The Development of Ethics

Terence Irwin presents a historical and critical study of the development of moral philosophy over two thousand years, from ancient Greece to the Reformation. Starting with the seminal ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, he guides the reader through the centuries that follow, introducing each of the thinkers he discusses with generous quotations from their works. He offer...

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Professor Irwin, Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University, Professor of Ancient Philosophy at University of Oxford and Fellow of Keble College, specializes in Greek philosophy. He is also interested in and regularly teaches courses on ethical theory and Kant. He has recently taught courses on the history of ethics (ancient, mediaeval, and modern), on nature...

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