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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.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors \ Acknowledgements
\ Introduction \ 1. Plato Tom Angier
\ 2. Aristotle Timothy Chappell \ 3. The
Stoics Jacob Klein \ 4. Aquinas Vivian Boland O.P. \ 5. Hume Peter Millican \ 6. Kant Ralph Walker \ 7. Hegel Kenneth Westphal \ 8. Marx Sean Sayers \ 9. Mill Krister Bykvist \ 10. Nietzsche Ken Gemes and Christoph Schuringa \ 11. MacIntyre David Solomon \ Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 27 Sep 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 288
ISBN 9781441113825
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Series Key Thinkers
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Tom Angier

Tom Angier is Senior Lecturer in the Department of…

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Anthology Editor

Tom Angier

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Reviews

  • '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.

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