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Random Acts of Kindness Then and Now: The 20th Anniversary of a Simple...
Introduction By M.j. Ryan Editors Of Conari P...
Paperback. Editor(s): Conari Press. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246. The 20th Anniversary of a Simple IdeaThat Changes Lives. 256 pages. Editor(s): Conari Press. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ; VS. Dimension: 182 x 131 x 17. Weight: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conari Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573245876
- ISBN
- 9781573245876
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€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. This timely book by philosopher Peter Dews explores the idea of evil, one of the most problematic terms in the contemporary moral vocabulary. Despite the widespread abuse and political manipulation of the term, Dews argues that we cannot do without it. Yet our intuitions about evil pull us in different directions. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118346303
- ISBN
- 9781118346303
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.73
€ 29.99
€ 29.73
hardcover. Religion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Editor(s): Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik. Num Pages: 750 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1760.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780521450386
- ISBN
- 9780521450386
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Condition: New
€ 104.91
€ 104.91
Hardback. This work examines the concept of trust from the angle of the trustee, rather than the truster. Rather than thinking of trust as risk-taking, Potter views it as equally a matter of responsibility-taking. She looks at trust particularly in the context of power relations. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511507
- ISBN
- 9780742511507
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Condition: New
€ 182.65
€ 182.65
Hardback. A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice. Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405155762
- ISBN
- 9781405155762
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Condition: New
€ 84.14
€ 84.14
Hardcover. What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework, this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113401
- ISBN
- 9780226113401
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Condition: New
€ 91.89€ 75.68
€ 91.89
€ 75.68
paperback. Editor(s): DesAutels, Peggy; Walker, Margaret Urban. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742534803
- ISBN
- 9780742534803
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Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback. Explores non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. This collection of essays discusses moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Editor(s): Scherer, Donald. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566390798
- ISBN
- 9781566390798
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Are bacteriophage T4 and the long-nosed elephant fish valuable in their own right? Agar defends an affirmative answer to this question by arguing that anything living is intrinsically valuable. The result is a challenge to prevailing definitions of value and a call for a scientifically-informed appreciation of nature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117876
- ISBN
- 9780231117876
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Presenting a wide range of views and strategies, The Green Halo analyzes the problematic relations between humans and the rest of the natural world. The author looks at the views of thinkers including John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Al Gore, and suggests alternative ways to view nature, assign it value, and respond to ecological crises. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694116
- ISBN
- 9780812694116
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.56
€ 29.99
€ 24.56
paperback. How does it feel to get caught in a violent storm in the high Alps? What does a visitor think while ascending the sacred way in Delphi? How does a rock garden in Kyoto challenge one's sense of self? This book invites readers to open their imaginations to the power of evocative places. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 figures, 39 color photos. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 423.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218711
- ISBN
- 9780253218711
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.83
€ 29.99
€ 26.83
Hardback. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions - one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors, this book presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012241
- ISBN
- 9780253012241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.19
€ 90.19
Paperback. This text examines from various philosophical perspectives the different reasons for adopting a vegetarian diet, ranging from animal interests and rights to global ecology and world hunger. It includes a chapter responding to common objections to vegetarianism. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681389
- ISBN
- 9780847681389
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.45
€ 29.99
€ 24.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447198
- ISBN
- 9780801447198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This book debates the controversy over whether or not it is possible to love God more than oneself through natural powers alone. Thirteenth-century philosophers and theologians study how one's own good is achieved through virtuous action and how to adapt Aristotle's philosophical insights to a Christian framework. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037239
- ISBN
- 9780268037239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
hardcover. Derives a fundamental ethic from liberation theology. This title asserts that the experience of resisting suffering, especially oppressive social suffering, must be brought from the fringe to the center of ethics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405411
- ISBN
- 9780878405411
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Condition: New
€ 43.10
€ 43.10
Hardback. Bigger's larger goal is to align the primacy of the Good in Plato and Christian Neoplatonism with the creator God of Genesis and the God of love in the New Testament. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 34. Weight in Grams: 826.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223503
- ISBN
- 9780823223503
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Condition: New
€ 106.05
€ 106.05
Hardback. This is a ground-level introduction to moral philosophy for beginning students and general readers, dealing with the philosophical theories which often lie behind everyday opinions, and inviting the reader to examine those theories thoroughly. Series: Introducing Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195498
- ISBN
- 9780631195498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.77
€ 120.77
Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442221772
- ISBN
- 9781442221772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.17
€ 149.17
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813529868
- ISBN
- 9780813529868
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Condition: New
€ 54.65
€ 54.65
Paperback. This volume collects both the major classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of deontology. In addition to Kant, classical selections from Richard Price and W.D. Ross are included. Contemporary writers represented include Robert Nozick, Thomas Nagel and Stephen Darwall. Editor(s): Darwall, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231127
- ISBN
- 9780631231127
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Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Hardback. Addresses the apparent contradiction in moral condemnation of good artworks. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911243
- ISBN
- 9781575911243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
Paperback. An analysis of the definition of courage and the "mystery of bravery". This book utilizes soldiers' memoirs, heroic and romantic literature and philosophical discussions to analyze the link between courage and fear and expose the role of courage in generating anxieties of manhood and masculinity. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008267
- ISBN
- 9780674008267
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.60
€ 40.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil. This book provides a resource for thinking clearly about the diverse ways in which humans see good and evil. Editor(s): Madsen, Richard; Strong, Tracy B. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography , index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691099934
- ISBN
- 9780691099934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.69€ 40.56
€ 51.69
€ 40.56