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Ethics & moral philosophy

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Ethics & moral philosophy

Hardcover. This book debates the controversy over whether or not it is possible to love God more than oneself through natural powers alone. Thirteenth-century philosophers and theologians study how one's own good is achieved through virtuous action and how to adapt Aristotle's philosophical insights to a Christian framework. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037239
ISBN
9780268037239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.78

Paperback. This work looks at why moral values enhance and solidify erotic and marital relationships. In the process, it challenges cynicism about marriage while remaining sensitive to the innumerable problems confronting couples. Its approach to marital love is both traditional and modern. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFC; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607679
ISBN
9780700607679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Hardback. Love often seems uncontrollable and irrational, but we just as frequently appear to have reasons for loving the people we do. This title offers a fresh way of understanding love that accommodates both of these facts, arguing that love is guided by reason even as it resists and sometimes eludes rationality. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148724
ISBN
9780691148724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.23

Paperback. Probes Aristotle's view that desire is crucial to decision making and to the formation of moral habits, pinpointing the "love of the fine" as the starting point of any argument for ethics. This book is of interest to students of virtue ethics and the history of philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034023
ISBN
9780268034023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Hardback. Loyalty to Loyalty: Josiah Royce and the Genuine Moral Life clarifies the nature of loyalty and its role in ethical living, employing the philosophy of Josiah Royce as a theoretical frame. Loyalty to Loyalty provides original and extensive analysis of Royce's philosophy of loyalty, including applications to contemporary moral problems. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242696
ISBN
9780823242696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.51

Hardcover. Presents diverse perspectives on dilemmas posed by potential conflicts between loyalties to specific institutions or professional roles and more universalistic conceptions of moral duty Editor(s): Woodruff, Paul; Parker, Joel; Levinson, Sanford V. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814785935
ISBN
9780814785935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.37

Hardback. .
Publisher
Four Elephants Press United States
Number of pages
108
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940051000
ISBN
9781940051000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.57

Hardback. Editor(s): DeLapp, Kevin; Henkel, Jeremy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664519
ISBN
9781624664519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.72
€ 45.44

Paperback. Editor(s): DeLapp, Kevin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664502
ISBN
9781624664502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Challenges the entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the 'Machiavellian' maxim that the ends justify the means. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141770
ISBN
9780691141770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166751
ISBN
9780231166751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.55

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

€ 101.16
€ 77.70

Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006199
ISBN
9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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

€ 99.03

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.72

Paperback. Advance directives - such as living wills and health care proxies - are documents intended to declare and preserve the health care choices of patients if they become unable to make their own decisions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of advance directives and clear, practical directions for writing and interpreting them. Editor(s): King, Nancy M. P. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406050
ISBN
9780878406050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.17

Paperback. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions - one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors, this book presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012289
ISBN
9780253012289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions - one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors, this book presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012241
ISBN
9780253012241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.63

Paperback. Provides the reader with a unique decision--making tool by showing how ethics play an integral part of all business decisions. It offers excellent advice on how to apply ethics in all of your everyday decisions whether they be large or small. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471586333
ISBN
9780471586333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.42

Paperback. By investigating the minutest details of life among dysfunctional household items through the discourses of philosophy and science, as well as in literary works by Laurence Sterne, Jean Paul, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, and Heimito von Doderer, Kreienbrock reconsiders the modern bourgeois poetics that render things the way we know and suffer them. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823245291
ISBN
9780823245291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. In this book Fromm set out to identify 'what man is, how he ought to live, and how the tremendous energies within man can be released and used productively.' It makes for exciting, illuminating, even life-changing reading. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPQ; JMA; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415307710
ISBN
9780415307710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.37

Paperback. Written for philosophers as well as general readers interested in social and moral issues, "Mapping Responsibility" is a thoughtful exploration of the ambiguous terrain of moral responsibility. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812695649
ISBN
9780812695649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. Divided into four sections, this collection of essays traces the interpretive, pedagogic and theoretical concerns inherent in the study of literature, ethics and modes of criticism. The book is a cohesive introduction to a reading paradigm that continues to affect the ways we think and feel. Editor(s): Davis, Todd F.; Womack, Kenneth. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920566
ISBN
9780813920566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.74

Paperback. Offers a cross-cultural examination of individual, familial and societal attitudes towards sex and marriage. Exploring the codes by which we live our sexual lives and conventional morality, this title sets out a fresh morality, shaped and influenced by dramatic changes in society such as the emancipation of women and the use of contraceptives. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415482882
ISBN
9780415482882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.39

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