The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy

762 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

With fifty-four chapters charting the development of moral philosophy in the Western world, this volume examines the key thinkers and texts and their influence on the history of moral thought from the pre-Socratics to the present day. Topics including Epicureanism, humanism, Jewish and Arabic thought, perfectionism, pragmatism, idealism and intuitionism are all explored, as are figures including Aristotle, Boethius, Spinoza, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Mill, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre and Rawls, as well as numerous key ideas and schools of thought. Chapters are written by leading experts in the field, drawing on the latest research to offer rigorous analysis of the canonical figures and movements of this branch of philosophy. The volume provides a comprehensive yet philosophically advanced resource for students and teachers alike as they approach, and refine their understanding of, the central issues in moral thought.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen
• ISBN: 9781107033054
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.12.2017
• Größe: 241 x 164 mm
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Jens Timmermann, Sacha Golob