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The Science of Animal Welfare: Understanding What Animals Want by Marian Stamp Dawkins
RRP: £36.49£34.45What is animal welfare? Why has it proved so difficult to find a definition that everyone can agree on? This concise and accessible guide is for anyone who is interested in animals and who has wondered how we can assess their welfare scientifically. It... -
A Philosopher Looks at Human Beings by Michael Ruse
RRP: £9.99£8.17Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this book, Michael Ruse explores these questions in religion, science and philosophy. Some people think that the world is an organism - and that humans, as its highest... -
The Ethics of Deconstruction: Derrida and Levinas by Simon Critchley
RRP: £23.99£19.91This is an expanded edition of the first book to argue for the ethical turn in Derrida's work. Simon Critchley's first book, The Ethics of Deconstruction, was originally published to great acclaim in 1992. It was the first book to argue for the ethical... -
Property and Justice: A Liberal Theory of Natural Rights by Billy Christmas 9780367752668
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book gives an account of a full spectrum of property rights and their relationship to individual liberty. It shows that a purely deontological approach to justice can deal with the most complex questions regarding the property system. Moreover, the... -
Moralia: v. 2 by Plutarch
£23.39Eclectic essays on ethics, education, and much else besides.Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45-120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given... -
Moral Engines: Exploring the Ethical Drives in Human Life by Cheryl Mattingly 9781800739208
RRP: £27.95£22.58In the past fifteen years, there has been a virtual explosion of anthropological literature arguing that morality should be considered central to human practice. Out of this explosion new and invigorating conversations have emerged between... -
The Evil Imagination: Understanding and Resisting Destructive Forces by Dr. Roger Kennedy 9781912691296
RRP: £25.99£24.16Roger Kennedy has written a masterful investigation into the concept of evil. He begins with a general view of the subject before moving into more detailed analysis. First is a review of the science of evil, including evidence from neuroscience and... -
A Natural History of Human Morality by Michael Tomasello
£16.12Winner of the Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology, American Psychological AssociationWinner of a PROSE Award, Association of American PublishersShortlist, Cognitive Development Society Book AwardA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of... -
Cooperation and Social Justice by Joseph Heath
RRP: £23.99£21.57In six new essays, philosopher and award-winning author Joseph Heath explores the connection between principles of justice and the institutional arrangements required to achieve them. Topics include the significance of status inequality, the question of... -
The Ethics of Money Production by Jorg Guido Hulsmann
RRP: £14.00£12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610166812Author Jorg Guido HulsmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Ludwig Von Mises InstitutePublisher Ludwig Von Mises InstituteWeight(grams)... -
The Philosophy of Civilization by Albert Schweitzer 9780879754037
£18.54Albert Schweitzer's social and ethical philosophy is best expressed in The Philosophy of Civilization. Not widely available in recent years, this edition will give contemporary readers the opportunity to discover his prophetic thought. In Book I, The... -
Truth and Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy by Bernard Williams
£27.74What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion... -
The Myths We Live By: Adventures in Democracy, Free Speech and Other Liberal Inventions by Peter Cave 9781786495204
£3.11In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical argument to reveal that many issues are less straightforward than we'd like to believe. Leaving no sacred cow standing, Cave... -
The Judas Kiss by David Hare
RRP: £9.99£6.70Oscar Wilde's philosophy leads him on a path to destruction. The Judas Kiss describes two pivotal moments: the day Wilde decides to stay in England and face imprisonment, and the night when the lover for whom he risked everything betrays him.With a... -
Stay: A History of Suicide and the Arguments Against It by Jennifer Michael Hecht
RRP: £12.99£11.46A leading public critic reminds us of the compelling reasons people throughout time have found to stay alive Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide... -
Power, Pleasure, and Profit: Insatiable Appetites from Machiavelli to Madison by David Wootton
£23.66A provocative history of the changing values that have given rise to our present discontents.We pursue power, pleasure, and profit. We want as much as we can get, and we deploy instrumental reasoning-cost-benefit analysis-to get it. We judge ourselves... -
Critical Affect: The Politics of Method by Ashley Barnwell 9781474451338
£19.25Critical Affect forges a path across the current impasse between critical and post-critical methods in social and cultural theory. It explores the emotional complexity of critique and maps out its enduring value for the turn to affect and ontology... -
Immanence and Micropolitics: Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault and Deleuze by Christian Gilliam 9781474441407
£21.85Christian Gilliam maps the context and development of immanence and micropolitics, from Sartre to Deleuze. He argues that a philosophy of 'pure' immanence is integral to an alternative understanding of 'the political'; one that re-orients our... -
Self-Constitution: Agency, Identity, and Integrity by Christine M. Korsgaard
RRP: £31.49£27.18Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation. Moral philosophy aspires to understand the fact that human actions, unlike the actions of the other animals, can be morally good or bad, right or wrong... -
Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment by Benjamin Storey
£17.36A compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappyWe live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of... -
Ethics of the Real: Kant and Lacan by Alenka Zupancic 9781844677870
RRP: £24.95£18.05The idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-established Good or any 'human inclination' such as love, sympathy or fear. In attempting to interpret such a revolutionary... -
The Moral Psychology of Curiosity by Ilhan Inan 9781538158722
£35.18Curiosity has taken a winding path through intellectual history, from Early Christian vice to Enlightenment virtue and beyond. This original volume sees contemporary philosophers and psychologists examining the nature and value of curiosity, shedding... -
Fear and Trembling: A New Translation by Soren Kierkegaard 9781631498312
RRP: £26.95£16.83First published in 1843 under the pseudonym "Johannes de silentio" (John of Silence), Soren Kierkegaard's richly resonant Fear and Trembling has for generations stood as a pivotal text in the history of moral philosophy, inspiring such artistic and... -
Beyond Universal Reason: The Relation between Religion and Ethics in the Work of Stanley Hauerwas by Emmanuel Katongole
£96.81In The Peaceable Kingdom Stanley Hauerwas claims that "to begin by asking what is the relation between theology and ethics is to have already made a mistake." Hauerwas's claim, and his contribution toward a socially constituted and historically embodied... -
Idleness: A Philosophical Essay by Brian O'Connor 9780691167527
£23.29The first book to challenge modern philosophy's case against idleness, revealing why the idle state is one of true freedomFor millennia, idleness and laziness have been regarded as vices. We're all expected to work to survive and get ahead, and devoting... -
Practical Philosophy: Ethics, Society and Culture by John Haldane 9781845401818
£47.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401818Author John HaldaneFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 850gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 155mm... -
Good Citizens by Thich Nhat Hanh
RRP: £14.95£9.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935209898Author Thich Nhat HanhFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm... -
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume 9780915145454 [USED COPY]
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume 9780915145454
£9.00A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of... -
Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings by Simone Weil
£15.07Although trained as a philosopher, Simone Weil (1909-43) contributed to a wide range of subjects, resulting in a rich field of interdisciplinary Weil studies. Yet those coming to her work from such disciplines as sociology, history, political science,... -
If You've Forgotten the Names of Clouds, You've Lost Your Way: An Introduction to American Indian Thought and Philosophy by Bayard Johnson 9781482068108
RRP: £19.95£16.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781482068108Author Bayard JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Why Vegan?: Eating Ethically by Peter Singer
RRP: £15.95£10.23Even before the publication of his seminal Animal Liberation in 1975, Peter Singer, one of the greatest moral philosophers of our time, unflinchingly challenged the ethics of eating animals. Now, in Why Vegan?, Singer brings together the most... -
A Nietzschean Metaethics: Criticism of Some Contemporary Themes in Metaethics by David Emmanuel Rowe 9781498579933
£78.10This book develops a novel interpretation of the late nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as holding a distinct and original metaethical position (a theory about our practice of ethics). It is, what might be called, a human-centered... -
Unbinding The Heart: A Dose Of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, AndUnconditional Love by Agapi Stassinopoulos 9781401930745
RRP: £17.99£13.43Unbinding the Heart invites us on an inspiring journey of inner exploration to reconnect with our true selves. Born in Greece, a country that celebrates life, Agapi Stassinopoulos learned the essential truths of happiness through the examples of wisdom,... -
Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill 9781495281792
RRP: £7.95£7.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495281792Author John Stuart MillFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Democratic Law by Seana Valentine Shiffrin
RRP: £24.49£20.78In this book, based on her 2017 Berkeley Tanner Lectures, Seana Valentine Shiffrin offers an original, deontological account of democracy, law, and their interrelation. Her central thesis is that democracy and democratic law have intrinsically valuable,... -
Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality by Patricia S. Churchland
RRP: £17.95£12.38A provocative new account of how morality evolvedWhat is morality? Where does it come from? And why do most of us heed its call most of the time? In Braintrust, neurophilosophy pioneer Patricia Churchland argues that morality originates in the biology of... -
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham 9780486454528
RRP: £20.99£13.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486454528Author Jeremy BenthamFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights and Freedoms by Kimberley Brownlee
RRP: £23.99£21.66We are deeply social creatures. Our core social needs - for meaningful social inclusion - are more important than our civil and political needs and our economic welfare needs, and we won't secure those other things if our core social needs go unmet. Our... -
The Ethics of Technology: Methods and Approaches by Sven Ove Hansson 9781783486588
£44.13Our daily lives are affected by new technologies at an ever increasing rate. It is becoming more and more important to assess future technologies from an ethical point of view, and to do this before they are introduced on a massive scale. Such...