Readings in Ethics: Moral Wisdom Past and Present - Paperback

by Louis F. Groarke (Editor), Paul V. Groarke (Editor), Paolo C. Biondi (Editor)

An extraordinarily ambitious and broad anthology, this book brings the writings of dozens of ethical traditions together in a single volume.

Back Jacket

Readings in Ethics offers a vast collection of carefully edited readings arranged chronologically across five historical periods. The selections cover many major Western and non-Western schools of thought, including Daoism, virtue ethics, Buddhism, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, contractarianism, liberalism, Marxism, feminism, and communitarianism. In addition to texts from canonical philosophers such as Plato, Mill, Wollstonecraft, and Rawls, the volume draws from other sources of wisdom: stories, fables, proverbs, medieval mystical treatises, literature, and poetry. The editors have also written substantial introductions, annotations, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, making for a thorough guided tour of our ethical past and present.

Author Biography

Louis F. Groarke is Professor of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier University.

Paul V. Groarke, retired from St. Thomas University, is affiliated with the philosophy department at St. Francis Xavier University.

Paolo C. Biondi is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sudbury College (Laurentian University).