History of Western Ethics

This newly revised and updated edition of A History of Western Ethics is a coherent and accessible overview of the most important figures and influential ideas of the history of ethics in the Western philosophical tradition.

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A collection of 13 survey articles from Garland's Encyclopedia of ethics, looking at ethics from presocratic Greece to 20th-century Anglo-America. A primary or supplementary text for an undergraduate course in ethics, philosophy, or Western civilization. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lawrence C. Becker is a Fellow of Hollins University and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, College of William and Mary. He is co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Ethics (1992; 2001) with Charlotte B. Becker.