How should we respond when some of our basic beliefs are put into question? What makes a human body distinctively human? Why is truth an important good? These are among the questions explored in this collection of essays by Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the most creative and influential philosophers working…
Aristotle’s view of philosophical method and the substantive conclusions he reaches by using his methods are of permanent interest. His views display both development and internal tensions; but his main line of argument is both coherent and philosophically challenging. This book explores Aristotle’s philosophical method, and the merits of his…
Morals from Motives develops a virtue ethics inspired more by Hume and Hutcheson’s moral sentimentalism than by recently-influential Aristotelianism. It argues that a reconfigured and expanded “morality of caring” can offer a general account of right and wrong action as well as social justice. Expanding the frontiers of ethics, it…
What is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life? This book is an introduction to the philosophical issues involved in this important question, focussing primarily on ethics but also encompassing questions in aesthetics and political philosophy. Topics discussed include the environment as an ethical question, human…
Number of Books in Ethics House Library
Number of Books in Ethics House Library
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