Ancient Ethics

This book covers the ethical theories of all the major philosophers and philosophical schools from Socrates and Plato to the Hellenistic period, including Aristotle, Stoics, Sceptics, Epicureans and Pyrrhonists. Almost every course on philosophy includes a module on ancient philosophy, and this often focuses on ethical questions as a way in to the subject to which the student can relate easily. This book is designed to work as the course book for such modules.

ISBN	0415940273	Pages	192
ISBN13	9780415940276 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd	Weight (grammes)	385
Imprint	Routledge	Published in	London
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	234
Publication date	30 Jun 2007	Width (mm)	156
Library of Congress	BJ161	Spine width (mm)	15
DEWEY	170.938	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC22

1	What is ancient ethics?	1
2	Plato and the pursuit of excellence	6
3	Aristotle and the pursuit of happiness	50
4	Epicurus and the life of pleasure	95
5	The Stoics: following nature	134
Appendix 1	Freedom and what is 'up to us' in Stoicism	183
Appendix 2	Intellectual excellences in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics	186
	Bibliography	187
	Index locorum	217
	General index	234

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