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The Ethics of Attention: Engaging the Real with Iris Murdoch and Simone Weil by Silvia Caprioglio Panizza 9780367759568
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book draws on Iris Murdoch's philosophy to explore questions related to the importance of attention in ethics. In doing so, it also engages with Murdoch's ideas about the existence of a moral reality, the importance of love, and the necessity but... -
A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy by Nancy L. Rosenblum
RRP: $19.29$12.33How the new conspiracists are undermining democracy-and what can be done about itConspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new-conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the... -
The Call of Character: Living a Life Worth Living by Mari Ruti 9780231164085
$22.39Should we feel inadequate when we fail to be healthy, balanced, and well-adjusted? Is it realistic or even desirable to strive for such an existential equilibrium? Condemning our current cultural obsession with cheerfulness and "positive thinking," Mari... -
Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, and Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $27.08$19.79We live in a culture of apology and forgiveness. But while there are a few thinkers who are critical of forgiveness as being too supine, and extol the virtues of retribution and 'getting even,' philosopher and intellectual Martha C. Nussbaum criticizes... -
George Orwell: The Ethics of Equality by Peter Brian Barry 9780197627402
RRP: $25.79$22.10George Orwell is sometimes read as disinterested in (if not outright hostile) to philosophy. Yet a fair reading of Orwell's work reveals an author whose work was deeply informed by philosophy and who often revealed his philosophical sympathies. Orwell's... -
Humans and Robots: Ethics, Agency, and Anthropomorphism by Sven Nyholm
$41.91Can robots perform actions, make decisions, collaborate with humans, be our friends, perhaps fall in love, or potentially harm us? Even before these things truly happen, ethical and philosophical questions already arise. The reason is that we humans have... -
In Search of the Soul: A Philosophical Essay by John Cottingham 9780691174426
$19.50How our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters todayThe concept of the soul has been a recurring area of exploration since ancient times. What do we mean when we talk about finding our soul,... -
Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal by Heather Widdows 9780691197142
$25.79How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's worldThe demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to... -
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
$25.27In this highly praised new translation of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy, David R. Slavitt presents a graceful, accessible, and modern version for both longtime admirers of one of the great masterpieces of philosophical literature and those... -
The Prince (Hero Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054821Author Niccolo MachiavelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press Ltd -
The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought by Dennis C. Rasmussen 9780691192284
$17.61The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships-and how it influenced modern thoughtDavid Hume is arguably the most important philosopher ever to have written in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his... -
The Joy of Consent: A Philosophy of Good Sex by Manon Garcia 9780674279131
RRP: $36.06$23.44"From the bedroom to the classroom to the courtroom, 'consent' is a key term in our contemporary sexual ethics. In this timely reexamination, Manon Garcia deftly reveals the hidden complexities of consent and proposes how to reconceptualize it as a tool... -
Ethical Life: Its Natural and Social Histories by Webb Keane 9780691167732
$35.78The human propensity to take an ethical stance toward oneself and others is found in every known society, yet we also know that values taken for granted in one society can contradict those in another. Does ethical life arise from human nature itself? Is... -
Moral Theory and Anomaly by Professor Tom Sorell 9780631218340
RRP: $50.25$44.12Moral Theory and Anomaly 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... -
Ethics by Peter Singer 9780192892454 [USED COPY]
RRP: $55.46$3.59Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Ethics by Peter Singer
RRP: $55.46$52.63This book is not a conventional reader in moral philosophy. To capture the essentials of what we know about the origins and nature of ethics, Peter Singer has drawn on anthropology, history, observation of non-human animals, the theory of evolution, game... -
The Ethics of Vulnerability: A Feminist Analysis of Social Life and Practice by Erinn Gilson 9781138208964
RRP: $51.59$45.23As concerns about violence, war, terrorism, sexuality, and embodiment have garnered attention in philosophy, the concept of vulnerability has become a shared reference point in these discussions. As a fundamental part of the human condition,... -
Applied Ethics: An Introduction by Robin Attfield 9781509547388
RRP: $23.21$20.69Philosophy has provided us with a wealth of moral and ethical theories. Applied ethics is the study of practical moral issues and our best philosophical theories, and how each can inform the other. Acclaimed philosopher and textbook author Robin Attfield... -
Introducing Aristotle: A Graphic Guide by Rupert Woodfin
RRP: $6.44$5.21"Introducing Aristotle" guides the reader through an explosion of theories, from the establishment of systematic logic to the earliest rules of science. Aristotle's authority extended beyond his own lifetime to influence fundamentally Islamic philosophy... -
The Common Good by Robert B. Reich
$12.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525436379Author Robert B. ReichFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
