Ethics

Ethics: The Key Thinkers surveys the history of Western moral philosophy, guiding students through the work and ideas of the field's most important figures, from Plato to MacIntyre. With entries written by leading contemporary scholars, the book covers the following thinkers: PlatoAristotleThe StoicsThomas AquinasDavid HumeImmanuel KantG.W.F. HegelKarl MarxJ.S. Mill Friedrich NietzscheAlasdair MacIntyre The book explores the contribution of each thinker in turn, narrating how they have changed the shape of ethical theory as a whole. The book also includes guides to the latest reading on each thinker.

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

Notes on Contributors \ Acknowledgements \ Introduction \ 1. Plato Tom Angier \ 2. Aristotle Timothy Chappell \ 3. The Stoics Jacob Klein \ 4. Aquinas Vivian Boland O.P. \ 5. Hume Peter Millican \ 6. Kant Ralph Walker \ 7. Hegel Kenneth Westphal \ 8. Marx Sean Sayers \ 9. Mill Krister Bykvist \ 10. Nietzsche Ken Gemes and Christoph Schuringa \ 11. MacIntyre David Solomon \ Index