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Author : ROBERT L. ARRINGTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1090646148
Author : Robert L. Arrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1240474251
Author : Robert L. Arrington
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0631194169
This volume provides a wide-ranging and lucid introducing to the major ethical theories found in the history of Western philosophy.
Author : Charlotte B. Becker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135883690
This newly revised and updated edition of A History of Western Ethics is a coherent and accessible overview of the most important figures and influential ideas of the history of ethics in the Western philosophical tradition.
Author : Brian Duignan Senior Editor, Religion and Philosophy
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615303014
Ethics is the business of moral philosophy by which humans try to determine what behaviors are right and wrong; good and bad; noble and ignoble. Each person strives for rectitude as they understand it, while working within the accepted values of a larger group dynamic. The moral view of the larger group is developed and refined within a state of flux, and new circumstances are constantly arising that defy individual consciences and compel each individual to reexamine how he or she applies ethical principles in everyday life. This absorbing volume looks at the development of the three major fields of Western ethics over time, while providing insightful cross-cultural comparisons between ancient moral philosophies of societies across the globe.
Author : Warren Ashby
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781615926947
This book provides an engaging, thorough, and inclusive history of western ethics that encompasses both classical and modern perspectives. Author Warren Ashby speaks both to students of history and ethics and to a public interested in but often perplexed by moral values in contemporary life. Ashby embraces all who are concerned with expanding human rights, finding new ways to think about moral experience, and discovering an ethical perspective appropriate for their lives. By exploring past ethical problems, we can prepare for the future's challenges. Included with the commentary on the writings of great thinkers are in-depth discussions of Greek, biblical, and Stoic ethics; Augustine, Aquinas, and medieval views; the Renaissance, the Reformation, and ethics in the age of science; as well as the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the last Western century.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0815307268
Author : Duncan Richter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015079326842
"Why Be Good is an introduction to ethics whose guiding theme is the question posed by Thasymachus in Plato's iRepublic. Historically organized, the text presents a series of responses to the title question from Plato, Aristotle, thinkers in Christianity, Aquinas, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche, and several twentieth century philosophers. Duncan Richter explains each philosophers thoughts on ethics, virtue, and character and discusses ensuing objections to each philosophers arguments. Along the way, students are encouraged to think about their own lives, what it meant to be good, and why or, rather, if they shoudl be good. Key terms appear for the first time in boldface, questions end each chapter, and suggestions for further reading are provided throughout."--Publisher's description.
Author : Robert Cavalier,James S. Gouinlock,James P. Sterba
Publisher : Springer
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989-09-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349202034
'...this magnificent collection of presentations of the thought of the giants of Western ethics deserves to become a basic reference work in the field.' Ralph McInerny, The University of Notre Dame
Author : Harry J. Gensler,Earl W. Spurgin
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810857636
"Historical Dictionary of Ethics covers a broad range of topics, including theories, issues, and concepts; historical periods and historical figures; applied ethics; non-Western approaches; and related disciplines. Harry J. Gensler and Earl W. Spurgin tackle such issues as abortion, capital punishment, stem-cell research, and terrorism and explain such key theories as utilitarianism, natural law, social contract, and virtue ethics. This reference provides a complete overview of ethics through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries, including bioethics, business ethics, Aristotle, Hobbes, autonomy, confidentiality, Confucius, and psychology."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Terence Irwin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199603701
What is the human good? What are the primary virtues that make a good person? What makes an action right? Must we try to maximize good consequences? How can we know what is right and good? Can morality be rationally justified? In Ethics Through History, Terence Irwin addresses such fundamental questions, making these central debates intelligible to readers without an extensive background in philosophy. He provides a historical and philosophical discussion of major questions and key philosophers in the history of ethics, in the tradition that begins with Socrates onwards. Irwin covers ancient, medieval, and modern moral philosophers whose views have helped to form the agenda for contemporary ethical theory, paying attention to the strengths and weaknesses of their respective positions.
Author : Harry J. Gensler,Earl W. Spurgin
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810875883
The A to Z of Ethics covers a very broad range of ethical topics, including ethical theories, historical periods, historical figures, applied ethics, ethical issues, ethical concepts, non-Western approaches, and related disciplines. Harry J. Gensler and Earl W. Spurgin tackle such issues as abortion, capital punishment, stem cell research, and terrorism while also explaining key theories like utilitarianism, natural law, social contract, and virtue ethics. This reference provides a complete overview of ethics through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries, including bioethics, business ethics, Aristotle, Hobbes, autonomy, confidentiality, Confucius, and psychology.
Author : Thomas Verner Moore
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1330263669
Excerpt from A Historical Introduction to Ethics The present work, which is now laid before the public, was commenced as a series of lectures to the Newman Club at the University of California. These were delivered during the fall and winter of 1908. They were afterwards considerably modified, and constituted a part of the course in the Introduction to Philosophy given by the author at the Catholic University of America. The material has again been worked over and developed into an independent work, which the author hopes will be of service as an introduction to the study of ethics. The nature of the work is indicated by the title. It is "A Historical Introduction to Ethics" It is, therefore, neither a History of Ethics nor a Textbook of Ethics. Were it a history of ethics it would have been necessary to consider many philosophers who are not even mentioned. An arrangement of systems in historical order would have been chosen, and the logical classification of ethical theories which has here been adopted would necessarily have been abandoned. Were it a textbook of ethics a number of special problems, which it has not considered, would have been worked up into a general outline covering the entire field of ethical speculation. What, it may be asked, is the special value of a historical introduction to ethics? It is the author's opinion that the true approach to an understanding of the science of ethics is first to be sought in the history of the theories of morals. While this is true of ethics, it is not true of the sciences in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : James P. Sterba
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0195127269
It provides an introductory sampling of several of the classical works of the Western tradition in ethics and then situates these readings within feminist and multicultural perspectives so that they can be better understood and evaluated in our contemporary environment.
Author : Roger Crisp
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191655760
Philosophical ethics consists in the human endeavour to answer rationally the fundamental question of how we should live. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics explores the history of philosophical ethics in the western tradition from Homer until the present day. It provides a broad overview of the views of many of the main thinkers, schools, and periods, and includes in addition essays on topics such as autonomy and impartiality. The authors are international leaders in their field, and use their expertise and specialist knowledge to illuminate the relevance of their work to discussions in contemporary ethics. The essays are specially written for this volume, and in each case introduce the reader to the main lines of interpretation and criticism that have arisen in the professional history of philosophy over the past two or three decades.