Adventure in moral philosophy

Adventure In Moral Philosophy

Originally published in 1926, this book develops the Socratic thesis that morality is intelligence, that morality is not a matter of standards, laws a

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Readings in Moral Philosophy

Diverse and inclusive, with plenty of student support.

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Hume: Moral Philosophy

Includes selections from Hume's major works in moral thought, as well as peripheral works, which provide an introduction to Hume's moral philosophy.

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Criminology and Moral Philosophy

This book offers an introduction to the philosophical issues of criminal justice ethics in a way suitable for students of criminology and criminal jus

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Modern Moral Philosophy

This magisterial study tells the story of a new way of doing ethics, starting in the seventeenth century, that was based on secular ideas of human psy

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New Basis for Moral Philosophy

Originally published in 1985, this book establishes that moral discourse is critical, rational and objective and challenges the ideology of value irra

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Modern Introduction to Moral Philosophy

Originally published in 1958, this book shows how a systematic consideration of what exactly may be meant by calling anything â€good’, inevitab

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Moral Psychology

This was the first philosophy textbook in moral psychology, introducing students to a range of philosophical topics and debates. This new edition incl

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Origins of Moral-Political Philosophy in Early China

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Moral Essays, Volume I

In Moral Essays, Seneca expresses his Stoic philosophy on providence, steadfastness, anger, forgiveness, consolation, the happy life, leisure, tranqui

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Shakespeare'S Moral Compass

This ground-breaking study fearlessly combines latest research in evolutionary psychology, historical scholarship and philosophy to answer a question

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Constructivism in Practical Philosophy

This volume presents twelve original papers on the idea that moral objectivity is to be understood in terms of a suitably constructed social point of

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My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Philosophy Paper 1 Epistemology and Moral Philosophy

Target success in AQA A-level Philosophy with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style

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Philosophy Book

This is an innovative and accessible guide to more than 2,000 years of thought. To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting - "The Philosophy Book" changes all that. With the use of powerful and easy-to-follow images, succinct quotations, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book cuts through any misunderstandings to demystify the sub...

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Philosophy Before Socrates

Provides a survey of Greek science, metaphysics, and moral and political philosophy, from their roots in myth to the philosophers and Sophists of the

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Political Philosophy of Refuge

In this rigorous but accessible volume, fresh insights are offered into the political and moral complexities of how to assess and deal with the claims

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Moral Pluralism and the Complexity of Punishment Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book advances a new interpretation of Hart’s penal philosophy. In opposition to current interpretations, the work argues that Hart´s penal philosophy is based on his moral pluralism, which comprises two aspects: value pluralism and pluralism with respect to forms of moral reason. This means that criminal law has an irreducible complexity due to the compromises it mak...

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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Rousseau and the Social Contract

Rousseau's Social Contract is a benchmark in political philosophy that has inspired and influenced moral and political thought since publication and i

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Doing Ethics in Media

An accessible but comprehensive introduction to media ethics, with a theoretical grounding in moral philosophy, Doing Ethics in Media helps students t

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Conscience and Cognition in Social Research Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a critical examination of the different roles of conscience and cognition in social research in China and the West, exploring how the two traditions can enrich each other and help societies navigate through the complex intellectual and moral crises of our time. The book will be a crucial reference for scholars and students interested in Western philosophy, co...

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Ethical Decision-Making in Management Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book interweaves the postmodern approach to management studies and, based on its innovative research, reintroduces moral pragmatism in Business Ethics. The combination of decision-making theories, philosophy and postmodernism paves the way for future novel research in Business Ethics, making it an excellent resource for researchers, academics, and advanced students i...

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Foundations of Ethics

* Covers all of the major issues in metaethics including moral metaphysics, epistemology, moral psychology, and philosophy of language. * Provides an

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African Ethics and Death

This book analyses the concepts of moral status and human dignity in African philosophy and applies them to the moral problems associated with death.

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Spenser's Ethics

A novel account of Edmund Spenser as a moral theorist, SpenserÂ’s ethics situaties his ethics in the contexts of early modern moral philosophy and the

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Analysis of Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue

Alasdair MacIntyreÂ’s 1981 After Virtue was a ground-breaking contribution to modern moral philosophy. Dissatisfied with the major trends in the moral

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Kant and the Problem of Morality

This book examines the significance of KantÂ’s moral philosophy in contemporary philosophical debates. It argues that KantÂ’s philosophy can still ser

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Introduction to Ethics

Originally published in 1948, and reprinted in 1955 and updated in 1961, this book is a straightforward account of moral philosophy for students. It d

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Individualism and Economic Order

First published in the 1930s and 1940s, the essays collated in this volume discuss topics from moral philosophy and the methods of the social sciences

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Fichte: The System of Ethics

Fichte's System of Ethics, published in 1798, is the most important work in moral philosophy written between Kant and Hegel. This volume offers a tran

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Dialogues and Essays

Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled wo

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Nature of Desert Claims

A contribution to the growing literature on desert in moral philosophy, this book both engages with contemporary literature and offers a new approach

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Happiness and Well-Being

This Element provides an opinionated introduction to the debate in moral philosophy over identifying the basic elements of well-being and to the relat

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Routledge Guidebook to Moore's Principia Ethica

