Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Hardcover. While imparting their ethical lessons, rabbinic texts often employ vivid images of death, aging, hunger, defecation, persecution, and drought. This book examines these texts to find out why their creators thought that human vulnerability was such a crucial tool for instructing students in the development of exemplary behavior. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226740096
- ISBN
- 9780226740096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. By relating what Gandhi said to what he did and by examining instances of satyagraha led by others, this book abstracts from the Indian experiments those essential elements that constitute the Gandhian technique. It explores its distinguishing characteristics and its far-reaching implications for social and political philosophy. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691022819
- ISBN
- 9780691022819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
Paperback. In a postmodern world characterized by cultural relativism, what does it mean to make an ethical decision? What is the link between doing good and being good? The author outlines a new kind of individual ethics - one rooted in values of self-worth, responsiveness to others that takes a middle ground between the universalism and relativism. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966405927
- ISBN
- 9780966405927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.47
€ 34.47
Hardback. David Bosworth cuts through all the noise of today s political dysfunction and cultural wars to sound the deeper causes of our discontent. He explores the ways in which Americans are affected by the irreversible forces set loose by technology s drastic revision of our everyday lives." Series Editor(s): Corey, Stephen. Series: Georgia Review Books. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820350653
- ISBN
- 9780820350653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Consequentialism is a major approach to normative ethical theory, which considers the production of good and prevention of bad consequences the touchstone of the moral evaluation. This work brings together both the main classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this position. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231080
- ISBN
- 9780631231080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466412
- ISBN
- 9781608466412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.95
€ 37.95
Paperback. David T. Schwartz provides the most detailed philosophical exploration to date on consumer ethics. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442275461
- ISBN
- 9781442275461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.46
€ 44.46
Paperback. This revised and updated second edition tackles some of the most hotly contested contemporary ethical issues, including torture and same-sex marriage. The collection pairs essays by leading philosophers known for their opposing views, who debate troubling human dilemmas ranging from abortion and euthanasia to drugs and global warming. Editor(s): Cohen, Andrew I.; Wellman, Christopher Heath. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118479391
- ISBN
- 9781118479391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardcover. Features debates eleven controversial issues in applied ethics. This book addresses topics that include abortion, affirmative action, animals, capital punishment, cloning, euthanasia, immigration, pornography, privacy in civil society, values in nature, and world hunger. Editor(s): Cohen, Andrew I.; Wellman, Christopher. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115476
- ISBN
- 9781405115476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.66
€ 184.66
Paperback. Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today s top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Caplan, Arthur L.; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 536 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 27. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337143
- ISBN
- 9781444337143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.70
€ 59.70
Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today s top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Caplan, Arthur L.; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337136
- ISBN
- 9781444337136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.44
€ 141.44
Hardback. Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today. Editor(s): Dreier, James. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101783
- ISBN
- 9781405101783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.71
€ 176.71
Paperback. Contemporary Debates in Moral Theory features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today. Editor(s): Dreier, James. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101790
- ISBN
- 9781405101790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Parkis, Albert G. Num Pages: 157 pages, tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545368
- ISBN
- 9781594545368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.11€ 63.44
€ 89.11
€ 63.44
Paperback. Presupposing little or no familiarity with ethics, this book provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. It also leads students through a number of issues in contemporary ethics. Series: Contemporary Philosophy S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202943
- ISBN
- 9780631202943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.71
€ 70.71
paperback. This volume serves as an introduction to ethics from the Jewish perspective, acquainting the reader with the distinctive methodological issues involved, and offering a sampling of Jewish positions on contemporary moral problems. Editor(s): Dorff, Elliot N.; Newman, Louis E. Num Pages: 488 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 733.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195090666
- ISBN
- 9780195090666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.04
€ 120.04
Paperback. This new edition of Alexander Miller s highly readable introduction to contemporary metaethics provides a critical overview of the main arguments and themes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary metaethics. Miller traces the development of contemporary debates in metaethics from their beginnings in the work of G.E. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646596
- ISBN
- 9780745646596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.15
€ 30.99
€ 30.15
Hardback. This new edition of Alexander Miller s highly readable introduction to contemporary metaethics provides a critical overview of the main arguments and themes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary metaethics. Miller traces the development of contemporary debates in metaethics from their beginnings in the work of G.E. Num Pages: 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646589
- ISBN
- 9780745646589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.53
€ 97.53
Paperback. Contemporary Moral and Social Issues makes innovative use of fiction as a vehicle for engaging students to think philosophically about ethical issues. The first three chapters provide a general dialogue on value theory, moral theory, and moral issues in politics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118625408
- ISBN
- 9781118625408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.06
€ 71.06
Hardcover. Contemporary Moral and Social Issues makes innovative use of fiction as a vehicle for engaging students to think philosophically about ethical issues. The first three chapters provide a general dialogue on value theory, moral theory, and moral issues in politics. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118625217
- ISBN
- 9781118625217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.23
€ 145.23