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Ethics & moral philosophy

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Ethics & moral philosophy

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333443842
ISBN
9780333443842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46

Hardback. This text does not dispute the validity of the postmodern critique but is concerned to resist the irrationality which seems to coincide with anti-positivism. The concept utilized is one of justice, a concept that the author uses to demonstrate the theories of both Habermas and Lyotard. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture & Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333473238
ISBN
9780333473238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.75

Paperback. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 183.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333529621
ISBN
9780333529621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.42

Hardcover. This volume suggests that reading and writing about literature are ways to gain an ethical understanding of how we live in the world. It sets out to show through a reading of stories from the Bible, that violence imposed on gender, race and the body-politic are not new to the postmodern world. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBB; DSBH; HPQ; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532638
ISBN
9780333532638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. An examination of the contemporary ethical problems of business in a philosophical context. This book analyzes various types of capitalism, in particular, the Anglo-American type which is practised primarily in the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333551851
ISBN
9780333551851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333554920
ISBN
9780333554920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. This book provides a new system of communicative ethics which present an alternative to teleological and deontological ethics. It brings philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Logstrup, Gadamer and Habermas into the Anglo-American debate. Translator(s): Irons, John. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333555842
ISBN
9780333555842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. A study of two controversial topics in Hobbes' philosophy: morality and sovereignty. It distinguishes between the two versions of the covenant provided by Hobbes, one establishes a genuine system of morality based on the golden rule and the other justifies the absolute power of the king. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333576380
ISBN
9780333576380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. An examination of the jurisprudential aspects of Kant's international thought, with reference to the argument of his treatise, "Perpetual Peace" (1795). In this book, Kant's international thought is situated in the wider context of his moral and political philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; JPA; JPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333602119
ISBN
9780333602119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. When great evil is done to human beings, we may feel that something absolute has been violated. Can that sense be expressed without religious concepts? This is one of the central questions discussed by philosophers of religion and moral philosophers in this collection. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z. Series: Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620663
ISBN
9780333620663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.72

Hardcover. This title examines Deleuze's philosophical assessment of Spinoza and appraises his arguments concerning the absolute, the philosophy of mind, epistemology and moral and political philosophy. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333634677
ISBN
9780333634677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 90.42

Hardback. This book is a study of the ethics of war, focusing on the moral dilemmas of resistance and collaboration in Nazi occupied Europe, including a detailed examination of Jewish resistance. It presents a guide to the ethical choices that confronted people in response to the German doctrine of collective responsibility. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333656020
ISBN
9780333656020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Paperback. Explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social and cultural order. The contributors address the nature and implications of biotechnologies for nature, life and social organisation. Editor(s): Campling, Jo; O'Mahony, Patrick. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; HPQ; JFFR; JHBA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333665886
ISBN
9780333665886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46
€ 42.40

Hardback. A critical perspective on the foundations of economic theory showing the importance of ethical considerations and focusing in particular on altruism, cooperation and equity. Throughout the book the nature of "homo economicus" is contrasted with that of "homo ethicus". Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333673669
ISBN
9780333673669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. The editors explore Kierkegaard's continuing relevance to political and social issues. These essays bring out the complex nature of his engagements with questions of selfhood and society. What he has to say about love, church, politics and justice is shown to test the limits of what we take for granted in the modern and post-modern world. Editor(s): Pattison, Professor George; Shakespeare, Dr. Steven. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333682432
ISBN
9780333682432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. A study of the main ethical and political arguments on intervention and a critical evaluation of recent publications on the ethics of intervention. Includes discussion on international institutions, humanitarian considerations, philosophical arguments and the role of public opinion and the media. Aimed at students in political fields. Editor(s): Williamson, Roger. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333692004
ISBN
9780333692004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardcover. The moral justification for government is, that it is needed to promote the community's interest. What is that interest an interest in? Can democracy enable dissatisfaction with their reconciliation to be lived with? These are some of the questions with which this book is concerned. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333714430
ISBN
9780333714430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 97.30

Hardback. This work examines ethical problems raised by a number of key 20th century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even ethical texts frequently depict conflict as an insurmountable aspect of human relations. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333733714
ISBN
9780333733714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.91

Hardcover. This text considers the ethical credentials of the US in branding various countries "pariah states", and describes the background to the Iraq question. A detailed chronology of 1997-98 US/Iraq weapons inspections, and a profile of the subsequent UN/Iraqi settlement and its aftermath is given. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HPQ; JPA; JPS; JWK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333741146
ISBN
9780333741146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.58

Hardcover. This book addresses the controversy over abortion. Covering interesting topics, including the claim that certain items (paintings, people) have 'intrinsic value' and should not be destroyed; the thought that young human beings do not have a good of their own; and the question whether the objection to murder turns on the violation of right to life. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760185
ISBN
9780333760185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.89

Hardback. Explores one dimension of the value-knowledge system needed in any movement towards humane governance for the planet: the ecological sustainability and integrity of the Earth's environment. Contributors explore various ethical issues that must inform future global regulation of the environment. Editor(s): Gleeson, Brendan; Low, Assoc Prof Nicholas. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; RNB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333793725
ISBN
9780333793725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.14

Hardcover. This work investigates the significance of love in moral and political philosophy. It argues for a re-interpretation of both enlightenment and feminist thinking, and shows how the former often takes love as central, while the latter draws our attention to human vulnerability and neediness. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333802694
ISBN
9780333802694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.08

Paperback. Examines ethical data from early and later sources in an attempt to understand the theoretical nature of Buddhist ethics and clarify its role. This book rejects the view that ethics are only of limited or provisional validity. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1992nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333913093
ISBN
9780333913093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.20
€ 23.86

Hardcover. The last century saw two great revolutions in genetics; the development of classic Medelian theory and the discovery and investigation of DNA. Each of these generated its own distinctive technology, which are explored within this study of the philosophy of technology. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333964583
ISBN
9780333964583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.25

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