The Old English Boethius: with Verse Prologues and Epilogues Associated with King Alfred by Susan Irvine
$30.52The Old English Boethius boldly refashions in Anglo-Saxon guise a great literary monument of the late-antique world, The Consolation of Philosophy. Condemned to death for treason around 525 ce, the Roman scholar Boethius turned to philosophy to transform... -
The Many Futures of a Decision by Jay Lampert
$40.29Combining two a central topics in philosophy in the 20th Century, this book considers the ethics and impact of decision-making alongside the philosophy of time. When we make simple decisions, like the decision to wake up at 8 a.m. tomorrow, we make... -
The Animal Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Animal Cognition by Kristin Andrews
RRP: $46.43$40.88The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and the relationships between humans and other animals.In this fully revised and updated introductory text, Kristin Andrews introduces and assesses the essential topics,... -
What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life by James Hollis
RRP: $20.64$13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592404995Author James HollisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 0g -
Ethics on the Edge by Susan Liautaud
RRP: $25.80$16.59The essential guide for decision-making when ethics are on the edge. It's not your imagination. We're living in a time of moral decline. Publicly, government leaders are acting against the welfare of their citizens, companies are prioritising profits... -
The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation by James O. Young
RRP: $36.06$31.28The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Explores cultural appropriation in a wide variety of contexts, among... -
Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong by Wendell Wallach 9780199737970
$20.87"An invaluable guide to avoiding the stuff of science-fiction nightmares."--John Gilby, Times Higher Education "Moral Machines is a fine introduction to the emerging field of robot ethics. There is much here that will interest ethicists, philosophers,... -
Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street by Tomas Sedlacek 9780199322183
RRP: $20.63$14.98Tomas Sedlacek has shaken the study of economics as few ever have. Named one of the "Young Guns" and one of the "five hot minds in economics" by the Yale Economic Review, he serves on the National Economic Council in Prague, where his provocative writing... -
Making: The Proper Habit of Being by Marion Montgomery 9781890318390
RRP: $48.38$41.82The concern in this essay is for our age as one suffering an intellectual severance between our response to existential reality in which the beauty of a created particular thing is divorced from the Cause of that thing's existence. The separation speaks... -
The Explanation of Behaviour by Charles Taylor 9780367705213
RRP: $24.50$21.80The Explanation of Behaviour was the first book written by the renowned philosopher Charles Taylor. A vitally important work of philosophical anthropology, it is a devastating criticism of the theory of behaviourism, a powerful explanatory approach in... -
Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson
RRP: $20.58$12.09Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, "It... -
Activating the Common Good: Reclaiming Control of Our Collective Well-Being by Peter Block 9781523005963
RRP: $33.54$21.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523005963Author Peter BlockFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers -
Republic by Plato 9780785839828
RRP: $10.31$7.22The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed jacketed hardcover with a new introduction by Odysseus Makridis. Published around 380 BCE, Plato's most famous work explores the idea of justness, among other... -
Future Morality by David Edmonds 9780198862086
RRP: $16.76$11.73The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to reflect on how scientific advances will affect our lives before they're upon us. New kinds of dilemma are springing up. Can robots be held... -
Animal Theologians by Andrew Linzey 9780197655559
RRP: $33.53$28.37Many people who have thought about God have not thought about animals, or about the relationship between the two. But among those who have are some of the most celebrated religious thinkers, including Michel de Montaigne, Thomas Tryon, John Wesley, John... -
A Defense of Abortion by David Boonin 9780521520355
RRP: $51.59$32.96David Boonin has written the most thorough and detailed case for the moral permissibility of abortion yet published. Critically examining a wide range of arguments that attempt to prove that every human fetus has a right to life, he shows that each of... -
Ethical Theory: An Anthology by Russ Shafer-Landau 9780470671603 [USED COPY]
RRP: $81.21$16.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Ethical Theory: An Anthology by Russ Shafer-Landau 9780470671603
RRP: $81.21$71.52The second edition of Ethical Theory: An Anthology features a comprehensive collection of more than 80 essays from classic and contemporary philosophers that address questions at the heart of moral philosophy. Brings together 82 classic and contemporary... -
Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other Animals by Christine M. Korsgaard
RRP: $26.43$22.63Christine M. Korsgaard presents a compelling new view of humans' moral relationships to the other animals. She defends the claim that we are obligated to treat all sentient beings as what Kant called "ends-in-themselves". Drawing on a theory of the good... -
Contemporary Virtue Ethics by Nancy E. Snow
RRP: $21.93$18.99This Element provides an overview of the central components of recent work in virtue ethics. The first section explores central themes in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics, while the second turns the discussion to major alternative theoretical perspectives...