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The Regulation of Standards in British Public Life. Doing the Right Th...
Hine, David; Peele, Gillian
Hardback. This is an analysis of the revolution of the last two decades that has built an extensive new regulatory apparatus governing British public ethics. The book sets the new machinery in the wider institutional framework of British government. Its main purpose is to understand the dilemmas of regulatory design that have emerged in each area examined. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097133
- ISBN
- 9780719097133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.06
€ 141.06
Hardback. An engaging account of John Stuart Mill life, work, and ongoing importance, this new volume sets the thinkers views in the historical context of 19th century British empiricism and explores the continuing contemporary impact of his philosophy. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405150873
- ISBN
- 9781405150873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.87
€ 100.87
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.85
€ 35.99
€ 33.85
Hardcover. Tracing the argument of the Ethics as it emerges through that approach, this book shows how Aristotle represents ethical virtue from the perspective of those devoted to it while standing back to examine its assumptions and implications. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080505
- ISBN
- 9780226080505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.79
€ 92.06
€ 75.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Haldane, John; Aiken, William. Series: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400033
- ISBN
- 9781845400033
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Condition: New
€ 24.80
€ 24.80
Hardcover. Applied or practical ethics is a major growth area in philosophy today, and a good many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. This volume attempts to give an account of a great many of these issues. Editor(s): Frey, R. G.; Wellman, Christopher. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 720 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865946
- ISBN
- 9781557865946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.84
€ 202.84
paperback. An account of the competing schools of thought in international theory. It examines mainstream approaches in international relations and applied ethics, and introduces the central debates. It also draws conclusions for transcending the theoretical deadlock in international relations. Series: Sage Politics Texts Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761955160
- ISBN
- 9780761955160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. In this major intellectual history, Ira Katznelson examines the works of Hannah Arendt, Robert Dahl, Richard Hofstadter, Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Karl Polanyi, and David Truman, detailing their engagement with the larger project of reclaiming the West's moral bearing. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111959
- ISBN
- 9780231111959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Siegal, Laura V. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 28. Weight in Grams: 966.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210907
- ISBN
- 9781600210907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.35€ 119.89
€ 178.35
€ 119.89
Paperback. Assessing the potential contribution of feminist ethical theory to the evaluation of specific social policies, this book applies it to family policy, health care, immigration, and pornography. It also shows that feminist ethics criticizes the gender biases in traditional ethical theory, and develops concepts that are more gender-sensitive. Editor(s): Diquinzio, Patrice; Young, Iris Marion. Series: A Hypatia Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253211255
- ISBN
- 9780253211255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.74
€ 27.99
€ 25.74
Paperback. McInerny describes how a debate was initiated in the 30s on whether philosophy could have existed in the age of faith. Concerned with the moral aspect of "Christian philosophy", he argues for a Christian ethic that sees the distinction between philosophising and the content of philosophy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207711
- ISBN
- 9780813207711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.24
€ 20.24
Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFMA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175142
- ISBN
- 9780231175142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440960
- ISBN
- 9780801440960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977310357
- ISBN
- 9780977310357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Hardcover. By clarifying the ways in which agreement on moral issues between people from different traditions can be pursued through moral discourse, this book provides a coherent conceptual framework for addressing the political, social and environmental problems arising from unresolved moral conflict. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034665
- ISBN
- 9780268034665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.03
€ 139.03
Paperback. An English version of a work first published in 1934. It addresses a number of fundamental problems in moral knowledge, such as: how moral knowledge differs from other practical knowledge; the controlled range of meanings of moral knowledge; and whether politics is part of moral philosophy. Translator(s): McInerny, Ralph. Num Pages: 98 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221042
- ISBN
- 9780823221042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.84
€ 40.99
€ 35.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NSU Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788787564076
- ISBN
- 9788787564076
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Condition: New
€ 10.35
€ 10.35
Paperback. aeo A lengthy chapter is devoted to ethics during the Hellenistic period, and another covers highlights of the medieval period, including Thomistic natural law theory. aeo There is a chapter on Spinoza and one on the main points of Hegela s ethical theory. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194163
- ISBN
- 9780631194163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.19
€ 44.99
€ 44.19
Paperback. This concise and readable book uses the question of obligation to the law as a stepping-off point to a more general discussion of deciding what's right and wrong. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513952
- ISBN
- 9780742513952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Hardcover. Contractarianism and contractualism are instances of an approach to normative ethical theory that stresses reciprocity and mutual consent. This book collects both classical sources and discussions of these approaches to philosophical ethics. It includes work by Hobbes, Rousseau, and Kant, and is intended for those interested in normative ethics. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231097
- ISBN
- 9780631231097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.27
€ 137.27
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.
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- 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
Paperback. What kind of life best ensures human welfare? Since the ancient Greeks, this question has been as central to ethical philosophy as to ordinary reflection. But what exactly is welfare? Presenting a rational care theory of welfare, this work proves that an understanding of welfare fundamentally changes how we think about what is best for people. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092539
- ISBN
- 9780691092539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.47
€ 35.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Sen argues that welfare economics may be enriched by paying more attention to ethics, that modern ethical studies can also benefit from a closer contact with descriptive economics, which, in turn, may learn from the methods of welfare economics. Num Pages: 148 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164012
- ISBN
- 9780631164012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.94
€ 36.99
€ 36.94
Hardback. "Fine-grained studies focused on specific passages of Levinas's texts move gradually to a persuasive interpretation of his two masterpieces." -John Llewelyn, University of Edinburgh Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220922
- ISBN
- 9780823220922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.94
€ 118.94