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1998Inscribed by Sissela Bok to Julius Moravcsik on title page. Light shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Xxii, 142pp. A classic work in the field of practical and professional ethics, this collection of nine essays by English philosopher and educator Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) was first published in 1898 and forms a vital complement to Sidgwick's major treatise on moral theory, The Methods of Ethics. Reissued here as Volume One in a new series sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the book is composed chiefly of addresses to members of two ethical societies that Sidgwick helped to found in Cambridge and London in the 1880s. Clear, taut, and lively, these essays demonstrate the compassion and calm reasonableness that Sidgwick brought to all his writings. ; Practical and Professional Ethics; 142 pages
1971Some edgewear with minor chipping and rubbing to wraps. Inscribed on titlepage to Julius Moravcsik by the author, else unmarked. ; 144pp. ; 144 pages; Signed by Author
1910Former owner's ink name stamp on front pastedown, top corners bumped. Binding a bit rubbed at extremities, endpapers browned, front hinge starting to weaken a bit. Faint tape stains to half-title. ; [1910] no date 340pp. Thesis approved for the degree of doctor of divinity in the University of London. ; 340 pages
1913A bit of darkening to board with some wear at extremities, front inner hinge cracked, some ink and pencil notes and underlining in the text. Former owner's name to ffep. A good reading copy. ; Xii, 387pp. ; 387 pages
2008Laid is in a card inscribed by the author to Julius Moravcsik. Very light shelfwear with faint stain to middle of spine. Else book is fine . ; 269pp. ; 269 pages
19921 page creased. Pencil underling to some pages. ; A classic treatment of the morality of war written by one of our country's leading philosophers, with a new introduction considering the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. Just and Unjust Wars examines a variety of conflicts in order to understand exactly why, according to Walzer, “the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity. ” Walzer's classic work draws on historical illustrations that range all the way from the Athenian attack on Melos to this morning's headlines, and uses the testimony of participants—decision makers and victims alike—to examine the moral issues of warfare.; 400 pages
1967Minor shelfwear. ; Wadsworth Studies in Philosophical Criticism; 123 pages
1991Bump near top of spine with small crease. ; This book focuses on the concept of virtue, and in particular on the virtue of wisdom or knowledge, as it is found in the epic poems of Homer, some tragedies of Sophocles, selected writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers. The key questions discussed are the nature of the virtues, their relation to each other, and the relation between the virtues and happiness or well-being. There has been renewed interest recently in the concept of virtue. The value of William Prior's book is that it provides the background and interpretive framework to make classical works on ethics, such as Plato's "Republic" and Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics", accessible to readers with no training in the classics. ; 240 pages
2002Book is fine. DJ has very faint shelfwear. ; White opposes the long-standing view that ancient Greek ethics is fundamentally different from modern ethical views. He examines the ways in which Greek ethics has been interpreted since the 18th century, and traces the history in Greek ethical thought of the idea of conflict among human aims, in particular the conflict between conformity to ethical standards and one's own happiness. ; 320 pages
1989Small tear to head of spine. Chipping to spine ends. Minor shelfwear with tiny stain to front wrap. ; Biblioteca Di Materiali E Discussioni Per L'Analisi Dei Testi Classici 7.; 279 pages
1989Minor Shelfwear. Dustjacket has small abrasion along the spine which has rubbed the colour off else NF; This book explores for the first time an idea common to both Plato and Aristotle: although people are separate, their lives need not be; one person's life may overflow into another's, so that helping someone else is a way of serving oneself. Price considers how this idea unites the philosophers' treatments of love and friendship (which are otherwise very different) , and demonstrates that this view of love and friendship, applied not only to personal relationships, but also to the household and even the city-state, promises to resolve the old dichotomy between egoism and altruism. ; 278 pages
1997Very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; 323 pages
1978Former scholar's name on ffep (David Furley) else book is Fine.. Includes review of book (offprint) by John M. Cooper. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. DJ has edgewear with a few small chips along bottom edge. DJ spine is slightly discolored. ; Argues that the disputed books belong to the Eudemian Ethics and that this has as great a claim as the Nicomachean to be Aristotle's mature ethical system. ; 262 pages
1858Boards worn. Inner hinges cracked. Tears and wear to spine ends with some chipping to spine. Corners edgeworn. Gilt lettering dulled. Small hole to ffep with corner chipped off. Pages tanned. ; Xv, 287 pp. Greek Text with English notes. ; Volume 2 Only; Vol. 2; 287 pages
1982Minor Discoloration to spine. Minor bump to top corner. Gift inscription to front wrap from author. 1 page corner creased (as published). Small chip to head of spine. ; Looks at the theory of human value in antiquity. ; Philosophia Antiqua; 175 pages; Signed by Author
1968Light pencil marginalia to a few pages. Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has a couple of tears and some staining ; 370 pages
1967Minor shelfwear. Very light pencilling to a few pages. ; Wadsworth Studies in Philosophical Criticism; 123 pages
1989Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). DJ has minor shelfwear. ; This book is the first detailed study of the plays of Sophocles through examination of a single ethical principle--the traditional Greek popular moral code of "helping friends and harming enemies." Five of the extant plays are discussed in detail from both a dramatic and an ethical standpoint, and the author concludes that ethical themes are not only integral to each drama, but are subjected to an implicit critique through the tragic consequences to which they give rise. Greek scholars and students of Greek drama and Greek thought will welcome this book, which is presented in such a way as to be accessible to specialists and nonspecialists alike. No knowledge of Greek is required. ; 312 pages
2004Book is fine. Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; This book, like in classical times of Plato and Aristotle, treats individual and communal ethics as intertwined. At its heart lies the quartet of respect, concern for welfare of others, trust, and care as the basic communal ties. Moravcsik's proposal for ethics does not deny some objective ground for sound communal life, but leaves many alternatives within which the four basic ties can be implemented. ; 294 pages
1981Wraps creased with some edgewear. ; Penguin Classics; 7.0 X 4.3 X 0.8 inches; 384 pages
1875Book has been rebound in quarter leather boards with grey boards. Boards are rubbed with edgewear to corners. Spine cover torn along sides and almost detached. Names of previous owners to endpapers in ink. A few ink notes. Marbled endpapers. Pages tanned. ; Zweite, mit sechs abhandlungen vermehrte auflage. ; 507 pages
1997Very minor shelfwear. ; 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.8 inches; 429 pages
1994Underlining in pencil to a few pages. Minor shelfwear. ; Centering on the examination of the social and legal context of adultery, homosexuality, impiety, and the public-private dichotomy in Athenian society, this book attempts to examine the problems of social control and the regulation of sexuality in a way that will be of interest to a broad readership. It uses a comparative approach to show how the examination of such issues can deepen our understanding of classical Athens, particularly in regard to the role of law in society. Further, it argues that this historical investigation can, in turn, enrich our general appreciation of the relation of social and legal norms, and the roles they play in regulating complex social practices such as those associated with sexuality, morals, and the family. This illuminating book develops a view of classical Athenian society that emphasizes the study of social control as the dynamic interplay of legal and social norms within the context of ideology and practice. ; 0.87 x 9.33 x 6.22 Inches; 271 pages
1996Creasing to spine. Minor shelfwear. Scholar's initial to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). ; 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 272 pages
1948Minor shelfwear to book. Endpapers browned . DJ has tears and chipping with some browning and yellowing. ; 490 pages