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Ethics & moral philosophy

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Ethics & moral philosophy

Paperback. The first facing-page German-English edition of the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant's central contribution to modern moral philosophy. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Blg Rep
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107615908
ISBN
9781107615908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.80

paperback. Drawing on original data, this book is the first account of popular understandings of political ethics in contemporary British politics. Num Pages: 341 pages, 13 b/w illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107642348
ISBN
9781107642348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

paperback. This book encourages readers to engage in discussions of ethical dilemmas encountered by behavioral and brain scientists. Editor(s): Sternberg, Robert J.; Fiske, Susan Tufts. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PSAN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107671706
ISBN
9781107671706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.89

Paperback. This book brings secular utilitarians and Christian ethicists together around the work of Peter Singer, the world's most controversial contemporary philosopher. Editor(s): Perry, John. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107696570
ISBN
9781107696570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.83

Paperback. Combines "hard" logic and supposedly "soft" ethics in order to formulate ethical principles more clearly, to organize them into a defensible system , and to help us think more rationally about morality. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415130660
ISBN
9780415130660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Priest, Graham; Young, Damon. Series: Ethics and Sport. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPDF; HPQ; WSTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138016606
ISBN
9781138016606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.50

Paperback. Presents an exposition and defence of particularism in ethics. The author's controversial claim, argued, is that the traditional link between morality and principles, or between being moral and having principles, is little more than a mistake. This is a presentation of particularist ethical theory, and is useful for moral philosophers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199297689
ISBN
9780199297689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Hardcover. Examining the way terrorism challenges traditional norms, this title discusses the morality of various practices of torture, and explores the infamous ticking time-bomb scenario. It addresses criticisms of torture, analyzing the impact its adoption could have on democracy, institutional structures, and foreign policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014838
ISBN
9780226014838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.42

Paperback. Comprehensively engaging with Murdoch's work this volume gathers contributions from philosophers, theologians, and a literary critic to explore the significance of her ideas for contemporary thought. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021133
ISBN
9780226021133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.19

Hardcover. Born out of democracy and raised in open markets, fairness has become our de facto modern creed. In our zealous pursuit of fairness, we have banished our urges to like one person more than another, one thing over another, hiding them away as dirty secrets of our humanity. In this book, the author drags them triumphantly back into the light. Num Pages: 200 pages, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029863
ISBN
9780226029863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.30

Paperback. In this critique Kant weaves his thoughts on practical reason into a unified argument. Lewis White Beck offers an examination of this argument and places it in the context of Kant's philosophy, and of the moral philosophy of the 18th century. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040752
ISBN
9780226040752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044835
ISBN
9780226044835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 44.10

Paperback. Shows how the problem of neighbor love opens questions that are fundamental to ethical inquiry and suggest a new theological configuration of political theory. This title explores today's central historical problem: the persistence of the theological in the political. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045207
ISBN
9780226045207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

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

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardcover. Examining the American discourse over war and torture, the authors investigate the opinion pages of American newspapers, television commentary, and online discussion groups to offer the first empirical study of the national conversation about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib a year later. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; HPQ; JFD; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226062495
ISBN
9780226062495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.24

Hardcover. Tracing the argument of the Ethics as it emerges through that approach, this book shows how Aristotle represents ethical virtue from the perspective of those devoted to it while standing back to examine its assumptions and implications. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080505
ISBN
9780226080505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.95

Paperback. A series of closely related essays on the philosophical and theological work of Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas. The author describes how they articulated a responsible humanism and a new enlightenment which placed moral obligation to the other above all other human concerns. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 4 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPDC; HPQ; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112756
ISBN
9780226112756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

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

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Hardcover. Does the concept of natural rights have the natural law as its foundation or are the two ideas, as Leo Strauss argued, profoundly incompatible? The author addresses this controversy, offering an entirely new account of natural morality that compellingly unites the concepts of natural law and natural rights. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123431
ISBN
9780226123431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Hardcover. Nonetheless philosophers have long sought a single, overriding ideal that should guide everyone, always, everywhere, and after centuries of debate we're no closer to an answer. This book argues that ideal theories are abstractions from the realities of everyday life and its problems. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155654
ISBN
9780226155654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155678
ISBN
9780226155678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173368
ISBN
9780226173368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. What is the good life? Posing this question today would likely elicit very different answers. But for Aristotle these two ideas - doing good and doing well - were one and the same and could be realized in a single life. The author draws a conclusion from Aristotle's works, and studying this conception of the good life relates to ideas of morality. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226270197
ISBN
9780226270197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.37

Paperback. Exploring the works of some of history's important thinkers in the context of the everyday struggles of students, the author guides you through the quandaries of our existence and shows just how enriching the examined life can be. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272771
ISBN
9780226272771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

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