{"product_id":"history-of-ethics-isbn-9781405193870","title":"History of Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs 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?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the most recent addition to the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Readings in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ethics: Essential Readings with Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructured around a thematic table of contents divided into three distinct sections, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for students and scholars of ethics, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Sources ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Ancient and Medieval Ethics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Gorgias and Republic: The Authority of Morality 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Republic (Continued): Justice and Virtue 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Republic (Continued): The Good 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nicomachean Ethics: The Good Life 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAristotle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Nicomachean Ethics (Continued): The Nature of Virtue 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAristotle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Nicomachean Ethics (Continued): Responsibility and Practical Wisdom 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAristotle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Epicurus to Menoeceus and Principal Doctrines 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpicurus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Discourses of Epictetus and the Manual, or Enchiridion 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpictetus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Enchiridion 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Augustine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Modern Ethics 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Leviathan 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Fifteen Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel and Dissertation II: On the Nature of Virtue 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Butler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Reason and the Passions 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Hume\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: Virtue and Utility 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Hume\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Theory of Moral Sentiments 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Metaphysics of Morals: Reason and the Good Will 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Continued): The Categorical Imperative 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy Bentham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Utilitarianism and the Subjection of Women 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 On the Genealogy of Morality 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Methods of Ethics 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry Sidgwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Foundations of Contemporary Ethics 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Principia Ethica 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG. E. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Right and the Good 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW. D. Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Language, Truth and Logic 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred Jules Ayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Naturalistic Fallacy 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW. K. Frankena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Modern Moral Philosophy 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG. E. M. Anscombe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilippa Foot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. L. Mackie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A Theory of Justice 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Rawls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ethical Theory and Utilitarianism 431\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. M. Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 443\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANIEL STAR\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKnowing Better: Virtue, Deliberation, and Normative Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) in addition to numerous journal articles, and most recently edited the \u003ci\u003eOxford Handbook of Reasons and Normativity\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROGER CRISP\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Anne's College, Oxford, and Professorial Fellow at the Australian Catholic University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMill on Utilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eReasons and the Good\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmos of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He is also editor of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Handbook of the History of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and has translated Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory of Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEssential Readings with Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs there an objective moral standard that applies to all our actions?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTo what extent should I sacrifice my own interests for the sake of others?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHow might philosophers of the past help us think about contemporary ethical problems?\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the most recent addition to the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Readings in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ethics: Essential Readings with Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e 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 primary source texts accessible to students, while thoughtful suggestions for further reading present a guide for continued study.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured around a thematic table of contents divided into three distinct sections, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e 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 essays by philosophers often overlooked by such anthologies, including Butler, Smith, Sidgwick, Anscombe, Foot, and Frankena. 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