Great Traditions in Ethics (Paperback, 12, Revised)

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...