Ethics: The Key Thinkers
Dr Tom Angier author Dr Tom Angier editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:27th Sep '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Introduces and explores the work and ideas of the most important writers in moral philosophy, from Plato to Macintyre.
Ethics: The Key Thinkers surveys the history of Western moral philosophy, guiding students through the work and ideas of the field's most important figures, from Plato to MacIntyre. With entries written by leading contemporary scholars, the book covers the following thinkers:
PlatoAristotleThe StoicsThomas AquinasDavid HumeImmanuel KantG.W.F. HegelKarl MarxJ.S. Mill Friedrich NietzscheAlasdair MacIntyre
The book explores the contribution of each thinker in turn, narrating how they have changed the shape of ethical theory as a whole. The book also includes guides to the latest reading on each thinker.
‘An outstanding and wide-ranging introduction to many of the key figures in the history of western ethics from Plato until the present day. Highly recommended for anyone with a serious interest in moral philosophy and its development.' -- Professor Roger Crisp, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, UK.
ISBN: 9781441149398
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 354g
288 pages