Western Ethics: An Historical Introduction
Robert L. Arrington
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Paperback. aeo A lengthy chapter is devoted to ethics during the Hellenistic period, and another covers highlights of the medieval period, including Thomistic natural law theory. aeo There is a chapter on Spinoza and one on the main points of Hegela s ethical theory. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
This volume provides a wide-ranging and lucid introducing to the major ethical theories found in the history of Western philosophy.
This volume provides a wide-ranging and lucid introducing to the major ethical theories found in the history of Western philosophy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
436
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631194163
SKU
V9780631194163
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99-50
About Robert L. Arrington
The author is Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. His publications in Rationalism, Realism, and Relativism (1990). He was co-editor (with H.J. Glock) of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigation (1991) and Wittgenstein and Quine (1996). He is the editor of the Companion to the Philosophers (Blackwell Publishers, forthcoming).
Reviews for Western Ethics: An Historical Introduction
"What Arrington has produced is a series of very sympathetic interpretations of each featured philosopher. Special emphasis is given throughout the text to those historical figures who have had the most influence on recent analytical moral philosophy, including Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant and Mill. Of particular interest to those who may consider using this text in their classes is ... Read more