Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
Paperback. This text focuses on some of the main ethical and spiritual problems raised by the Holocaust. It addresses the views and moral dilemmas of prominent Jewish thinkers and leaders, then presents the author's own reflections on the problem of "justification of religion" and faith after Auschwitz. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819193599
- ISBN
- 9780819193599
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Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Hardback. Explores Goethe's ethics of happiness and themes of resignation within them. Prandi uses Lucretius and Spinoza as models of influence for Goethe's "natural morality", considering the similarity between the three in their definition of what makes people rationally happy. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819189912
- ISBN
- 9780819189912
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Condition: New
€ 120.09
€ 120.09
Paperback. This biography of Reinhold Niebuhr seeks to reveal the man in all of his humanity, warmth and charm, as well as his intellectual prowess as a theological giant. The author, who knew Niebuhr well, chronicles his career and contributions to ethics, theology and political thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF; HPQ; HRCM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819187314
- ISBN
- 9780819187314
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Condition: New
€ 106.13
€ 106.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207117
- ISBN
- 9780813207117
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.71
€ 36.99
€ 30.71
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695762
- ISBN
- 9780812695762
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.63
€ 36.99
€ 30.63
Paperback. If ethics encompasses not just a concern for self and family but also for a wider circle of others, what resources do Chinese and Western ethics offer to motivate and guide this expansion of concern? This question is the theme uniting these essays by leading Chinese and Western philosophers. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPDF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695359
- ISBN
- 9780812695359
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.36
€ 32.99
€ 27.36
Hardback. This examination of Simone de Beauvoir's form of existentialism pays special attention to her work, "The Ethics of Ambiguity", in which de Beauvoir draws from many thinkers in the continental tradition to argue that one's own freedom is intertwined with that of others. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694420
- ISBN
- 9780812694420
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.57
€ 45.99
€ 36.57
Hardback. These essays examine the Confucian view towards women and whether old and modern attitudes and beliefs about women are a necessary implication of its general philosophy. The collection also compares ancient and modern opportunites for Chinese women in societal contributions and personal growth. Editor(s): Li, Chenyang. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPQ; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694185
- ISBN
- 9780812694185
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Condition: New
€ 51.58€ 45.89
€ 51.58
€ 45.89
Paperback. Presenting a wide range of views and strategies, The Green Halo analyzes the problematic relations between humans and the rest of the natural world. The author looks at the views of thinkers including John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Al Gore, and suggests alternative ways to view nature, assign it value, and respond to ecological crises. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694116
- ISBN
- 9780812694116
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.56
€ 29.99
€ 24.56
Hardback. Over 1,300 annotated citations that address the animal rights movement's goals, organizations, philosophical underpinnings, and political, educational, and legislative activities between 1975 and 1990. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HPQ; JFFZ; MZF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810827325
- ISBN
- 9780810827325
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Condition: New
€ 138.77
€ 138.77
Hardback. Argues that political and technological changes have demonstrated the inadequacy of both just war theory and political realism in relation to modern war, and examines how these changes have transformed the way in which war is conceived and fought. Series: American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Monograph Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821521
- ISBN
- 9780810821521
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Condition: New
€ 108.11
€ 108.11
Hardback. This book provides a penetrating and original reconstruction of Hobbes's materialist accounts of self-consciousness, cognition, and agency and shows how such an account of subjectivity demands that we pursue peace in our ethical and political lives. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757478
- ISBN
- 9780804757478
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Condition: New
€ 117.47
€ 117.47
Hardback. It is well known that Hegel conceives of history as the gradual process of rational thought and of forms of political life. But he is usually thought to place himself at the end of this process. This book argues that an essential part of Hegel's historical-political thinking has escaped the notice of its interpreters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754248
- ISBN
- 9780804754248
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Condition: New
€ 78.14
€ 78.14
Hardback. Perversity and Ethics argues that a psychoanalytic reading of the phenomenon of perversity is crucial to understanding contemporary philosophical ethics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752589
- ISBN
- 9780804752589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.85
€ 183.85
hardcover. In critical dialogue with texts by Plato, Holderlin, Rilke, Heidegger, Benjamin, Marx, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, and Levi, this book explores the normative problematic of measure, bringing its deeply buried redemptive promise to appearance in our gestures, uses and abuses of the hands, the dialectic of tact, and the manners of social existence. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 536 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750875
- ISBN
- 9780804750875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.12
€ 164.12
Hardback. What if psychoanalysis had chosen Antigone rather than Oedipus? This book traces the relation between ethics and desire in important philosophical texts that focus on femininity and use Antigone as their model. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748926
- ISBN
- 9780804748926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.93
€ 83.93
Hardback. This book is an unorthodox attempt at renewing the basic questions and principles of philosophical ethics. It focuses on the descriptive and conceptual analysis of the experiences through which human lives become aware of themselves as being provoked and urged to respond appropriately to the various dimensions and phenomena of the universe. Num Pages: 304 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747691
- ISBN
- 9780804747691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.51
€ 184.51
hardcover. Addressing a constellation of diverse thinkers including Emmanuel Levinas, Patricia Williams, Michel Foucault and Luce Irigaray, this book proposes a conception of ethics - an ethics of dissensus that rethinks the relation between freedom and obligation in the context of embodiment and antagonism. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741026
- ISBN
- 9780804741026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.32
€ 140.32
Hardback. Nancy's The Speculative Remark played a significant role in transforming the practice of philosophy away from system building to analysis of specific linguistic detail. Translator(s): Surprenant, Celine. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737135
- ISBN
- 9780804737135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.04
€ 128.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCN; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787908188
- ISBN
- 9780787908188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.26
€ 73.26
Hardback. In this profound book, Rabbi Sidney Greenberg offers seventy-three essays celebrating his belief in the goodness of people and the beauty of life in all its variety. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765759993
- ISBN
- 9780765759993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.51
€ 132.51
Paperback. The Rich Go to Heaven: Giving Charity in Jewish Thought focuses on how tzedekah can connect an individual with God and reveal the spirituality of the physical world. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765759900
- ISBN
- 9780765759900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Comparative Study of Professional Accountants Judgements
. Ed(S): Patel, Christopher; Epstein, Marc J.
Hardback. Provides an empirical examination of cultural influences on judgments of professional accountants from Australia, India and Malaysia in relation to a number of ethical issues in accounting including auditor-client conflict resolution, whistle blowing as an internal control mechanism and social desirability response bias. Editor(s): Patel, Christopher; Epstein, Marc J. Series: Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310623
- ISBN
- 9780762310623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.60
€ 177.60
Paperback. One of anthropology's premier writers on fieldwork methodology looks at the essential elements that constitute the art of his discipline. In The Art of Fieldwork, Wolcott compares the fieldworker to the artist, while recognizing the inherent differences between the labors of each. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991014
- ISBN
- 9780761991014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05