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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. Written at the height of the Cold War, the author argues that the only way to end the threat of nuclear war is to end war itself. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415487344
- ISBN
- 9780415487344
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
€ 17.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widening participation and promoting equal opportunities, this book concentrates specifically on the lecturer's professional responsibities. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415335096
- ISBN
- 9780415335096
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Condition: New
€ 69.95
€ 69.95
Paperback. This is the largest selection of Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca's letters currently available. In them Seneca advises his friend Lucilius on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. We learn too about Seneca's personal and political life in the time of Nero. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBLA1; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199533213
- ISBN
- 9780199533213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Hardback. Though often invoked by pro-life supporters, Thomas Aquinas in fact held that human life begins after conception, not at the moment of union. But in following the twists and turns of Aquinas' thinking about the beginning and end of human life, Fabrizio Amerini reaches a nuanced interpretation that will unsettle both sides in the abortion debate. Translator(s): Henninger, Mark. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072473
- ISBN
- 9780674072473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Enlarged edition of a classic work on the significance of place Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 512 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220882
- ISBN
- 9780253220882
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. Are formal ethics research guidelines congruent with the aims and methodology of inductive and qualitative social research? Using the experiences of 16 Canadian, American, and British researchers, this collection explores answers to the question. Editor(s): Hoonaard, Will C. van den. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036834
- ISBN
- 9780802036834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.09
€ 79.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780767920186
- ISBN
- 9780767920186
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Hardcover. An examination of how Muslim scholars from four schools of law and theology debate the ethical issues that coercion generates when considering a person's moral agency and responsibility in cases of speech acts, rape, and murder. It proposes a new model for analyzing ethical thought and compares Islamic with Western thought on the same cases. Series: Oxford Islamic Legal Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAFS; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788775
- ISBN
- 9780198788775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.10
€ 158.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585106394
- ISBN
- 9781585106394
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Some moral theorists hold that the realm of morality must be autonomous of the sciences; others maintain that science undermines the authority of moral reasons. This book elaborates a vision of naturalism that resists both temptations. It also traces an intellectual genealogy of the burgeoning discipline of 'experimental philosophy'. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034570
- ISBN
- 9780674034570
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.28
€ 27.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Ecce Homo is an autobiography like no other. Nietzsche passes under review all his previous books and reaches a final reckoning with his many enemies. Ecce Homo is the summation of an extraordinary philosophical career. Translator(s): Large, Duncan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552566
- ISBN
- 9780199552566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of examples including the Holocaust and attempts to deny it, the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the taking of children of mixed blood from Aboriginal parents in Australia, and the works of Primo Levi and Simone Weil, Raimond Gaita sets out a new picture of our common humanity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMA; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415241144
- ISBN
- 9780415241144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138. Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future. Series: Dover Thrift S. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 10. Weight: 132.
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486298689
- ISBN
- 9780486298689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.27
€ 6.27
Paperback. Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion is an annual volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century. Editor(s): Kvanvig, Jonathan L. Series: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198806974
- ISBN
- 9780198806974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardback. Translator(s): McClellan, Joseph. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171267
- ISBN
- 9780231171267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Explains that, though we sometimes act out of depravity and despair, we do know in our heart of hearts that we are not as we were meant to be, and were created to be so much more. This book shows how we can find our way back to goodness by changing our attitudes, by practising forgiveness, and by prayer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846042638
- ISBN
- 9781846042638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardback. Disaster Bioethics Editor(s): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert; Clarke, Mike. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738638
- ISBN
- 9789400738638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.79
€ 141.79
Paperback. New technology often creates novel situations for which no ethical policy exists or seems immediately obvious. In an area as broad as nanotechnology, there will be a range of possibilities for use and abuse. As a result, it is important to separate fact from fiction when considering how to formulate new and appropriate ethical policies. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470084175
- ISBN
- 9780470084175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Offers an introduction to and an analysis of the issues of debate in moral philosophy. This book is useful to anyone with an interest in the philosophical foundations of ethics. Series: Philosophical Theory S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192466
- ISBN
- 9780631192466
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.34
€ 40.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. Sara Banks emphasises the importance of reclaiming professional ethics for social work, and outlines a preliminary framework for a situated ethics of social justice. Editor(s): Banks, Sarah. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316183
- ISBN
- 9781447316183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Paperback. Should we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In this title, the author asks: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954485
- ISBN
- 9780241954485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardback. In On What Matters Derek Parfit argues that there are objective moral truths, and other normative truths about what we have reasons to believe, and to want, and to do. He further argues that if he is wrong, nihilism follows, and nothing matters. In Does Anything Really Matter? leading philosophers present a fascinating set of responses to Parfit. Editor(s): Singer, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199653836
- ISBN
- 9780199653836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.50
€ 78.50
Paperback. Combines moral philosophy and Christian ethics to develop an important theory of rights and of justice as grounded in rights. This title discusses what it is to have a right, and locates rights in the respect due the worth of the rights-holder. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146300
- ISBN
- 9780691146300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.81
€ 42.99
€ 30.81
Hardcover. These new essays explore central aspects of the ethical content of literature: character, its formation, and its role in moral discernment; poetic vision in the context of ethical understanding; self-identity and self-understanding; literature's role in moral growth and change; and the historical background of the ethical dimension of literature. Editor(s): Hagberg, Garry L. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198715719
- ISBN
- 9780198715719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.05
€ 153.05