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Paperback. Bennett engages with the thought of six great thinkers of the early modern period: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume. His chief focus is on the words they wrote. What problem is being tackled? How exactly is the solution meant to work? Does it succeed? If not why not? What can be learned from its success or failure? Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199266289
- ISBN
- 9780199266289
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Condition: New
€ 79.94
€ 79.94
Hardback. The book focuses on how to enhance the political incentives on democratically-elected governments to protect the interests of future generations. Editor(s): Boston, Jonathan. Series Editor(s): Berman, Evan. Series: Public Policy and Governance. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV; JPQB; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 38. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350565
- ISBN
- 9781786350565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.60
€ 176.60
Paperback. Roland Barthes was the leading figure of French Structuralism, the theoretical movement of the 1960s which revolutionized the study of literature and culture, as well as history and psychoanalysis. But Barthes was a man who disliked orthodoxies. This book surveys Barthes' work in prose. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 13 halftones and 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; GTE; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801593
- ISBN
- 9780192801593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
hardcover. We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Jacobs, Jonathan D. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.19
€ 112.19
Paperback. Offers the student a well-organized presentation of material relating to scepticism, to various philosophical accounts of knowledge and justification, to theories of perception, and more. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631136224
- ISBN
- 9780631136224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Paperback. Bringing together a selection of the most influential classic and contemporary essays on the subject from the 1960s to the present day by leading scholars, The Philosophy of Action: An Anthology answers a pressing need for an anthology in which many voices contribute to offer an introductory survey of the field. Editor(s): Dancy, Jonathan; Sandis, Constantine. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118604519
- ISBN
- 9781118604519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Paperback. This new introduction to the main themes of Berkeleya s philosophy assumes no previous knowlege of philosophy and will be accessible to first--year students and to the interested general reader. It also offers and defends its own interpretation of Berkeleya position. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631155096
- ISBN
- 9780631155096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. Presents an exposition and defence of particularism in ethics. The author's controversial claim, argued, is that the traditional link between morality and principles, or between being moral and having principles, is little more than a mistake. This is a presentation of particularist ethical theory, and is useful for moral philosophers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199297689
- ISBN
- 9780199297689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. aeo Moral realism is a new movement in ethics -- this is the first book to situate that movement. aeo Demonstrates that realism in ethics leads to a rejection of consequentialism -- a long sought after result. aeo Moral realism is a new movement in ethics -- this is the first book to situate that movement. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187929
- ISBN
- 9780631187929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. aeo Critiques Derek Parfita s outstanding work, Reasons and Persons. aeo Includes 11 newly--commissioned essays and 2 reprinted essays from leading scholars such as Frank Jackson, Michael Smith, Philip Pettit, Sidney Shoemaker, Judith Jarvis Thomson, John McDowell to name but a few. Editor(s): Dancy, Jonathan; Dancy, Jonathan. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197263
- ISBN
- 9780631197263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Hardback. The Companion Epistemology, Second Edition , is the most comprehensive and up-to-date single volume reference guide in this field. This new edition is comprised of over 260 A-Z entries from leading experts that have been extensively revised to bring the volume up-to-date, with many new and re-written entries reflecting developments in the field. Editor(s): Steup, Matthias; Sosa, Ernest; Dancy, Jonathan. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 832 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139007
- ISBN
- 9781405139007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.03
€ 219.03
Paperback. This first part of this book sets out frameworks for thinking about the law and ethics, and how they relate to social work. The second part explores a series of areas where profound dilemmas arise - such as end-of-life decisions, respecting peoples' choices but ensuring their safety and that of others, and much more. Series: Student Social Work. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN; LNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415590167
- ISBN
- 9780415590167
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Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. Takes the reader step by step across the distance that the bees would have to traverse to come abreast of us. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Later Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200661
- ISBN
- 9780872200661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Friday, Jonathan. Series: Library of Scottish Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; HPCD; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845768
- ISBN
- 9780907845768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
Paperback. This work is a study of history and morality in the 20th century. It examines the psychology which made possible Hiroshima, the Nazi genocide, Rwanda and Bosnia. It draws on accounts of participants, victims and observers and suggests that different atrocities have common patterns. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665414
- ISBN
- 9780712665414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.58
€ 32.99
€ 23.58
Hardcover. Do people with mental disorders share enough psychology with other people to make human interpretation possible? Jonathan Glover tackles the hard cases--violent criminals, people with delusions, autism, schizophrenia--to answer affirmatively. He offers values linked with agency and identity to guide how the boundaries of psychiatry should be drawn. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: HPM; JMP; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368361
- ISBN
- 9780674368361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.93
€ 40.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. Explains the moral problems of abortion, infanticide, suicide, euthanasia, capital punishment, war and other life-or-death choices. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0024951
- ISBN
- 9780140134797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so hard to see things from another viewpoint? Why do we come to blows over politics and religion? This book answers these questions about human relationships. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM2; JMH; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039169
- ISBN
- 9780141039169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Jonathan Israel's radical new account of the late Enlightenment highlights forgotten currents and figures. Running counter to mainstream thinking, he demonstrates how a group of philosophe-revolutionnaires provided the intellectual powerhouse of the French Revolution, and how their ideas connect with modern Western democracy. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668090
- ISBN
- 9780199668090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.58
€ 59.58
Paperback. A translation of Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670), with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction of this important philosophical work. Editor(s): Israel, Jonathan; Silverthorne, Michael. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 331 pages. Editor(s): Israel, Jonathan; Silverthorne, Michael. A new translation with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction of this important philosophical work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight: 536.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521530972
- ISBN
- 9780521530972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.84
€ 34.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 744 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176604
- ISBN
- 9780691176604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosophical reference work to the subject. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620142
- ISBN
- 9780748620142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosophical reference work to the subject. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621965
- ISBN
- 9780748621965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.23€ 119.62
€ 124.23
€ 119.62
Paperback. * Identifies the fundamental philosophical issues that are common to different approaches of moral theorizing. * Formulates and addresses the main issues of metaphysics of morals, moral epistemology, and moral motivation. * Contains a glossary which defines the key terms highlighted throughout the text. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229643
- ISBN
- 9780631229643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27