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Ethics & moral philosophy
The Human Person and a Culture of Freedom (American Maritain Associati...
Peter A. Pagan Aguiar And Terese Auer O.P.
Paperback. A collection of essays on the theoretical foundations of human freedom. It examines various aspects of the anthropological questions at the root of a number of critical social challenges confronting modernity. It is suitable for readers interested in educational theory, church and state, and the nature of love and friendship. Editor(s): Aguiar, Peter A. Pagan; Auer, Terese. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922677
- ISBN
- 9780966922677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01
Paperback. This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale Miller provides a cogent and careful account of the main arguments offered by Mill, considers the critical responses to his work, and assesses its legacy for contemporary philosophy. Series: Polity Classic Thinkers Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625843
- ISBN
- 9780745625843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.07
€ 27.07
Paperback. Sen argues that welfare economics may be enriched by paying more attention to ethics, that modern ethical studies can also benefit from a closer contact with descriptive economics, which, in turn, may learn from the methods of welfare economics. Num Pages: 148 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164012
- ISBN
- 9780631164012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Hardback. Including 18 contributions, this volume deals with central questions of environmental ethics, bioethics and medical ethics, professional and business ethics, social, political, and legal ethics as well as with the aims and foundations of applied ethics in general. Editor(s): Morscher, Edgar; Neumaier, O. (Dept. of Philosophy, Universitat Salzburg, Austria); Simons, Peter. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349655
- ISBN
- 9780792349655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.22
€ 125.22
Random Acts of Kindness Then and Now: The 20th Anniversary of a Simple...
Introduction By M.J. Ryan Editors Of Conari P...
Paperback. Editor(s): Conari Press. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246. The 20th Anniversary of a Simple IdeaThat Changes Lives. 256 pages. Editor(s): Conari Press. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ; VS. Dimension: 182 x 131 x 17. Weight: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conari Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573245876
- ISBN
- 9781573245876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.35
€ 15.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. It will engage bioethicists and philosophers as well as inform policy and law regarding issues at the beginning and end of life. Editor(s): Lizza, John P. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893377
- ISBN
- 9780801893377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.77
€ 47.77
Hardback. This authoritative treatment on the ethics of war contains twelve original essays by eminent scholars who first challenged the orthodoxy of Just War theory, as well as by up-and-coming thinkers. The essays span both foundational and topical issues in the ethics of war. Editor(s): Rickless, Samuel C.; Bazargan, Saba. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199376148
- ISBN
- 9780199376148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.14
€ 159.14
Hardback. This volume examines some of the contentious ethical issues surrounding the technological advances in reproductive medicine. Issues addressed include how parents should respond to knowledge gained from pre-natal testing, and the use of health resources to support in vitro fertilization. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBG; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896033269
- ISBN
- 9780896033269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739164365
- ISBN
- 9780739164365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Paperback. Tackles various perspectives on debates about distinctly Christian ethics. This title argues that we need to reframe the arena in which moral questions are asked. It engages a range of positions, exploring modern issues such as moral and cultural relativism, globalization, problems of consumption and violence, and religious pluralism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRA; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113458
- ISBN
- 9781405113458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. This volume presents Habermas's most recent contributions to ethical theory, expanding and clarifying his controversial theory of discourse ethics. Responding to criticisms of his theory, Habermas defends the claim of discourse ethics to a central position in contemporary moral philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745616391
- ISBN
- 9780745616391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.97
€ 24.99
€ 24.97
paperback. Series: Philosophische Quellenhefte. Num Pages: 49 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 77.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1927
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1927th Edition
- Number of pages
- 49
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663156062
- ISBN
- 9783663156062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Furrow, Dwight. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742533707
- ISBN
- 9780742533707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.53
€ 74.53
Paperback. In Essays on Derek Parfit's On What Matters, seven leading moral philosophers offer critical evaluations of the central ideas presented in a greatly anticipated new work by world-renowned moral philosopher Derek Parfit. Editor(s): Suikkanen, Jussi; Cottingham, John. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196987
- ISBN
- 9781405196987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.82
€ 28.82
Paperback. Characterizes the ethical act of forgiving as behaving toward the perpetrator as if he or she had never committed the action, rather than merely forgetting or rationalizing it - a controversial notion when considering events as heinous as the Holocaust. Translator(s): Kelley, Andrew. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045658
- ISBN
- 9780226045658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.83
€ 36.99
€ 28.83
This volume presents twelve original papers on the idea that moral objectivity is to be understood in terms of a suitably constructed social point of view that all can accept. The contributors offer new perspectives, some sympathetic and some critical, on constructivist understandings - Kantian or otherwise - of morality and reason. Editor(s): Lenman, James; Shemmer, Yonatan. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199609833
- ISBN
- 9780199609833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.32
€ 148.32
Hardback. This book provides a penetrating and original reconstruction of Hobbes's materialist accounts of self-consciousness, cognition, and agency and shows how such an account of subjectivity demands that we pursue peace in our ethical and political lives. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757478
- ISBN
- 9780804757478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166744
- ISBN
- 9780231166744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.43€ 79.41
€ 104.43
€ 79.41
Paperback. How could the Holocaust have happened? And how can Germans make sure that it will never happen again? This title considers bioethical debates surrounding embryonic stem cell research in Germany at the turn of twenty-first century, highlighting how the country's ongoing struggle to come to terms with its past informs the decisions it makes today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924328
- ISBN
- 9780226924328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Copp, David. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 680 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325911
- ISBN
- 9780195325911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.14
€ 80.14
Hardback. This collection of essays develops the theory of social groups as "plural subjects". Gilbert argues that one must go beyond the prevailing "game theoretic" picture of people acting as independent individuals, to incorporate them as plural subjects bound together by joint commitments. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681501
- ISBN
- 9780847681501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.61
€ 115.61
Hardback. * 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. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680583
- ISBN
- 9780745680583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Translator(s): Steiner, Gary. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFZ; WBJ; WBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172967
- ISBN
- 9780231172967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 46.71
€ 59.33
€ 46.71
hardcover. This book develops the view that meaningful work is central in human flourishing. The author defends a pluralistic account of what makes work meaningful, arguing that work can be meaningful in virtue of developing capabilities, supporting virtues, providing a purpose, or integrating elements of a worker's life. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HPQ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190618179
- ISBN
- 9780190618179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.79
€ 195.79