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Ethics & moral philosophy
Hardback. What are the moral and legal issues of contemporary warfare? Drawing on cutting-edge debates in moral philosophy, this book proposes how the laws of war can be evaluated, criticized, and reformed, making a valuable and timely contribution to a pressing international debate. Series: Oxford Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199687398
- ISBN
- 9780199687398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Hardcover. A pioneer in animal ethics tells his story Series: Animals and Ethics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138258
- ISBN
- 9781592138258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.59
€ 44.99
€ 44.59
Paperback. An anthology featuring contributions to the dispute over free will from Aristotle to the twenty-first century. It presents the positions taken in this crucial debate and discusses their consequences for free will's traditional corollary, moral responsibility. Editor(s): Pereboom, Derk. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841290
- ISBN
- 9781603841290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.09
€ 31.99
€ 23.09
Hardcover. Dignity is humanity's most prized possession. We experience the loss of dignity as a terrible humiliation: when we lose our dignity we feel deprived of something without which life no longer seems worth living. Translator(s): Siclovan, Diana. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689012
- ISBN
- 9780745689012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.27
€ 19.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. Ethics are necessary because of the conflict between intelligence and impulse - if one were without the other, there would be no place for ethics. This title offers an account of the author's political position and an absorbing exploration of the ways individuals become socially purposeful. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415487375
- ISBN
- 9780415487375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. * An insightful framing of basic issues and developments in the field of moral responsibility * Clearly and engagingly overs a staggering amount of material in a short amount of space * Includes some of the author's genuinely original ideas and insights * An up-to-the-minute snapshot of what issues are exercising theorists today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680590
- ISBN
- 9780745680590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. The Way of the Samurai. 112 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru.
- Publisher
- Square One Publishers, Inc
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757000263
- ISBN
- 9780757000263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.60
€ 11.60
Hardcover. "Based on the tenth and revised edition published in 1905"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364407
- ISBN
- 9781568364407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.35
€ 19.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Presents the story of Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation. This title contains a philosophical and ethical inquiry into a people faced with the end of their way of life. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027466
- ISBN
- 9780674027466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.76
€ 29.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853776
- ISBN
- 9780192853776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Ellington, James W. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203204
- ISBN
- 9780872203204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Criticizes the common belief that we are entitled to exploit animals for our benefit because they are not as rational as people. This book evaluates criticisms of animal rights that have appeared in philosophical literature and explains the consequences of animal liberation for our diet, science, and treatment of the environment. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877229612
- ISBN
- 9780877229612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. First published by Oxford University Press in 2001, this new edition of Reverence is revised and expanded. It contains two new chapters, one on the sacred and one on compassion, and an epilogue focused on renewing reverence in our own lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199350803
- ISBN
- 9780199350803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Hardback. Alice Crary offers a transformative account of moral thought about human beings and animals. Instead of assuming that the world places no demands on our moral imagination, she underscores the urgency of treating the exercise of moral imagination as necessary for arriving at an adequate world-guided understanding of human beings and animals. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967816
- ISBN
- 9780674967816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.28€ 55.44
€ 60.28
€ 55.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135677
- ISBN
- 9781592135677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154732
- ISBN
- 9780691154732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Paperback.
What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of virtue. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649542
- ISBN
- 9780745649542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardcover. The natural and cultural history of the evolution of our sense of ethics, by a leading anthropologist of human morality. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 674. The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism and Shame. 352 pages. Presents the natural and cultural history of the evolution of our sense of ethics. This title argues that morality is a means for individuals to avoid punishment at the hands of the group. It offers an evolutionary paradigm of human generosity and cooperation. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 36. Weight: 674.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020485
- ISBN
- 9780465020485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.29
€ 37.99
€ 30.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138924055
- ISBN
- 9781138924055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.26
€ 54.99
€ 46.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Geach, Mary; Gormally, Luke. Series: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401214
- ISBN
- 9781845401214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. This first part of this book sets out frameworks for thinking about the law and ethics, and how they relate to social work. The second part explores a series of areas where profound dilemmas arise - such as end-of-life decisions, respecting peoples' choices but ensuring their safety and that of others, and much more. Series: Student Social Work. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN; LNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415590167
- ISBN
- 9780415590167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely recognised as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an essential reference point for all students of the subject. This new edition includes a substantial postscript by the author responding to thirty years of comment, criticism, and further work in the field. Series: Clarendon Law Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199599141
- ISBN
- 9780199599141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Paperback. In this book, David Edmonds, coauthor of the best-selling Wittgenstein's Poker, tells the riveting story of why and how philosophers have struggled with the ethical dilemma posed by the trolley problem. In the process, he provides an entertaining and informative tour through the history of moral philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165639
- ISBN
- 9780691165639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.44
€ 17.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675517
- ISBN
- 9780748675517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.64
€ 45.99
€ 40.64