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Social & political philosophy
Hardback. Unlike others on the topic, this book focuses primarily on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), arguing that NGOs can rise above perceived legitimacy deficit to function more effectively as corporate partners than interest groups and activists. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 228 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWH; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 4223.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722538
- ISBN
- 9789400722538
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Condition: New
€ 127.67
€ 127.67
Hardback. This book presents a unique collection of the most relevant perspectives in contemporary human rights philosophy. Different intellectual traditions are brought together to explore some of the core postmodern issues challenging standard justifications. Editor(s): Corradetti, Claudio. Num Pages: 319 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 689.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723757
- ISBN
- 9789400723757
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Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Paperback. In recent years there has been a lot of talk about the possible death of art. This text challenges that view, and seeks to demonstrate the continued relevance of Heidegger's reflections on the issue, summed up in his essay 'The Origin of the Work of Art'. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726024
- ISBN
- 9789400726024
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Condition: New
€ 152.66
€ 152.66
Paperback. Including unpublished material and personal correspondence from the Uppsala archives, A Real Mind follows the evolution of Hagerstrom's intellectual ideas, summarizing his main arguments at the same time as providing inspiration for future critical assessment. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 271 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730472
- ISBN
- 9789400730472
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Historical inquiry and social science are examined in this unique monograph, to both assess and anticipate developments in public policy. A case study of the ratification of the 16th Amendment is included to illustrate the concepts discussed. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731851
- ISBN
- 9789400731851
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. In 2007, Melbourne University hosted a workshop to discuss many ethical questions that International NGOs face. This book is borne of that workshop. It fully considers current challenges and dilemmas INGOs confront and offers new ideas for meeting them. Editor(s): Horton, Keith; Roche, Chris. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; J; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731950
- ISBN
- 9789400731950
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Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
The Place of Probability in Science. In Honor of Ellery Eells (1953-20...
. Ed(S): Eells, Ellery; Fetzer, James H.
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive overview about the place of probability in science. It provides an explanation of the role of probability in evolutionary theory and quantum mechanics. Editor(s): Eells, Ellery; Fetzer, James H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPS; PBT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732513
- ISBN
- 9789400732513
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Condition: New
€ 218.99
€ 218.99
Paperback. This volume examines three questions: Why do we value freedom of speech and expression? How does freedom balance multicultural sensitivity, minority rights and prevention of violence? Can traditional defenses of freedom of speech translate to other cultures? Editor(s): Golash, Deirdre. Series: Amintaphil: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732797
- ISBN
- 9789400732797
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Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
paperback. This book combines insights developed by philosophers of the social sciences with the writings of historians to offer a unique perspective touching on a wide range of topics, from the French and Chinese revolutions to agriculture and the industrial age. Series: Methodos Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733091
- ISBN
- 9789400733091
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Law as Institution presents the concepts of law from philosophical perspective. The text offers a fresh, comprehensive take on the institutional theory of law by reconnecting political theory, legal theory and moral philosophy, within a general theoretical framework. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733121
- ISBN
- 9789400733121
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. These essays document the progress of phenomenology as an ongoing, vibrant movement in the century since its inception, and illustrate its advance in both the range of topics presented here and the disciplinary and geographical diversity of the contributors. Editor(s): Nenon, Thomas; Blosser, Philip. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF3; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 746.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733374
- ISBN
- 9789400733374
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Condition: New
€ 355.63
€ 355.63
Law and Democracy in Neil Maccormick's Legal and Political Theory
. Ed(S): Menendez, Agustin Jose; Fossum, John...
Paperback. Planned as a celebration of MacCormick's work, this is an homage and salute in which contributors undertake a critical reconstruction, revealing the connections of his writings, and furthering his insights in post-sovereign legal and democratic theory. Editor(s): Menendez, Agustin Jose; Fossum, John Erik. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735750
- ISBN
- 9789400735750
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Condition: New
€ 185.18
€ 185.18
Paperback. This unique collection of studies reveals the spiritual source common to the Occidental as well as the Islamic cultures. In seeking out the shared intuitions of Occidental and Islamic spirit, the book yields a rare panorama of human cultural inheritance. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Islamic Philosophy & Occidental Phenomenology in Dialogue. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736016
- ISBN
- 9789400736016
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and the author analyses the political implications. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736184
- ISBN
- 9789400736184
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Rational thought, according to Levinas, can make the world lucid and controllable. This book emphasizes the value of Levinas' philosophy in the field of Business Ethics. It aims to connect to people's concerns about the roots of the financial crisis. Translator(s): Bevan, David. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736436
- ISBN
- 9789400736436
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback / so. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ; HPS; JP; LA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737143
- ISBN
- 9789400737143
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Drunk on Capitalism. an Interdisciplinary Reflection on Market Economy...
. Ed(S): Vanderbeeken, Robrecht; Le Roy, Fred...
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Vanderbeeken, Robrecht; Le Roy, Frederik; Stalpaert, Christel; Aerts, Diederik. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: AB; GB; HPCF; HPS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738188
- ISBN
- 9789400738188
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Democracy, Religious Pluralism and the Liberal Dilemma of Accommodatio...
Monica . Ed(S): Mookherjee
Paperback. Drawing from various cultural and national contexts, this timely volume examines the politics of toleration and recognition in an age of religious pluralism. The text comprises of original essays by leading, internationally-renowned scholars in the fields of political philosophy and legal theory. Editor(s): Mookherjee, Monica. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738959
- ISBN
- 9789400738959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Hardback. Universal human rights are often won from a hostile majority by outsiders. This provocative new book contextualizes their historical development, and contests their Anglo-Saxon origins in an informative thesis that will arouse controversy and debate. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 992.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400741829
- ISBN
- 9789400741829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.98
€ 240.98
Hardback. This unique monograph on the Rawlsian principles of contract law advocates an understanding of the topic based on common agreement that contractual terms be reasonable-in other words, acceptable to reasonable people seeking equitable cooperation with others. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAFD; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746046
- ISBN
- 9789400746046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.57
€ 121.57
Hardback. Exploring a pressing issue in the context of contemporary economic woes, this volume combines philosophy and jurisprudence to develop new theories of economic justice that reexamine the commonly held values informing policies on the market and the workplace. Editor(s): Stacy, Helen M.; Lee, Win-Chiat. Series: Amintaphil: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; KCP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749047
- ISBN
- 9789400749047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.83
€ 121.83
Justice, Responsibility and Reconciliation in the Wake of Conflict
. Ed(S): Maclachlan, Alice; Speight, Allen
Hardback. Drawing on the work of leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, political theory, international law, religious studies and peace studies, this book makes a significant contribution to current literature on war, justice and post-conflict reconciliation. Editor(s): MacLachlan, Alice; Speight, Allen. Series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400752009
- ISBN
- 9789400752009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Paperback. This book offers a historical overview on questions of individual autonomy and fundamental freedoms in a pluralistic society, and the extent to which modern Enlightenment values can serve as the universal foundation of law and society. Editor(s): Maris, C. W.; Jacobs, F. C. L. M. Translator(s): De Ville, J. R. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755697
- ISBN
- 9789400755697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Paperback. This book provides an overview of the prominent issues, problems and challenges that well-being research has been facing since its appearance on the scientific stage. It addresses issues that lie at the core of the lively debate going on around happiness. Editor(s): Delle Fave, Antonella. Series: Happiness Studies Book Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFF; JMAN; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757011
- ISBN
- 9789400757011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.80
€ 122.80