| Description |
287 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Philosophy : the classic readings |
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Philosophy, the classic readings.
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| Contents |
1. Gorgias, 482-4, 488-500 / Plato -- 2. Nicomachean Ethics, Book I / Aristotle -- 3. 'Letter to Menoeceus' and 'Leading Doctrines' / Epicurus -- 4. 'Human Nature is Good' / Mencius -- 'Man's Nature is Evil' / Hsun Tzu -- 5. The Book of Chuang Tzu, chapters 9, 13-14 -- 6. The Bhagavad Gita, chapters 1-5 -- 7. The Bodhicaryavatara, chapter 8 (verses 89-140) / Santideva -- 'The Second Path' / Tsongkapa and Pabongka Rinpoche -- 8. Summa Theologica, I-II, Questions 55, 58, 61-3 / St Thomas Aquinas -- 9. Sermon 'Upon the Love of Our Neighbour' / Joseph Butler -- 10. A Treatise of Human Nature, Book III, Part I (Sections 1-2) / David Hume -- 11. Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, Preface and Section 1 / Immanuel Kant -- 12. Fear and Trembling, Problema 1 / Soren Kierkegaard -- 13. Utilitarianism, chapter 2 / John Stuart Mill -- 14. On the Genealogy of Morals, First Essay, Sections 2-14, 16 / Friedrich Nietzsche |
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15. Principia Ethica, chapter 1, sections 1-2, 5-15 / G. E. Moore -- 16. The Right and the Good, chapter 2 / W. D. Ross -- 17. 'The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms' / Charles L. Stevenson |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ethics.
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| Author |
Arrington, Robert L., 1938-2015.
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Cooper, David E. (David Edward), 1942-
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Rachels, James, 1941-2003.
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| LC no. |
97008622 |
| ISBN |
0631206329 (alk. paper) |
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0631206337 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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