The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics (Oxford Handbooks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198744404 ISBN 13: 9780198744405

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Philosophical ethics consists in the human endeavour to answer rationally the fundamental question of how we should live. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics explores the history of philosophical ethics in the western tradition from Homer until the present day. It provides a broad overview of the views of many of the main thinkers, schools, and periods, and includes in addition essays on topics such as autonomy and impartiality. The authors are international leaders in their field, and use their expertise and specialist knowledge to illuminate the relevance of their work to discussions in contemporary ethics. The essays are specially written for this volume, and in each case introduce the reader to the main lines of interpretation and criticism that have arisen in the professional history of philosophy over the past two or three decades.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Crisp, St Anne's College, Oxford

Roger Crisp is Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Anne's College, Oxford, and Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He was trained in classics and philosophy at the University of Oxford, where he has spent all of his academic career except for the academic year 2010-11, when he was Findlay Visiting Professor at Boston University. He is an associate editor of Ethics, and a member of the Analysis Committee. He is currently working on a book on Henry Sidgwick's Methods of Ethics.

Review:

"Essential"

--W. Simkulet, Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0198744404
• ISBN 13: 9780198744405
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 928
• Editor: Crisp Roger