Ethics: The Key Thinkers
2nd Edition
Published on 17. November 2022
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-350-10780-9 (ISBN)
Description
Ethics: The Key Thinkers introduces the individuals who have wrestled with core moral questions and shaped how we understand ethics today, from what constitutes a good life to arguments about what is right and wrong.
Chapters are organised chronologically and cover figures from a wide range of traditions in ancient, modern and contemporary philosophy, explaining exactly how a particular individual has changed the development of ethical theory as a whole. Alongside chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Marx and Nietzsche, this fully updated 2nd edition now provides:
? A global approach to the history of ethics, featuring new chapters on Confucian, Buddhist and African thinkers
? Further reading guides to the latest writing on each thinker
? A conclusion that looks ahead to new directions in contemporary ethical theory
For anyone looking to better understand the ideas, people and debates behind one of philosophy's most important subjects, Ethics: The Key Thinkers is the ideal starting point.
Chapters are organised chronologically and cover figures from a wide range of traditions in ancient, modern and contemporary philosophy, explaining exactly how a particular individual has changed the development of ethical theory as a whole. Alongside chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Marx and Nietzsche, this fully updated 2nd edition now provides:
? A global approach to the history of ethics, featuring new chapters on Confucian, Buddhist and African thinkers
? Further reading guides to the latest writing on each thinker
? A conclusion that looks ahead to new directions in contemporary ethical theory
For anyone looking to better understand the ideas, people and debates behind one of philosophy's most important subjects, Ethics: The Key Thinkers is the ideal starting point.
Reviews / Votes
It is good to have a new edition of this very useful and informative work. The essays offer clear and sympathetic treatments of a range of key ethical thinkers, including now chapters on Chinese, Indian and African ethics. It is highly recommended to anyone looking to explore this fascinating field, and learn more about the ethical insights to be learned from its history. * Robert Stern, Professor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield, UK * Ethics: The Key Thinkers is an uncommonly successful integration of explanation and critical discussion. The treatment of thinkers is historically informed and negotiates the conceptual terrain-now global in scope-with admirable clarity. The chapters are philosophically rich but also accessible, making the volume a valuable resource at many levels. * Jonathan Jacobs, Professor of Philosophy, John Jay College and Doctoral Faculty of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center, CUNY, USA *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-10780-9 (9781350107809)
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Person
Tom Angier is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Content
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction, Tom Angier (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
1. Plato, Tom Angier (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
2. Aristotle, Timothy Chappell (The Open University, UK)
3. The Stoics, Jacob Klein (Colgate University, USA)
4. Aquinas, Vivian Boland O.P. (University of Oxford, UK)
5. Hume, Peter Millican (University of Oxford, UK)
6. Kant, Ralph Walker (University of Oxford, UK)
7. Hegel, Kenneth Westphal (Bogazici University, Turkey)
8. Marx, Sean Sayers (University of Kent, UK)
9. Mill, Krister Bykvist (Stockholm University, Sweden)
10. Nietzsche, Ken Gemes (Birkbeck College and New College of the Humanities, UK) and Christoph Schuringa (New College of the Humanities, UK)
11. MacIntyre, David Solomon (University of Notre Dame, USA)
12. Chinese Ethics, Alba Cercas Curry (University of California at Riverside, USA)
13. Indian Ethics, Christopher Bartley (University of Liverpool, UK)
14. African Ethics, Thaddeus Metz (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction, Tom Angier (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
1. Plato, Tom Angier (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
2. Aristotle, Timothy Chappell (The Open University, UK)
3. The Stoics, Jacob Klein (Colgate University, USA)
4. Aquinas, Vivian Boland O.P. (University of Oxford, UK)
5. Hume, Peter Millican (University of Oxford, UK)
6. Kant, Ralph Walker (University of Oxford, UK)
7. Hegel, Kenneth Westphal (Bogazici University, Turkey)
8. Marx, Sean Sayers (University of Kent, UK)
9. Mill, Krister Bykvist (Stockholm University, Sweden)
10. Nietzsche, Ken Gemes (Birkbeck College and New College of the Humanities, UK) and Christoph Schuringa (New College of the Humanities, UK)
11. MacIntyre, David Solomon (University of Notre Dame, USA)
12. Chinese Ethics, Alba Cercas Curry (University of California at Riverside, USA)
13. Indian Ethics, Christopher Bartley (University of Liverpool, UK)
14. African Ethics, Thaddeus Metz (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Index