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History of Ethics
Daniel Star (Edited by), Roger Crisp (Edited by)
9781405193887, Wiley
Hardback, published 19 April 2019
480 pages
25.4 x 17.5 x 3.3 cm, 1.043 kg
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.
Acknowledgements vii List of Sources ix Introduction xi Part I Ancient and Medieval Ethics 1 1 Gorgias and Republic: The Authority of Morality 3 2 Republic (Continued): Justice and Virtue 25 3 Republic (Continued): The Good 41 4 Nicomachean Ethics: The Good Life 53 5 Nicomachean Ethics (Continued): The Nature of Virtue 67 6 Nicomachean Ethics (Continued): Responsibility and Practical Wisdom 77 7 Epicurus to Menoeceus and Principal Doctrines 91 8 The Discourses of Epictetus and the Manual, or Enchiridion 99 9 The Enchiridion 113 10 Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica 121 Part II Modern Ethics 137 1 Leviathan 139 2 Fifteen Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel and Dissertation II: On the Nature of Virtue 147 3 A Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Reason and the Passions 165 4 An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Virtue and Utility 183 5 The Theory of Moral Sentiments 201 6 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Metaphysics of Morals: Reason and the Good Will 219 7 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Continued): The Categorical Imperative 231 8 An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation 247 9 Utilitarianism and the Subjection of Women 255 10 On the Genealogy of Morality 281 11 The Methods of Ethics 299 Part III Foundations of Contemporary Ethics 331 1 Principia Ethica 333 2 The Right and the Good 343 3 Language, Truth and Logic 359 4 The Naturalistic Fallacy 367 5 Modern Moral Philosophy 377 6 The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect 389 7 Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong 397 8 A Theory of Justice 411 9 Ethical Theory and Utilitarianism 431 Index 443
Plato
Plato
Plato
Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle
Epicurus
Epictetus
Saint Augustine
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Hobbes
Joseph Butler
David Hume
David Hume
Adam Smith
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
Jeremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Friedrich Nietzsche
Henry Sidgwick
G. E. Moore
W. D. Ross
Alfred Jules Ayer
W. K. Frankena
G. E. M. Anscombe
Philippa Foot
J. L. Mackie
John Rawls
R. M. Hare
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
