Ethics

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139166348

This fourth Companion to Ancient Thought is devoted to ancient ethics. The chapters range over the ethical theories of all the major philosophers and schools from the earliest times to the work of the Hellenistic philosophers. There is a substantial introduction which considers the question of what is distinctive about ancient ethics, and an extensive bibliography. This collection provides a sophisticated and accessible introduction to the moral theories of the ancient world.

"...this rich collection contains important essays, each by a scholar whose previous translation or commentary is well known for the topic on which he or she is writing." Laurence D. Houlgate, Ethics

"This is an excellent collection of essays by eight accomplished philosophical scholars. No previous collection on ancient ethics matches both the quality of the essays and the range of figures covered. This collection is a worthy companion to serious study of ancient ethical thought." Ancient Philosophy

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

1 - Introduction: virtue and morality
pp 1-26

2 - Pre-Platonic ethics
pp 27-48

3 - Platonic ethics
pp 49-76

4 - Aristotle on nature and value
pp 77-106

5 - Some issues in Aristotle's moral psychology
pp 107-128

6 - The inferential foundations of Epicurean ethics
pp 129-150

7 - Socratic paradox and Stoic theory
pp 151-192

8 - Doing without objective values: ancient and modern strategies
pp 193-220

9 - Moral responsibility: Aristotle and after
pp 221-240

Bibliography
pp 241-283

Index of names
pp 284-287

Index of passages discussed
pp 288-296

Index of subjects
pp 297-300

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