Ethics: The Key Thinkers - Softcover

Tom Angier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350107794 ISBN 13: 9781350107793

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

Synopsis

Ethics: The Key Thinkers introduces the individuals who have wrestled with core moral questions and shaped how we understand ethics today, from what constitutes a good life to arguments about what is right and wrong.

Chapters are organised chronologically and cover figures from a wide range of traditions in ancient, modern and contemporary philosophy, explaining exactly how a particular individual has changed the development of ethical theory as a whole. Alongside chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Marx and Nietzsche, this fully updated 2nd edition now provides:

· A global approach to the history of ethics featuring new chapters on Confucian, Buddhist and African thinkers
· Further reading guides to the latest writing on each thinker
· A conclusion that looks ahead to new directions in contemporary ethical research

For anyone looking to better understand the ideas, people and debates behind one of philosophy's most important subjects, Ethics: The Key Thinkers is the ideal starting point.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Angier is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350107794
• ISBN 13: 9781350107793
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Tom Angier