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History of Ethics

Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy 1. Aufl.

von: Daniel Star, Roger Crisp
33,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	08.04.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9781119235873
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	480

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Is there an objective moral standard that applies to all our actions? To what extent should I sacrifice my own interests for the sake of others? How might philosophers of the past help us think about contemporary ethical problems? As the most recent addition to the Blackwell Readings in Philosophy series, History of Ethics: Essential Readings with Commentary brings together rich and varied excerpts of canonical work and contemporary scholarship to span the history of Western moral philosophy in one volume. Editors Star and Crisp, noted scholars in their fields, expertly introduce the readings to illuminate the main philosophical ideas and arguments in each selection, and connect them to broader themes. These detailed and incisive editorial commentaries make the primary source texts accessible to students while guiding them chronologically through the history of Western ethics. Structured around a thematic table of contents divided into three distinct sections, History of Ethics charts patterns in the development of ethical thought across time to highlight connections between intellectual movements. Selections range from the work of well-known figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Mill to the work of philosophers often overlooked by such anthologies, including Butler, Smith, Sidgwick, Anscombe, Foot, and Frankena. Star and Crisp skillfully arrange the collection to connect readings to contemporary issues and interests by featuring examples such as Aquinas on self-defense and the doctrine of double effect, Kant on virtue, and Mill’s The Subjection of Women. Written for students and scholars of ethics, History of Ethics is a comprehensive collection of readings with expert editorial commentary that curates the most important and influential work in the history of ethics in the Western world.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements vii List of Sources ix Introduction xi Part I Ancient and Medieval Ethics 1 1 Gorgias and Republic: The Authority of Morality 3 Plato 2 Republic (Continued): Justice and Virtue 25 Plato 3 Republic (Continued): The Good 41 Plato 4 Nicomachean Ethics: The Good Life 53 Aristotle 5 Nicomachean Ethics (Continued): The Nature of Virtue 67 Aristotle 6 Nicomachean Ethics (Continued): Responsibility and Practical Wisdom 77 Aristotle 7 Epicurus to Menoeceus and Principal Doctrines 91 Epicurus 8 The Discourses of Epictetus and the Manual, or Enchiridion 99 Epictetus 9 The Enchiridion 113 Saint Augustine 10 Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica 121 Saint Thomas Aquinas Part II Modern Ethics 137 1 Leviathan 139 Thomas Hobbes 2 Fifteen Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel and Dissertation II: On the Nature of Virtue 147 Joseph Butler 3 A Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Reason and the Passions 165 David Hume 4 An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Virtue and Utility 183 David Hume 5 The Theory of Moral Sentiments 201 Adam Smith 6 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Metaphysics of Morals: Reason and the Good Will 219 Immanuel Kant 7 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Continued): The Categorical Imperative 231 Immanuel Kant 8 An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation 247 Jeremy Bentham 9 Utilitarianism and the Subjection of Women 255 John Stuart Mill 10 On the Genealogy of Morality 281 Friedrich Nietzsche 11 The Methods of Ethics 299 Henry Sidgwick Part III Foundations of Contemporary Ethics 331 1 Principia Ethica 333 G. E. Moore 2 The Right and the Good 343 W. D. Ross 3 Language, Truth and Logic 359 Alfred Jules Ayer 4 The Naturalistic Fallacy 367 W. K. Frankena 5 Modern Moral Philosophy 377 G. E. M. Anscombe 6 The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect 389 Philippa Foot 7 Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong 397 J. L. Mackie 8 A Theory of Justice 411 John Rawls 9 Ethical Theory and Utilitarianism 431 R. M. Hare Index 443

Autorenportrait

DANIEL STAR is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. He is the author of Knowing Better: Virtue, Deliberation, and Normative Ethics (2015) in addition to numerous journal articles, and most recently edited the Oxford Handbook of Reasons and Normativity (2018). ROGER CRISP is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Anne's College, Oxford, and Professorial Fellow at the Australian Catholic University. He is the author of Mill on Utilitarianism (1997), Reasons and the Good (2008), and The Cosmos of Duty (2015). He is also editor of the Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics (2013) and has translated Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.

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History of Ethics Essential Readings with Commentary Is there an objective moral standard that applies to all our actions? To what extent should I sacrifice my own interests for the sake of others? How might philosophers of the past help us think about contemporary ethical problems? As the most recent addition to the Blackwell Readings in Philosophy series, History of Ethics: Essential Readings with Commentary brings together rich and varied excerpts of canonical work and contemporary scholarship to span the history of Western moral philosophy in one volume. Editors Star and Crisp, noted scholars in their fields, expertly introduce the readings to illuminate the main philosophical ideas and arguments in each selection and connect them to broader themes. These detailed and incisive editorial commentaries make primary source texts accessible to students, while thoughtful suggestions for further reading present a guide for continued study. Structured around a thematic table of contents divided into three distinct sections, History of Ethics charts patterns in the development of ethical thought across time to highlight connections between intellectual movements. Selections range from the work of well-known figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Mill to essays by philosophers often overlooked by such anthologies, including Butler, Smith, Sidgwick, Anscombe, Foot, and Frankena. Star and Crisp skillfully arrange the collection to connect readings to contemporary issues and interests, featuring Aquinas on self-defense and the doctrine of double effect, Kant on virtue, and Mill's The Subjection of Women. Written for students and scholars of ethics, History of Ethics is a comprehensive collection of readings with expert editorial commentary that curates the most important and influential work in the history of ethics in the Western world.