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Paperback. Do moral questions have objective answers? In this great debate, Gilbert Harman explains and argues for relativism, emotivism, and moral scepticism. In his view, moral disagreements are like disagreements about what to pay for a house; there are no correct answers ahead of time, except in relation to one or another moral framework. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192114
- ISBN
- 9780631192114
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.41
€ 45.99
€ 45.41
Hardback. Visit our website for sample chapters! Editor(s): French, Peter A.; Short, Jason A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742543850
- ISBN
- 9780742543850
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€ 183.35
€ 183.35
Paperback. Economics, Ethics, and Environmental Policy: Contested Choices offers a comprehensive analysis of the ethical problems associated with basing environmental policy on economic analysis, and ways to overcome these problems. Editor(s): Bromley, Daniel W.; Paavola, Jouni. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229698
- ISBN
- 9780631229698
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Condition: New
€ 70.79
€ 70.79
Hardback. Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? This book presents a moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 109 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143613
- ISBN
- 9780691143613
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€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Hardback. This examination of Simone de Beauvoir's form of existentialism pays special attention to her work, "The Ethics of Ambiguity", in which de Beauvoir draws from many thinkers in the continental tradition to argue that one's own freedom is intertwined with that of others. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694420
- ISBN
- 9780812694420
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.57
€ 45.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. Brings together twenty-three essays on ancient moral philosophy. This book gives an account of many issues and texts in ancient moral psychology and ethical theory, providing a way of reflecting on the fields as they developed from Socrates and Plato through Aristotle to Epicurus and the Stoic philosophers Chrysippus and Posidonius, and beyond. Num Pages: 605 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 856.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058757
- ISBN
- 9780691058757
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Condition: New
€ 78.80
€ 78.80
Paperback. At the end of a century whose catastrophic violence has irreparably damaged the human capacity for hope, our knowledge of the origins of life has so deepened that we can create life artificially. In this book the author seeks to articulate our experience of the present condition. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002136
- ISBN
- 9780571206421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. This collection of essays develops the theory of social groups as "plural subjects". Gilbert argues that one must go beyond the prevailing "game theoretic" picture of people acting as independent individuals, to incorporate them as plural subjects bound together by joint commitments. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681501
- ISBN
- 9780847681501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.89
€ 117.89
Hardback. Bonanate argues that a moral theory of international life is possible. He challenges the realist argument that relations between states are essentially amoral and governed exclusively by considerations of power and self-interest, asserting that the world is now an international community. Translator(s): Irving, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611099
- ISBN
- 9780745611099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
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
- KEX0250124
- ISBN
- 9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focuses on health care in the United States. This title redefines the moral obligations of both physicians and patients, traces the specific effects of these redefined obligations on clinical practice, and explores the implications for patients as individuals and for national health policy. Editor(s): Morreim, E. Haavi. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405848
- ISBN
- 9780878405848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.73
€ 72.73
Paperback.
The most accessible expression of Francois Laruelle's non-philosophical, or 'non-standard', thought, General Theory of Victims forges a new role for contemporary philosophers and intellectuals by rethinking their relation to victims. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679617
- ISBN
- 9780745679617
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Condition: New
€ 21.28
€ 21.28
Paperback. A vital new moral perspective on the climate change debate. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- College
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393937961
- ISBN
- 9780393937961
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€ 24.99€ 22.75
€ 24.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Surpassing even the state and the church, the corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. This book traces the evolution of this revolutionary institution through the behind-the-scenes figures who shaped it such as Thomas Scott, a genius who invented the holding company, Stephen Field, the Supreme Court Judge and others. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 93 x 61 x 8. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576753194
- ISBN
- 9781576753194
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257232
- ISBN
- 9780823257232
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. Series: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149846
- ISBN
- 9780231149846
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Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 48.87
€ 63.23
€ 48.87
paperback. The essays in this volume address questions of property ownership and principles of justice. Editor(s): Paul, Ellen Frankel; Miller, Fred D., Jr.; Jeffrey, Paul. Series: Social Philosophy and Policy. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 45.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521175432
- ISBN
- 9780521175432
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.53
€ 34.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFE; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lantern Books,US United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590560532
- ISBN
- 9781590560532
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Condition: New
€ 19.32
€ 19.32
Paperback. This volume of Philosophical Issues, on normativity, has unusually broad scope, and should have correspondingly broad appeal both because of its issues and because of its contributors. The volume includes contributions to moral psychology, theory of reasons and rationality, political philosophy, ethics, metaethics, and epistemology. Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest; Villanueva, Enrique. Series: Philosophical Issues: A Supplement to Nous. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 15
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405138116
- ISBN
- 9781405138116
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€ 49.99€ 49.70
€ 49.99
€ 49.70
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045658
- ISBN
- 9780226045658
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.67
€ 35.99
€ 27.67
Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202726
- ISBN
- 9780872202726
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.69
€ 33.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. aeo Robert Goodin is a well--known and well regarded author. aeo Aims to give an overiew and to contextualise the subject. aeo Accessible and jargon--free. aeo Robert Goodin is a well--known and well regarded author. aeo Aims to give an overiew and to contextualise the subject. aeo Accessible and jargon--free. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863324
- ISBN
- 9781557863324
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Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Begins by considering the utilitarian argument of equal respect for animals associated with Peter Singer and the rights approach advanced by Tom Regan. This work follows up with a fresh interpretation of Kant's categorical imperative, showing that it can be expanded to provide the basis of a system of rights that includes all sentient beings. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134231
- ISBN
- 9780231134231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64