A Comprehensive History Of Western Ethics: What Do We Believe? - Softcover

Warren Ashby; W. Allen Ashby; Benjamin Ladner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159102272X ISBN 13: 9781591022725

Publisher: Prometheus, 2005

Synopsis

This book provides an engaging, thorough, and inclusive history of western ethics that encompasses both classical and modern perspectives. Author Warren Ashby speaks both to students of history and ethics and to a public interested in but often perplexed by moral values in contemporary life. Ashby embraces all who are concerned with expanding human rights, finding new ways to think about moral experience, and discovering an ethical perspective appropriate for their lives. By exploring past ethical problems, we can prepare for the future's challenges.Included with the commentary on the writings of great thinkers are in-depth discussions of Greek, biblical, and Stoic ethics; Augustine, Aquinas, and medieval views; the Renaissance, the Reformation, and ethics in the age of science; as well as the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the last Western century.

About this title

About the Author:

Warren Ashby, Ph.D. (1920-1985), a graduate of Yale University, headed both the Departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during his career.
W. Allen Ashby, Ph.D. (Plainfield, NJ), assisted in the completion of this book, which his father had spent many years revising. He is a senior professor of English at Union County College in Cranford, NJ.

Review:

..".a clear, insightful, and readable introduction to how Westerners have tried to resolve their moral quandaries."

About this edition

• Publisher: Prometheus
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 159102272X
• ISBN 13: 9781591022725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 569