John M. Rist

Real Ethics

Reconsidering the Foundations of Morality

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Produktbeschreibung

This 2001 book is a powerful defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780521006088
• ISBN-10: 0521006082
• Artikelnr.: 26684418

Autorenporträt

John Rist is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Classics, University of Toronto. His publications include Augustine: Ancient Thought Baptized (1994) and many journal articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Moral nihilism: Socrates vs. Thrasymachus
2. Morals and metaphysics
3. The soul and the self
4. Division and its remedies
5. Rules and applications
6. The past, present and future of practical reasoning
7. Autonomy and choice
8. Ethics and ideology
9. God and ethics.