Ethics: The Key Thinkers

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ethics: The Key Thinkers
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Dr Tom Angier
By (author) Dr Tom Angier
SeriesKey Thinkers
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:276
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781441164537
ClassificationsDewey:170 170.922
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publication Date 27 September 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

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.

Author Biography

Tom Angier is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

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.