Table of Content
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. Sren 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. Friedrich Nietzsche: The Transvaluation of Values. From "The Will to Power, the Genealogy of Morals (First Essay)," and "Beyond Good and Evil." 18. John Dewey: Scientific Method in Ethics. From "The Quest for Certainty," Chapter X. 19. G. E. Moore: The Indefinability of Good. From "Principia Ethica." 20. W. D. Ross: Prima Facie Duty. From "The Right and the Good." 21. A. J. Ayer and C. L. Stevenson: Ethics as Emotive Expression. From "Ayer's Language, Truth and Logic," Chapter VI, and Stevenson's "The Nature of Ethical Disagreement." 22. Jean-Paul Sartre: Radical Freedom. From "Existentialism and Human Emotions." 23. Kurt Baier: Good Reason in Ethics. From "The Moral Point of View." 24. John Rawls: Ethics and Social Justice. From "Justice as Reciprocity." 25. Philippa Foot: Moral Virtue and Human Interest. From "Virtues and Vices and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy." 26. Annette Baier: Ethics as Trusting in Trust. From "Trust and Antitrust." 27. J.L. Mackie: Inventing Right and Wrong. From "Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong." 28. Bernard Williams: Ethical Skepticism. From "Morality: An Introduction to Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy." Appendix: Traditions and Applications.
