The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy Hardback
Edited by Sacha (King's College London) Golob, Jens (University of St Andrews, Scotland) Timmermann
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:762 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/12/2017
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- ISBN:9781107033054
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:762 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/12/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107033054