Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics

A comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of ancient Greek ethical thought, investigating the figures, movements, and themes of this branch of philosophy.

List of contents

Introduction Christopher Bobonich; Part I. Origins: 1. What is pre-Socratic ethics? André Laks; 2. The historical Socrates David Conan Wolfsdorf; Part II. Plato: 3. Virtue and happiness Daniel Devereux; 4. Ethical psychology Rachana Kamtekar; 5. Love and friendship Frisbee Sheffield; Part III. Aristotle: 6. Virtue and happiness David Charles; 7. Ethical psychology Jessica Moss; 8. Love and friendship Corinne Gartner; Part IV. The Hellenistics and Beyond: 9. Epicurus and the Epicureans on ethics Raphael Woolf; 10. The Stoics on virtue and happiness Katja Vogt; 11. The Stoics' ethical psychology Margaret Graver; 12. Skeptical ethics Luca Castagnoli; 13. Ethics in Plotinus and his successors Dominic O'Meara; Part V. Themes: 14. Ancient Eudaimonism and modern morality Julia Annas; 15. Partiality and impartiality in ancient ethics Richard Kraut; 16. Elitism in Plato and Aristotle Christopher Bobonich; 17. Becoming godlike David Sedley; 18. Horace and practical philosophy Terence Irwin.

Summary

Covering the full range of Greek ethical thought, this volume includes chapters on the schools of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics, and on themes from love and virtue to impartiality and elitism. With cutting-edge research from leading scholars, this Companion will be invaluable for students of ancient philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Bobonich, Christopher (Stanford University Bobonich
• Assisted by: Christopher Bobonich (Editor), Christopher (Stanford University Bobonich (Editor), Bobonich Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107652316
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65231-6
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy; Cambridge Companions to Philos; Cambridge Companions to Philosophy; Cambridge Companions to Philos; Cambridge companion
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500