G.E. MooreÂ’s Principia Ethica is a landmark publication in twentieth-century moral philosophy. The Routledge Guidebook to Moore's Principia Ethica pr

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Minimizing Marriage

This book addresses fundamental questions about marriage in moral and political philosophy. It examines promise, commitment, care, and contract to arg

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Basic Ethics

Covers questions raised in thinking about ethical problems, answers offered by moral philosophy, and helps integrate both into student's world and per

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Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics

In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction

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Utilitarianism

In this work of moral philosophy, John Stuart Mill defends the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happ

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Inclinations

Cavarero refutes a long-standing set of assumptions in moral philosophy by contesting the classical figure of the homo erectus or 'upright man,' and b

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Iris Murdoch and Morality

Iris Murdoch and Morality provides a close focus on moral issues in Murdoch's novels, philosophy and theology. It situates Murdoch within current theo

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Great Philosophers:Kant

'Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.' In today's increasingly fractured world, Kant's moral philosophy is more important today th

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Giving an Account of Oneself

What does it mean to lead an ethical life under vexed social and linguistic conditions? In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judit

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Shantaram

A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld.

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Second Chance

Second Chance will hopefully not only entertain you, but will also deliver a powerful moral lesson via time slip adventure. Set in two very difficult

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On What Matters

This is the first volume of a major work in moral philosophy, the long-awaited follow-up to Parfit's classic Reasons and Persons, a landmark of 20th-c

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On What Matters

This is a major work in moral philosophy, the long-awaited follow-up to Parfit's 1984 classic Reasons and Persons, a landmark of twentieth-century phi

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The Making of the Good Person Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book provides a philosophical assessment of the idea of personhood advanced in popular self-help literature. It also traces a culture within philosophy where the self is brought forth as an object of improvement and a key to meaning, progress and profundity. The book is not primarily concerned with critiquing popular self-help and self-transformative practices. Rathe...

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Ethical Public Leadership Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion, and spirituality, this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader. Throughout the book, author Stephen M. King develops a more holistic and interdisciplinary understanding of ethical and moral leadership, requi...

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Ethical Public Leadership Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion, and spirituality, this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader. Throughout the book, author Stephen M. King develops a more holistic and interdisciplinary understanding of ethical and moral leadership, requi...

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How Should One Live?

The last four decades have seen a remarkable revival of interest in the virtues, which lay at the heart of ancient and medieval moral philosophy. This collection is the first general survey of this revival, containing specially commissioned articles on topics central to virtue ethics and virtue theory, written by a distinguished international team of philosophers. It repr...

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Lord Jim

First published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Its themes also challenge the conventions of nineteenth-century adventure fiction, confirming Conrad's place in l...

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Siddharta (0141189576)

Kniha - autor Hermann Hesse, 120 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Hermann Hesse's moving and inspirational chronicle of spiritual evolution, Siddhartha, includes a new introduction by bestselling author Paulo Coehlo in Penguin Classics. Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced. Integrating E...

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Shantaram (9780349117546)

Kniha - anglicky * A publishing sensation: a stunning novel based on the author's dramatic and extraordinary true story of life on the run in the Bombay underworld * 'A literary masterpiece ... it has the grit and pace of a thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in th...

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Fear and Trembling: Dialectical Lyric by Johannes De Silentio - Kierkegaard Soren

Anotace: In Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard`s infamous and controversial work made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and Camus. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Danish with an introduction by Alistair Hannay.Writing under the pseudonym of `Johannes de silentio`, Kierkegaard exp...

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Meditations

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been praised for their wisdom, insight and guidance by leaders and great thinkers alike. Never intended f...

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Meditations - Antoninus Marcus Aurelius

<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.</p> <p>Our life is what our thoughts make it</p> <p>The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been praised for their wisdom, insight and guidance by lea...

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Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts

Anotace: * A publishing sensation: a stunning novel based on the author's dramatic and extraordinary true story of life on the run in the Bombay underworld * 'A literary masterpiece ... it has the grit and pace of a thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bomba...

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Left Behind

The world-renowned economist offers a ground-breaking new vision for inclusive prosperityLeft behind places can be found in prosperous countries—from South Yorkshire, integral to the industrial revolution and now England’s poorest county, to Barranquilla, once Colombia’s portal to the Caribbean and now struggling. More alarmingly, the poorest countries in the world are di...

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Evolution of the Soul

Men have evolved from animals, and animals from inanimate matter, but what has evolved is qualitatively different from the inanimate matter from which it began. Both men and the higher animals have a mental life of sensation, thought, purpose, desire, and belief. Although these mental states in part cause, and are caused by, brain states, they are distinct from them. Rich...

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The Journey : A Big Panda and Tiny Dragon - Norbury James

Anotace: `We shall go on a journey, across the river . . .`Join Big Panda and Tiny Dragon as they set off on an extraordinary adventure in this companion to the global bestselling phenomenon Big Panda and Tiny Dragon.Although content in their temple high up in the mountains, Tiny Dragon realises that something feels incomplete. So it is that they decide to make a journey...

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Analects - Konfucius Konfucius

Anotace: Formed in a time of great unrest in ancient China, The Analects is vital to an understanding of Chinese history and thought, and, 2,500 years on, it remains startlingly relevant to contemporary life. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon...

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