Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Hardcover. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927602
- ISBN
- 9780813927602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.41
€ 77.41
Paperback. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927725
- ISBN
- 9780813927725
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Condition: New
€ 38.69
€ 38.69
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jost, Mr. Walter. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929927
- ISBN
- 9780813929927
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Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HBLL; HPQ; HRAX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937809
- ISBN
- 9780813937809
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Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Messenger, Phyllis Mauch. Num Pages: 301 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AM; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- Enlarged 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826321251
- ISBN
- 9780826321251
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Condition: New
€ 41.21
€ 41.21
Hardcover. In this contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational and fallible practice. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, he asserts that moral norms are not timeless truths or subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices. Series: Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514202
- ISBN
- 9780826514202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.11
€ 99.11
Paperback. In this contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational and fallible practice. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, he asserts that moral norms are not timeless truths or subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices. Series: Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514219
- ISBN
- 9780826514219
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Condition: New
€ 51.72
€ 51.72
Paperback. "Debates the pro-choice versus pro-life stance on abortion. Examines the legal status of the fetus in the recent Personhood Amendments in state legislatures and in Supreme Court decisions, and asks whether Roe v. Wade should have focused on the viability of the fetus or on the bodily integrity of the woman"-- Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826519917
- ISBN
- 9780826519917
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Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
hardcover. Deriving from a Hastings Center research project, this text explores the ethical aspects of decisions made by hospital trustees. Editor(s): Jennings, Bruce; Sharpe, Virginia Ashby; Gray, Bradford Hitch; Fleischman, Alan R. (New York Academy of Science, New York, USA); Kaebnick, Gregory E.; Callahan, Daniel. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, Nine illustrations--covers of Hospital Management magazine--all to appear at the end of C. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589010154
- ISBN
- 9781589010154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
paperback. What ethical considerations should guide war's settlement and its aftermath? In cases of protracted conflicts, recurring war, failed or failing states, or genocide and war crimes, is there a framework for establishing an enduring peace that is pragmatic and moral? This title provides answers to these questions from the just war tradition. Editor(s): Patterson, Eric. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589018884
- ISBN
- 9781589018884
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Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
paperback. Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, this title argues that it can. It also argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019324
- ISBN
- 9781589019324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.58
€ 72.58
Paperback. Explores the failures of mainstream economics and proposes an alternative grounded in natural law. This book demonstrates both the reasonableness of a distinguished ethical tradition and its capacity to address a range of ethical issues, economic as well as personal and social. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403653
- ISBN
- 9780878403653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Offers both a theoretical and practical assessment of the phenomenon of acknowledgment, and its relationship to such other phenomena as the call of conscience, recognition and the attunement of consciousness, the discursive transformation of time and space, the deconstructive and reconstructive nature of existence, and more. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 259 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534026
- ISBN
- 9781557534026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.38
€ 36.99
€ 30.38
Paperback. Deals with the issues of internal legality surrounding the events of Guantanamo Bay. Editor(s): Butler, Clark. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534279
- ISBN
- 9781557534279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.84
€ 23.99
€ 20.84
The Sacrifice: How Scientific Experiments Transform Animals and People...
Birke, Linda, Arluke, Arnold
Paperback. Provides an account of the sociological context of animal experimentation. This work offers an analysis of complex and changing role of the laboratory animal in the political and scientific culture of the United States and the United Kingdom. Editor(s): Michael, Mike; Birke, Linda. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534323
- ISBN
- 9781557534323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.10
€ 34.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. Makes an important contribution to contemporary philosophical and political debates concerning the advancement of global justice and human rights. This book also lays claim to a significant place in both normative ethics and human rights studies in as much as it seeks to vindicate a universalistic, rational approach to human rights ethics. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534804
- ISBN
- 9781557534804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.83
€ 41.99
€ 34.83
Paperback. Bringing together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition, this collection offers a compelling reassessment of the authority issue's centrality in how we can, do, and ought to think about war in contemporary global politics. Editor(s): Lang, Anthony F., Jr.; O'Driscoll, Cian; Williams, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019966
- ISBN
- 9781589019966
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Condition: New
€ 72.81
€ 72.81
Paperback. An interdisciplinary academic study of gambling. It deals with the cultural and moral phenomenon that has become woven into the fabric of American life. It is suitable for American civic and church leaders, activists, historians and government officials. Editor(s): Wolfe, Alan; Owens, Erik C. Num Pages: 516 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HRCX6; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602581951
- ISBN
- 9781602581951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. Our ecological dilemmas provoke powerful emotions and deeply contested views. How should we think about them? And how can we live together, or even talk together, when we cannot listen to people who think differently? This book explores these questions in a collection of distinct but related philosophical short stories. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602582606
- ISBN
- 9781602582606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.18
€ 46.18
Paperback. This work traces James Madison's political and theoretical development as a means of illuminating its larger theme - the moral and intellectual underpinnings of the American nation. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914909
- ISBN
- 9780813914909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.65
€ 32.65