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Hardcover. What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework, this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113401
- ISBN
- 9780226113401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.50
€ 95.24
€ 79.50
Paperback. Public policy responses to pressures for changes in the moral sphere have been sluggish and haphazard. Drawing together and adding to the latest thinking on morality, its causes, shifts, tensions, divergences and common features, Morality and Public Policy is intended to contribute to the rectification of this deficit. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447323822
- ISBN
- 9781447323822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.38
€ 36.99
€ 35.38
Hardcover. This book unveils a new paradigm of economic change in the West African savannah, demonstrating how rural accumulation in a polygynous society actually limits the extent of inequality while at the same time promoting technical change. A uniquely African non-capitalist trajectory of accumulation subordinates the acquisition of capital.. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JHBL; JHMC; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382706
- ISBN
- 9781782382706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.16
€ 219.16
Paperback. When is the use of military force by a nation justified? In this study, James Turner Johnson refocuses the moral analysis of war on the real problems of contemporary armed conflict and explores the specific problems posed by warfare today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New Haven, CT
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300091045
- ISBN
- 9780300091045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637280
- ISBN
- 9780691637280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23
Paperback. Offers the reader a vivid depiction of what it is like to work inside an agency that assists victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This book shows how victim advocates and counselors - who don't enjoy extrinsic benefits like pay, power, and prestige - are sustained by a different kind of compensation. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282728
- ISBN
- 9780520282728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Book. A moving story of why and how Cesar Chavez struggled for justice for farm workers and left an indelible mark on the struggle for human dignity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570754586
- ISBN
- 9781570754586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.71
€ 25.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Can moral vision influence the dynamics of the world system? This inquiry into the evolving foreign aid policies of eighteen developed democracies challenges conventional international relations theory and offers a framework of testable hypotheses about the ways ethical commitments can help structure global politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 line drawings, 58 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027678
- ISBN
- 9780691027678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.43€ 54.97
€ 71.43
€ 54.97
Paperback. Joseph Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago was for twenty years the most influential US Catholic bishop. This posthumous collection of a number of his major addresses on central moral issues in contemporary American life voices the causes that were closest to his heart: the sanctity and protection of all human life. Editor(s): Langan, John P. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HRA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406760
- ISBN
- 9780878406760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.48
€ 75.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742561076
- ISBN
- 9780742561076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.58
€ 105.58
Paperback. Walker proposes a view of morality and an approach to ethical theory which uses the critical insights of feminism and race theory to rethink the epistemological and moral position of the ethical theorist, and how moral theory is shaped by culture and history. The new edition contains a new preface, chapters and an afterword responding to critics. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315400
- ISBN
- 9780195315400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.58
€ 84.58
Paperback. After two and a half millennia, it's rare to come across a genuinely new idea on the nature of morality, but in this book Josh Greene advances not one but several.. Moral Tribes is a landmark in our understanding of morality and the moral sense.' Steven Pinker Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393399
- ISBN
- 9781782393399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.08
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
Hardback. In this original work, the Mexican political philosopher, Maria Pia Lara, develops a new approach to public sphere theory and a novel understanding of the history of the feminist struggle. When dominated groups create publicly--oriented social movements, she argues, they seek to frame their demands in compelling narrative forms. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620428
- ISBN
- 9780745620428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. The essays in this interdisciplinary volume use the example of Dutch society and a wealth of empirical data to propose a novel theory about the ambivalent relation between contemporary life and human nature. Num Pages: 492 pages, 0 black and white; 10 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089647757
- ISBN
- 9789089647757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.58
€ 161.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763279
- ISBN
- 9780226763279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.72
€ 43.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. This byte teases out some of the fundamentally moral questions that continue to perplex us, about life and death, good and evil, and sex and the body Editor(s): Smith, Mark. Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322009
- ISBN
- 9781447322009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.27
€ 16.27
Paperback. aeo This book is a basic but very lively introduction to moral philosophy and ethics. It does not assume any prior knowledge of philosophy. aeo Clear and accessible, the book focuses on practical and topical questions whilst avoiding technical jargon. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KL; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610405
- ISBN
- 9780745610405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.81
€ 25.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533188
- ISBN
- 9780262533188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19€ 49.18
€ 51.19
€ 49.18
Paperback. The tremendous growth of scientific research on emotion, decision-making, moral judgment, and moral behavior in recent years has given rise to a rich literature of scientifically-informed philosophical work on moral psychology. Editor(s): Nadelhoffer, Thomas; Nahmias, Eddy; Nichols, Shaun. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190190
- ISBN
- 9781405190190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.04
€ 70.04
paperback. Editor(s): DesAutels, Peggy; Walker, Margaret Urban. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742534803
- ISBN
- 9780742534803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.90
€ 68.90