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Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our nature. Population growth and technological advances are threatening to undermine the conditions of worthwhile life on earth forever. We need to modify the biological bases of human motivation to deal with this challenge. Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199653645
- ISBN
- 9780199653645
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. How does cinema function as a means of ethical resistance and thought? Focusing on Alain Resnais and Chris Marker's cinemas, this book uses the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to ask how cinema can enable us to see and act in an ethical way. It analyses the cinematic medium itself through concepts of affect, sensation and actual virtual violence. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474404747
- ISBN
- 9781474404747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Hardback. Activists argue about how to define marriage, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. This title argues that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. It explains the assumptions hidden in widely held positions and common practices. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126678
- ISBN
- 9780691126678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
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€ 24.93
€ 31.99
€ 24.93
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
€ 74.03
€ 74.03
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
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
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€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
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€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
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€ 22.89
€ 24.99
€ 22.89
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€ 30.06
€ 41.99
€ 30.06
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€ 17.37
€ 47.99
€ 17.37
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€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. This brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise. Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183284
- ISBN
- 9781405183284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680962
- ISBN
- 9780816680962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardback. An insightful reading of Deleuze, from the point of view of a student, a reader and a fellow philosopher with whom Deleuze himself corresponded about his work Translator(s): Boundas, Constantin V.; Dyrkton, Susan. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 diagrames. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638826
- ISBN
- 9780748638826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.49€ 107.92
€ 112.49
€ 107.92
Paperback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JFFE; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153997
- ISBN
- 9780231153997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Hardback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153980
- ISBN
- 9780231153980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472520814
- ISBN
- 9781472520814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
paperback. Quoting from the Bible, the Torah, the Qur'an, the teachings of Buddha, as well as Native American folklore, this title make the voices of the religious left heard teaching lessons of peace and liberation. Editor(s): Alpert, Rebecca T. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAB; HRLK; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397575
- ISBN
- 9781566397575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.96
€ 47.99
€ 42.96
Paperback. This fascinating fictional account introduces key ideas in social and political philosophy in a funny, informative and entertaining way. The reader will learn about freedom, responsibility, justice and fairness and see how these are played out in the different utopian futures of a range of socio-political regimes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420893
- ISBN
- 9781847420893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.97
€ 20.99
€ 16.97