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  • The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Aging
    Geoffrey Scarre
    This comprehensive handbook presents the major philosophical perspectives on the nature, prospects, problems and social context of age and aging in an era of dramatically increasing life-expectancy. Drawing on the latest research in gerontology, medicine and the social sciences, its twenty-seven chapters examine our intuitions and common sense beliefs about the meaning of aging...
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    341,62 €

  • After Evil
    Geoffrey Scarre
    Evils, both large and small, are a constant feature of human life. This book is about responding to them and in particular about responding to moral evils, that is, those produced by the deliberate acts of human beings. Prominent in our repertoire of responses to moral evil are forgiveness and punishment, and these, with the numerous conceptual and moral problems they raise, ar...
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    95,06 €

  • Logic and Reality in the Philosophy of John Stuart Mill
    Geoffrey Scarre
    ’Nobody reads Mill today,’ wrote a reviewer in Time magazine a few years ago. ! One could scarcely praise Mr Melvin Maddocks, who penned that remark, for his awareness of the present state of Mill studies, for of all nineteenth century philosophers who wrote in English, it is 1. S. Mill who remains the most read today. Yet it would not be so far from ...
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    269,34 €

  • On Courage
    Geoffrey Scarre
    What is courage and why is it one of the oldest and most admired virtues? Is courage characteristic of all cultures, or only some, and why is it so often portrayed as a 'manly' virtue? Is courage an emotion or a capability, a psychological or physical phenomenon? In this insightful and crisply written book, Geoffrey Scarre examines these questions and many more. ...
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    45,12 €

  • Children, Parents, and Politics
    Geoffrey Scarre
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    60,62 €

  • Mill’s ’On Liberty’
    Geoffrey Scarre
    Continuum’s Reader’s Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential reso...
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    39,66 €

  • Death
    Geoffrey Scarre
    What is death and why does it matter to us? How should the knowledge of our finitude affect the living of our lives and what are the virtues suitable to mortal beings? Does death destroy the meaningfulness of lives, or would lives that never ended be eternally and absurdly tedious? These, and many other, questions are addressed in this book. ...
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    77,62 €

  • Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust
    Eve Garrard / Geoffrey Scarre
    How far can we ever hope to understand the Holocaust? What can we reasonably say about right and wrong, moral responsibility, praise and blame, in a world where ordinary reasons seem to be excluded? This book draws together new work by leading moral philosophers to present a wide range of perspectives on the Holocaust. Contributors focus on themes of central importance, in...
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    79,77 €

  • Witchcraft and Magic in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Europe
    Geoffrey Scarre / John Callow
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    46,47 €

  • Utilitarianism
    Geoffrey Scarre
    Surveying the historical development and present condition of utilitarian ethics, Geoffrey Scarre concludes that whilst utilitarianism may not be a faultless moral doctrine, its positions are relevant and remain significant today. ...
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    77,37 €