The Development of Ethics: Volume 1: A Historical and Critical Study Volume I: From Socrates to the Reformation

by Terence Irwin

Book Overview

The Development of Ethics is a selective historical and critical study of moral philosophy in the Socratic tradition, with special attention to Aristotelian naturalism, its formation, elaboration, criticism, and defence. It discusses the main topics of moral philosophy as they have developed historically, including: the human good, human nature, justice, friendship, and morality; the methods of moral inquiry; the virtues and their connexions; will,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199693854
• ISBN13: 9780199693856
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: OUP UK
• Length: 842 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"