Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. This title examines the use of reparations as social policy and the granting of amnesty in exchange for testimony. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Thompson, Dennis. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050720
- ISBN
- 9780691050720
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€ 51.69€ 40.56
€ 51.69
€ 40.56
Hardback. Presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. This title contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151526
- ISBN
- 9780691151526
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€ 50.99€ 36.40
€ 50.99
€ 36.40
Paperback. Series: Essential Knowledge. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262525794
- ISBN
- 9780262525794
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€ 20.99€ 15.16
€ 20.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202122
- ISBN
- 9780872202122
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.13
€ 23.99
€ 18.13
paperback.
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443817646
- ISBN
- 9781443817646
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 30.82
€ 51.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227109
- ISBN
- 9780300227109
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Ethics and Journalism Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761969679
- ISBN
- 9780761969679
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Condition: New
€ 59.96
€ 59.96
Paperback. What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? This title argues that altruism began as a genetically based drive to protect one's kin and community members but has developed into a consciously chosen ethic with an expanding circle of moral concern. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150697
- ISBN
- 9780691150697
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
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Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840221190
- ISBN
- 9781840221190
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Condition: New
€ 7.21
€ 7.21
Paperback. Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love--intense attachments outside our control--can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503809
- ISBN
- 9780674503809
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.73
€ 30.99
€ 25.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619425347
- ISBN
- 9781619425347
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Condition: New
€ 163.39€ 110.10
€ 163.39
€ 110.10
Hardback. Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. This book argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137889
- ISBN
- 9780691137889
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Why is the philosopher Hegel returning as a potent force in contemporary thinking? Why, after a long period when Hegel and his dialectics of history have seemed less compelling than they were for previous generations of philosophers, is study of Hegel again becoming important? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HBA; HPCD1; HPQ; HRAB; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780765587
- ISBN
- 9781780765587
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.54
€ 29.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. Editor(s): McGrady, Andrew G. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. . New.
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853909320
- ISBN
- 9781853909320
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Condition: New
€ 10.22
€ 10.22
Paperback. Understanding Torture surveys the massive literature surrounding torture, arguing that, once properly understood, there can be no defense of torture in any circumstances. Series: Contemporary Ethical Debates. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635382
- ISBN
- 9780748635382
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Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
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
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Condition: New
€ 20.09
€ 20.09
Paperback. These two lectures by Jacques Derrida, "Foreigner Question" and "Step of Hospitality/No Hospitality", derive from a series of seminars on hospitality conducted by Derrida in Paris, January 1996. They examine "hospitality" and its implications on political and ethical debate. Translator(s): Bowlby, Rachel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 112 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734066
- ISBN
- 9780804734066
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. At present, there is an enormous gulf between the visibility of evil and the paucity of our intellectual resources for coming to grips with it. We have been flooded with images of death camps, terrorist attacks and horrendous human suffering. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629544
- ISBN
- 9780745629544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415996877
- ISBN
- 9780415996877
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Condition: New
€ 49.15
€ 49.15
Paperback. This is the first text of its kind to deal exclusively with applied social work ethics. It focuses on an eclectic mix of difficult moral questions or issues encountered in much modern day practice. It is therefore not theoretically driven with some practical elements attached, but is instead is a practice-based book. Editor(s): Carey, Malcolm; Green, Lorraine. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409438250
- ISBN
- 9781409438250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.25
€ 73.25