LEADER 03823nam 2200469 450 001 9910818792403321 005 20220302035458.0 010 $a1-4744-2279-9 010 $a1-4744-2280-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474422796 035 $a(CKB)4340000000196105 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5013828 035 $a(DE-B1597)614722 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474422796 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000196105 100 $a20171006h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA guide to ethics and moral philosophy /$fBrent Adkins 210 1$aEdinburgh, [Scotland] :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (185 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-4744-2277-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tGlossary -- $tIntroduction: Three Questions -- $tPART I ETHICS HOW SHOULD WE LIVE? ARISTOTLE AND SPINOZA -- $t1 Aristotle: Happiness is the Good (Nicomachean Ethics, Books 1 and 2) -- $t2 Aristotle: Virtue and the Highest Happiness (Nicomachean Ethics, Books 2, 6 and 10) -- $t3 Spinoza: The Universe and Power (Ethics, Parts 1, 2, and 3) -- $t4 Spinoza: Emotions and Freedom (Ethics, Parts 4 and 5) -- $tPART II MORALITY HOW SHOULD WE ACT? KANT AND MILL -- $t5 Kant: Happiness is not the Good (Groundwork, Part 1) -- $t6 Kant: The Categorical Imperative (Groundwork, Part 2) -- $t7 Mill: Happiness is Pleasure (Utilitarianism, Chapters 1 and 2) -- $t8 Mill: The Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number (Utilitarianism, Chapters 3, 4, and 5) -- $tPART III BEYOND HOW MIGHT WE LIVE? NIETZSCHE AND LEVINAS -- $t9 Nietzsche: These are the Wrong Questions (Genealogy of Morals, First Essay) -- $t10 Nietzsche: Morality and Power (Genealogy of Morals, Second Essay) -- $t11 Levinas: Philosophy and Appropriation (?Ethics as First Philosophy?) -- $t12 Levinas: Ethics and the Other (?Ethics as First Philosophy?) -- $tConclusion: Beyond Beyond -- $tSuggestions for Further Reading -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aA student?s guide to ethics and moral philosophy in its historical contextDownload a free sample chapter (pdf)How should we live? How should we act? How might we live? These are the three questions of moral philosophy. Brent Adkins traces the history of ethics and morality by examining six thinkers: Aristotle, Spinoza, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche and Levinas. The book is divided into 3 sections ? Ethics, Morality and Beyond. Two thinkers are paired in each section to show you how the important questions of moral philosophy have been answered so that you might better answer them for yourself. You?ll learn what the philosophers actually said about how to live the best kind of life and, more importantly, why.Key FeaturesEach chapter includes definitions of key termsThe end of each chapter includes summaries and discussion questions, which reinforce and apply the materialThe discussion of each thinker is centered on a specific text for ease of reference and clarity of understanding: Aristotle?s Nicomachean Ethics, Spinoza?s Ethics, Kant?s Groundwork, Mill?s Utilitarianism, Nietzsche?s Genealogy and Levinas? ?Ethics as First Philosophy?Includes a glossary and a helpful timeline to contextualise each philosopher's life and work" 606 $aEthics 606 $aEthics$xHistory 615 0$aEthics. 615 0$aEthics$xHistory. 676 $a100 700 $aAdkins$b Brent$f1969-$01611400 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818792403321 996 $aA guide to ethics and moral philosophy$94088189 997 $aUNINA