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Paperback. Global ethics addresses the most pressing contemporary ethical concerns, including rogue states, torture, scarce resources, and poverty. This book introduces students to the theory and practice of global ethics, ranging over issues in global governance and citizenship, poverty and development, war and terrorism, bioethics, and gender justice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844652822
ISBN
9781844652822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Hardback. There is an important division in the human mind between perception and reasoning. We reason from information that we have already, but perception is a means of taking in new information. Susanna Siegel argues that these two aspects of the mind become deeply intertwined when beliefs, fears, desires, or prejudice influence what we perceive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797081
ISBN
9780198797081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.21

Paperback. This detailed guide to navigating the bewildering superabundance of information in today's globalizing world draws on the latest work in philosophy and the social sciences to explore how information, and its misuse, can both support and undermine democracy. Num Pages: 329 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319327648
ISBN
9783319327648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 36.42

Paperback. Cited by politicians as diverse as Hillary Clinton and John McCain, this title focuses on the incongruity between personal ideals and political reality which is both an indictment of American moral complacency and a warning against the arrogance of virtue. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226583983
ISBN
9780226583983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631506
ISBN
9780816631506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. These three dialogues here are among the most accessible of Cicero's philosophical works. Editor(s): Griffin, Miriam T. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644148
ISBN
9780199644148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.62

Paperback. Paperback, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KRF0039376
ISBN
9780853235934
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paperback, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KRF0011788
ISBN
9780853235934
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc.
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978058
ISBN
9780865978058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529815
ISBN
9780262529815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.39

Hardcover. This text considers the points of contrast between Aristotle's and Augustine's theory of freedom and voluntary action. The author asserts that there are actually three conditions for voluntary action, instead of two, as is usually held. It also examines Aristotle's discussion of akrasia. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333625378
ISBN
9780333625378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.62

Hardback. New technologies from artificial intelligence to drones, and biomedical enhancement make the future of the human family increasingly hard to predict and protect. This book explores how the philosophical tradition of virtue ethics can help us to cultivate the moral wisdom we need to live wisely and well with emerging technologies. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190498511
ISBN
9780190498511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.35

Paperback. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. First published in 1936 when he was only 24, this work shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186047
ISBN
9780141186047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. The most engaging introduction to the subject by one of Britain's best loved philosophers Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689378
ISBN
9781851689378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HPS; JKV; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647282
ISBN
9781442647282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474272704
ISBN
9781474272704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929524702
ISBN
9780929524702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. A translation of over two-thirds of the classic Daoist text "Zhuangzi" (Chuang Tzu), including the complete inner chapters and selections from the outer and miscellaneous chapters, as well as judicious selections from 2000 years of traditional Chinese commentaries. Translator(s): Ziporyn, Brook. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209114
ISBN
9780872209114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.28

Hardback. This book presents an interdisciplinary reading of Central European dissidence during the Cold War. It argues for a view of dissent as an existential search for mutual understanding and recognition, showing how dissidents' ideas contribute to current conversations in political theory and philosophy about thinking and action. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBTW; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137576026
ISBN
9781137576026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.67

Paperback. This volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics. Editor(s): Inwood, Brad. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. 450 pages, 2 b/w illus. Editor(s): Inwood, Brad. This volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight: 702.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521779852
ISBN
9780521779852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.68

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