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This book provides readers with an excellent introduction to the history of ethics. The authors examine the ethical philosophies of prominent Western thinkers—from the ancients through the twentieth century—within the context of their views of human nature and human fulfillment. They do so in a way that is both accessible and engaging without sacrificing the profundity of the issues raised. A five-part organization covers the Homeric tradition, the Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Christianity, Neoplatonism, Augustine, the Euthyphro problem, revolutions and reformations, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hegelianism and Materialism, Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Soren Kierkegaard, Darwinism, Friedrich Nietzsche, G. E. Moore, A.J. Ayer, Jean-Paul Sartre, Elizabeth Anscombe, John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, Carol Gilligan, Richard Rorty, and a conclusion about human nature, morality & fulfillment. For individuals who want to better formulate their own answers and frame their own decisions, both large and small, within the all important context of what it means to flourish as a human being.
Publisher : Pearson; 1st edition (July 8, 2002)
Language : English
Paperback : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 013097840X
ISBN-13 : 978-0130978400
Item Weight : 9.3 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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Customers find the book easy to read and well-written in plain English. They find it interesting and say it opens their understanding of philosophy and how they think about happiness. The book details the history of ethics and is enjoyable to read.
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