256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This is the first comprehensive guide and only substantial undergraduate level introduction to ancient Greek and Roman ethics. It covers the ethical theories and positions of all the major philosophers (including  Socrates, Plato and Aristotle) and schools (Stoics and Epicureans) from the earliest times to the Hellenistic philosophers, analyzing their main arguments and assessing their... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements , List of abbreviations, 1 What is ancient ethics?, 2 Plato and the pursuit of excellence, 3 Aristotle and the pursuit of happiness, 4 Epicurus and the life of pleasure, 5 The Stoics: following nature, Bibliography, Index locorum, General index

Biography

Susan Sauvé Meyer