Great Traditions in Ethics

Preface. Part I: CLASSIC ETHICAL TRADITIONS. 1. Introduction. 2. Plato: Knowledge and Virtue. From"The Gorgias and the Repulbic,"Books I-II, IV, VI-VII, and IX. 3. Aristotle: Moral Character. From"Nichomachean Ethics,"Books I-II, VI, and X. 4. Epicurus: The Pleasant Life. From the letters"To Herodotus"and"To Menoceus,"the"Principal Doctrines,"and the"Fragments."5. Epictetus: Self-Discipline. From the"Discourses,"Books I-IV, the"Enchiridion,"and the"Fragments."6. Saint Augustine: The Love of God. From the"Enchiridion,"Chapters XI-XII, XCVI, and C-CI, and the"City of God,"Books V, XII, XIV, and XIX-XXII. 7. Saint Thomas Aquinas: Morality and Natural Law. From the"Summa Contra Gentiles,"Book III, and the"Summa Theologica,"Articles I-III,and V-VIII. 8. Thomas Hobbes: Social Contract Ethics. From the"Leviathan,"Chapters VI, XIII-XV, and XXIX-XXX, and"Philosophical Rudiments,"Chapter I. 9. Benedict de Spinoza: Nature and Reason. Selections from"On the Improvement of the Understanding,"and"The Ethics,"Parts I-V. 10. Joseph Butler: Conscience in Morality. From"Sermons,"I-III and XI, and the"Preface."11. David Hume: Morality and Sentiment. From"An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals."12. Immanuel Kant: Duty and Reason. From"Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals,"First and Second Sections. 13. John Stuart Mill: The Greatest Happiness Principle. From"Utilitarianism,"Chapters II-III. Part II: MODERN CONTINUATIONS AND CRITIQUES. 14. S ren Kierkegaard: The Leap of Faith. From"Either/or, Fear and Trembling,"and"Concluding Unscientific Postscript."15. Karl Marx: Morality as Ideology. From"Karl Marx: Selected Writings."16. Henry Sidgwick: Utilitarianism Revised. From"The Methods of Ethics."17...

Denise, Theodore
Theodore C. Denise received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and taught at Syracuse UniversityWhite, Nicholas
Nicholas White obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University and currently serves as chair of the philosophy department at the University of California, Irvine. He specializes in Greek philosophy, epistemology, and ethics, having written several books and articles on each of these topics.