Ethics & moral philosophy
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Ethics & moral philosophy
paperback. Includes essays that address concerns at the intersection of pragmatist philosophy and animal welfare. This title covers such topics as moral consideration of animals, the ethics of animal experimentation, institutional animal care, environmental protection of animal habitat, farm animal welfare, animal communication, and animal morals. Editor(s): McKenna, Erin; Light, Andrew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216939
- ISBN
- 9780253216939
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Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
hardcover. The concept of well-being plays a central role in moral and political theory. Policies and actions are justified or criticized on the grounds that they make people better or worse off. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745662725
- ISBN
- 9780745662725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Paperback. This major new book provides, for the first time, a detailed evaluation of policies on poverty and social exclusion since 1997, and their effects. Bringing together leading experts in the field, it considers the challenges the government has faced, the policies chosen and the targets set in order to assess results. Editor(s): Hills, John; Stewart, Kitty. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 684.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345776
- ISBN
- 9781861345776
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.85
€ 35.99
€ 33.85
paperback. Translator(s): Cairns, Neil; Pauzerova, Marketa. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 146. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024634296
- ISBN
- 9788024634296
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.71
€ 19.99
€ 16.71
hardcover. A comprehensive and case-driven account of the core ethical principles of the "Profession of Arms," together with a description of the rigorous ethical demands and moral dilemmas these principles impose upon individuals, both in and beyond combat. A thorough but readable, engaging account addressed both to military personnel and the wider public. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199336890
- ISBN
- 9780199336890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.69€ 44.83
€ 58.69
€ 44.83
hardcover. Designed to fill a gap in the literature on professional ethics for psychologists, this book covers topics typically neglected in existing books, being more radical and controversial than much of the literature in this area Editor(s): O'Donohue, William T., PhD.; Ferguson, Kyle E. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1059.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761911883
- ISBN
- 9780761911883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.79
€ 213.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811502
- ISBN
- 9781554811502
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Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Paperback. This text reconstructs Lakatos's original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of the 20th century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method. Editor(s): Motterlini, Matteo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467757
- ISBN
- 9780226467757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.75
€ 47.99
€ 36.75
hardcover. This first volume of biophysicist and philosopher Henri Atlan's masterpiece takes up the question of the techniques and sciences linked to the fabrication of living beings while following unexpected paths of religion and philosophy through the Talmud, Spinoza, the Kabbalah, Leibnitz, and more. Translator(s): Schramm, Lenn J. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804773577
- ISBN
- 9780804773577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.58
€ 143.58
paperback. On Friday, October 7, 1988, the rescue operation of three young gray whales trapped in ice off the Arctic coast, cost more than a million dollars. Using the story as a touchstone for critical comparison, the author explores three major traditions of environmental philosophy: extensionism, ecofeminism's 'care' ethic, and Heideggerian Phenomenology. Illustrator(s): Mason, Charles. Series: Environmental Ethics, Values, & Policy. Num Pages: 210 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566396165
- ISBN
- 9781566396165
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
paperback. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMAF; JMH; JMS; JPA; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349454679
- ISBN
- 9781349454679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.96
€ 51.96
paperback. A collection of essays, addressing the core subjects of political philosophy such as justice, liberty, and equality; the nature and meaning of liberalism; toleration; power and the fear of power; democracy; and the nature of political philosophy itself. Editor(s): Hawthorn, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691134109
- ISBN
- 9780691134109
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.15
€ 12.99
€ 10.15
paperback. The ethics of creating-or declining to create-human beings has been addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and future generations. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780190232443
- ISBN
- 9780190232443
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.73
€ 44.99
€ 44.73
hardcover. Editor(s): Baiasu, Sorin. Series: Routledge Philosophical Minds. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138827486
- ISBN
- 9781138827486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.86
€ 251.86
hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804718653
- ISBN
- 9780804718653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.14
€ 84.14
hardcover. Contends that Josiah Royce bequeathed to philosophy a novel idealism based on an ethico-religious insight. This title examines how Royce's ethico-religious insight could be strengthened by incorporating the philosophical theology of Dr Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, and Emmanuel Levinas' ethical metaphysics. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823230549
- ISBN
- 9780823230549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.07
€ 101.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Gardiner, Stephen M. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489686
- ISBN
- 9780801489686
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Frisbee Sheffield argues that the Symposium has been unduly marginalized by philosophers. Although the topic - eros - and the setting at a symposium have seemed anomalous, she demonstrates that both are intimately related to Plato's preoccupation with the nature of the good life, with virtue, and how it is acquired and transmitted. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567812
- ISBN
- 9780199567812
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Condition: New
€ 60.99
€ 60.99
Paperback. * A brilliant critique of the new political language of good and evil used by the Bush Administration. * Written by one of America's most highly respected political philosophers. * Provides a new theoretical framework to understand the post 9-11 world. * Powerfully and persuasively written. . Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634944
- ISBN
- 9780745634944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.31
€ 21.31
Paperback. An analysis of the definition of courage and the "mystery of bravery". This book utilizes soldiers' memoirs, heroic and romantic literature and philosophical discussions to analyze the link between courage and fear and expose the role of courage in generating anxieties of manhood and masculinity. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008267
- ISBN
- 9780674008267
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.60
€ 40.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. This complete treatise of political philosophy demonstrates Yves R. Simon's belief that, even in the best conceivable circumstances, government is needed to determine direction toward the common good and to provide the means for united action. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038038
- ISBN
- 9780268038038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
hardcover. Editor(s): Puka, Bill. Series: Moral Development: A Compendium. Num Pages: 514 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815315506
- ISBN
- 9780815315506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.73
€ 47.99
€ 47.73
Hardback. A collection of essays that locates ideas about democracy in three far-ranging contexts. It includes a companion collection on Philosophy, Politics, and Democracy. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055605
- ISBN
- 9780674055605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.88€ 48.46
€ 52.88
€ 48.46
hardcover. The need for questioning the ways in which technology is used in sports is the subject of this volume. Much of the focus is on the ethical implications of allowing genetic manipulation of human beings and the impact this could have on sport in general. Editor(s): Maih, A.; Eassom, Simon Bruce. Series: Research in Philosophy & Technology. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; PSX; TCBG; WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308804
- ISBN
- 9780762308804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.49
€ 138.49