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Ethics & moral philosophy

Paperback. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347791
ISBN
9780393347791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. This book highlights the oft neglected moral aspect of "the self," examining the variety of neurological, psychological, and social processes that enter into the development and maintenance of moral orientations. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JMJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371983
ISBN
9781349371983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.77

Paperback. Analyzes trust as a fundamental issue of social relationships. This book asks whether trust - which critics identify as essential in creating a cohesive society - can continue to serve this role. It shows that trust is losing its unifying power because the individual, is being reduced to a sum of group identities and an abstract matrix of rules. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050201
ISBN
9780691050201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 40.69

Paperback. Series: Basic Bioethics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262525299
ISBN
9780262525299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche revive an ancient approach to ethics that evaluates different ways of life considered as a whole. Comparing and contrasting their respective ideals of faith and individual sovereignty, this work reveals a valuable new path for contemporary ethics. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349453757
ISBN
9781349453757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.18

paperback. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; PDA; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780190603816
ISBN
9780190603816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167732
ISBN
9780691167732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250122
ISBN
9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; HPQ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349512096
ISBN
9781349512096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardcover. Addressing the perennial question: why should we be moral? this book argues that we can only give a truly and morally satisfying answer to that question by radically reconfiguring our conception of the self and the way it relates to others. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230282605
ISBN
9780230282605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.10

Hardcover.

In the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that "Google intends to develop an automated car", "the U.S. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684833
ISBN
9780745684833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.55

Board book. Illustrator(s): Heinlein, Marieka. Series: Toddler Tools. Num Pages: 24 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; YBL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 179 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Edition
Board Book ed.
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575423142
ISBN
9781575423142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.10

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402025532
ISBN
9781402025532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.92

Hardcover. In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618077
ISBN
9780230618077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 46.64

Paperback. What is ethics? Is it a system of transcendent moral imperatives, or can it be produced by ordinary people in everyday life? This title address these questions in a series of thought-provoking reflections that draw their inspiration from diverse sources, ranging from fieldwork in Papua New Guinea to cinematic depictions of the Ten Commandments. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984201044
ISBN
9780984201044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.26

Paperback. This volume uncovers the historical roots of naturalistic, secular contemporary ethics. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521184403
ISBN
9780521184403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402083112
ISBN
9781402083112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1982nd Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333278536
ISBN
9780333278536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 4.55

Hardback. * An informal yet informed guide through the key ethical issues we are facing today, from moral decision making in business and medicine, to the uncertainty of war and terrorism, and the condition of our environment. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153775
ISBN
9781405153775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.64

Paperback. Characterizes the ethical act of forgiving as behaving toward the perpetrator as if he or she had never committed the action, rather than merely forgetting or rationalizing it - a controversial notion when considering events as heinous as the Holocaust. Translator(s): Kelley, Andrew. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045658
ISBN
9780226045658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975980
ISBN
9781403975980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 44.53

Considers and rejects the claim that moral theory is too utopian to apply properly to worldly pursuits like political office holding and business, and too patriarchal and speciesist to generate a theory of justice applicable to women and the non-human natural world. This book is suitable for those who work in ethics and moral philosophy. Series: Aristotelian Society Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218333
ISBN
9780631218333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.01
€ 106.49

Paperback. Focuses on the author's metaethical views, his normative theory, and his substantive positions on such matters as the moral status of animals, the sanctity of human life, and famine relief. This book also includes his replies to his critics. It is intended for those who want to fully understand his views. Editor(s): Jamieson, Dale. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557869098
ISBN
9781557869098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

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