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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226324944
- ISBN
- 9780226324944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.20
€ 26.99
€ 22.20
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
€ 94.82€ 79.09
€ 94.82
€ 79.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226401690
- ISBN
- 9780226401690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.61
€ 40.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. Uncovering forgotten but still powerful arguments and approaches, this reader provides both an historical and contemporary examination of the practical and theoretical challenges that evil poses to faith, reason, and practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220145
- ISBN
- 9780631220145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Victims and the Postmodern Narrative or Doing Violence to the Body: An...
Mark Ledbetter~David Jasper
Hardcover. This volume suggests that reading and writing about literature are ways to gain an ethical understanding of how we live in the world. It sets out to show through a reading of stories from the Bible, that violence imposed on gender, race and the body-politic are not new to the postmodern world. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBB; DSBH; HPQ; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333532638
- ISBN
- 9780333532638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.44
€ 121.44
Paperback. From the bestselling author of The Philosopher and the Wolf comes a gripping and provocative story of one man's life through a philosophical lens Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847089502
- ISBN
- 9781847089502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Hardcover. In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219441
- ISBN
- 9780230219441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219458
- ISBN
- 9780230219458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39
Paperback. A theoretically informed study of five major pro- and anti-apartheid intellectuals, showing the inevitability of complex and compromised positions, and the impossibility of pure ones. Series: Philosophy & postcoloniality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JFCX; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329985
- ISBN
- 9780822329985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the US's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that American views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HPQ; JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348940
- ISBN
- 9781612348940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.14
€ 31.99
€ 29.14
Hardcover. Addressing the perennial question: why should we be moral? this book argues that we can only give a truly and morally satisfying answer to that question by radically reconfiguring our conception of the self and the way it relates to others. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282605
- ISBN
- 9780230282605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardback. This book integrates the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant--particularly the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character--into economic theory, enriching models of individual choice and policymaking, while contributing to our understanding of how the economic individual fits into society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768948
- ISBN
- 9780804768948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Starts with the premise that our lives are saturated with stories, ranging from magazines, books, films, television, and blogs to the words spoken by politicians, pastors, and teachers. This title explores the ethical implication of this nearly universal human obsession with narratives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029746
- ISBN
- 9780268029746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.59
€ 31.99
€ 30.59
Hardback. This book, first published in 2001, is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521791267
- ISBN
- 9780521791267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.79
€ 170.79
Paperback. This volume brings together Martha Nussbaum's published papers, some revised for this collection, on the relationship between literature and philosophy, especially moral philosophy. It also includes two new essays and a substantial introduction. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195074857
- ISBN
- 9780195074857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.04
€ 93.04
Paperback. Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love--intense attachments outside our control--can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503809
- ISBN
- 9780674503809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199335879
- ISBN
- 9780199335879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. This book, first published in 2001, is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900. Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy. 590 pages. This book is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPC; HPQ. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 37. Weight: 782.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 590
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521794725
- ISBN
- 9780521794725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.17
€ 50.99
€ 48.17
paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Martin (University of Leeds); Mecheril, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPQ; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837631494
- ISBN
- 9783837631494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.70
€ 45.99
€ 32.70
Paperback. Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? This book brings eleven ethical dilemmas including: the dodgy donor clinic; the famous footbridge dilemma; and, the human canonball. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415404006
- ISBN
- 9780415404006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199374472
- ISBN
- 9780199374472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Paperback. Written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists, The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory creates a groundbreaking student resource in critical essays on the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today. . Editor(s): Golding, Martin P.; Edmundson, William A. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228325
- ISBN
- 9780631228325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.29
€ 44.99
€ 44.29
Paperback. Considers some of the difficult and disputed questions in Catholic moral theology. This work addresses classic dilemmas including the morality of the procedure known as craniotomy, and of various treatments for tubal pregnancy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217185
- ISBN
- 9780813217185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Paperback. Building on the renewal of Thomistic ethics encouraged by key moral encyclicals including "Humanae Vitae", "Veritatis Splendor", and "Evangelium Vitae", this book examines some of the most difficult questions regarding the ethics of procreation and human life. It offers an argument on the contested question of contraception and related matters. Editor(s): Murphy, William F., Jr. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217222
- ISBN
- 9780813217222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.04
€ 49.04