The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics

Description

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.

Preface
List of Contributors
1. Homeric Ethics, Roger Crisp2. Plato’s Ethics, Nicholas White3. Aristotle’s Ethics, Paula Gottlieb4. Epicurus: Freedom, Death, and Hedonism, Phillip Mitsis5. Cynicism and Stoicism, Christopher Gill6. Ancient Scepticism, Richard Bett7. Platonic Ethics in Later Antiquity, Lloyd P. Gerson8. Thomism, Colleen McCluskey9. The Franciscans, Thomas Williams10. Later Christian Ethics, T. H. Irwin11. Nature, Law, and Natural Law, T. H. Irwin12. Seventeenth Century Moral Philosophy: Self-Help, Self-Knowledge, and the Devil’s Mountain, Aaron Garrett13. Rousseau and Ethics, Christopher Bertram14. Utilitarianism: Bentham and Rashdall, Robert Shaver15. Rationalism, Maria Rosa Antognazza16. Rational Intuitionism, Philip Stratton-Lake17. Moral Sense and Sentimentalism, Julia Driver18. Butler’s Ethics, David McNaughton19. Hume’s Place in the History of Ethics, Annette Baier20. Adam Smith, James Otteson21. Kant’s Moral Philosophy, Andrews Reath22. Kantian Ethics, Otfried Hoffe23. Post-Kantianism, Raymond Geuss24. Hegel and Marx, Terry Pinkard25. J. S. Mill, Henry R. West26. Sidgwick, Bart Schultz27. British Idealist Ethics, W. J. Mander28. Ethics in the Analytic Tradition, John Deigh29. Free Will, Derk Pereboom30. Emotion and the Emotions, Susan Sauve Meyer and Adrienne M. Martin31. Happiness, Suffering, and Death, Richard Kraut32. Autonomy, John Christman33. Egoism, Partiality, and Impartiality, Brad Hooker34. Conscience, Guilt, and Shame, John Cottingham35. Moral Psychology and Virtue, Nancy Sherman36. Justice, Equality, and Rights, John Tasioulas37. Styles of Moral Relativism: A Critical Family Tree, Miranda Fricker38. Moral Metaphysics, Daniel Star39. Constructing Practical Ethics, Dale JamiesonIndex

Roger Crisp, St Anne’s College, OxfordRoger 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.