ISBN
9780691050201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.28

Paperback. Provides an investigation of the moral foundations of the international order. This book also includes commentaries by experts in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic moral theology, and a concluding chapter that compares and contrasts the views presented without seeking to adjudicate their differences. Editor(s): Mapel, David R.; Nardin, Terry. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JPA; LAB; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049724
ISBN
9780691049724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.71

Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049717
ISBN
9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. Argues that boundaries of political liberal theorizing must be redrawn. This work proposes a theory of liberal nonpublic life. It offers a fresh look at liberal theory and what it means for a liberal society to function well. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049694
ISBN
9780691049694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Hardback. Offers a historical and sociological interpretation of classical Athens centered on the notion of greed. Integrating ancient philosophy, poetry, and history, and drawing on modern political thought, this work demonstrates that the Athenian discourse on greed was an essential component of Greek social development and political history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048550
ISBN
9780691048550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.34
€ 79.12

Paperback. Contrary to those observers who attribute group violence to irrationality, primordial instinct, or complex psychology, this work uncovers a systematic exploitation of self-interest in the underpinnings of group identification and collective violence. It also uses examples from Mafia vendettas to ethnic violence in places such as Bosnia and Rwanda. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPL; JFFE; JMH; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
n Second printing
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048253
ISBN
9780691048253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.00

Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048161
ISBN
9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.78
€ 198.92

Paperback. Argues that Hannah Arendt"�'s reconceptualization of the nature and value of political action has been covered over and domesticated by admirers. This book explores Arendt's modernity, and indeed her postmodernity, through the Heideggerian and Nietzschean theme of a break with tradition at the closure of metaphysics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044002
ISBN
9780691044002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.44

Paperback. Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486 - these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. This title analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding each major technology and opens up a multitude of questions such as, Do frozen embryos have the right to be born? Num Pages: 291 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036656
ISBN
9780691036656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.63

Hardback. Kierkegaard, a poet of ideals and practitioner of the indirect method, also had a direct and polemical side. This title includes the articles from "Fadrelandet", all numbers of "The Moment", and several other late pieces of Kierkegaard's writing. Translator(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 776 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691032269
ISBN
9780691032269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37
€ 126.61

Hardback. Offers access to Kierkegaard's complex authorship and the extraordinary range of subjects he addressed in his writing. This title helps readers to survey Kierkegaard's dual authorship, pseudonymous and signed; his numerous biblical allusions; his references to Christianity, God, and love; and his frequent use of analogies. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691032252
ISBN
9780691032252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37
€ 124.00

Paperback. Presents Wilhelm Dilthey's principal writings on aesthetics and the philosophical understanding of poetry, as well as representative essays of literary criticism. This book includes the essay, "The Imagination of the Poet" which is his attempt to examine the philosophical bearings of literature in relation to psychological and historical theory. Editor(s): Makkreel, Rudolf A.; Rodi, Frithjof. Series: Selected Works. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029283
ISBN
9780691029283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.00
€ 63.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691022475
ISBN
9780691022475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. Comprises of essays previously published in "Philosophy & Public Affairs" and also an extended excerpt from Michael Walzer's "Just and Unjust Wars". Editor(s): Beitz, Charles R. Series: Philosophy & Public Affairs Readers. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691022345
ISBN
9780691022345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.14

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