Susan Sauvé Meyer

Ancient Ethics (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first comprehensive guide and only substantial undergraduate level introduction to ancient Greek and Roman ethics.
It covers the ethical theories and positions of all the major philosophers (including Socrates, Plato and Aristotle) and schools (Stoics and Epicureans) from the earliest times to the Hellenistic philosophers, analyzing their main arguments and assessing their legacy. This book maps the foundations of this key area, which is crucial knowledge across the disciplines and essential for a wide range of readers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135948306
• Artikelnr.: 38451151

Autorenporträt

Susan Sauvé Meyer

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1 What is ancient ethics?
2 Plato and the pursuit of excellence
3 Aristotle and the pursuit of happiness
4 Epicurus and the life of pleasure
5 The Stoics: following nature
Bibliography
Index locorum
General index