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  • Human Nature, Human Goods

    A Theory of Natural Perfectionism

    by Tom Angier ...
    Is there a human nature? Can knowledge of it help us live better lives? This book synthesises ancient and modern philosophical ideas and draws on scientific research to answer yes to both these questions. It develops an innovative normative theory on the basis of commonsensical, naturalistic, premisses; and it defends an Aristotelian normative theory -- whereby we should understand human goods as ... Read more

    $106.59 USD

  • MacIntyre's After Virtue at 40

    Edited by Tom Angier ...
    Series series Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries
    Since its publication in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has been recognised as a classic. Primarily a work of moral philosophy, it also draws on sociology, classics, political science and theology to effect a unique intellectual synthesis, and its combination of erudition and challenging, even provocative argument has made a significant impact throughout the humanities disciplines. This ... Read more

    $27.09 USD

  • Natural Law Theory

    by Tom Angier ...
    Series series Elements in Ethics
    In Section 1, I outline the history of natural law theory, covering Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and Aquinas. In Section 2, I explore two alternative traditions of natural law, and explain why these constitute rivals to the Aristotelian tradition. In Section 3, I go on to elaborate a via negativa along which natural law norms can be discovered. On this basis, I unpack what I call three ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Ethics: The Key Thinkers

    Edited by Dr Tom Angier ...
    Series series Key Thinkers
    Ethics: The Key Thinkers introduces the individuals who have wrestled with core moral questions and shaped how we understand ethics today, from what constitutes a good life to arguments about what is right and wrong.Chapters are organised chronologically and cover figures from a wide range of traditions in ancient, modern and contemporary philosophy, explaining exactly how a particular individual ... Read more

    $26.49 USD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights

    Edited by Tom Angier, Iain T. Benson, Mark D. Retter ...
    Series series Cambridge Law Handbooks
    This Handbook provides an intellectually rigorous and accessible overview of the relationship between natural law and human rights. It fills a crucial gap in the literature with leading scholarship on the importance of natural law as a philosophical foundation for human rights and its significance for contemporary debates. The themes covered include: the role of natural law thought in the history ... Read more

    $191.89 USD

  • Skill in Ancient Ethics

    The Legacy of China, Greece and Rome

    Edited by Dr Tom Angier, Lisa Raphals ...
    Illustrating the centrality of skill within ancient ethics, including Socrates' search for expertise in virtue, the Republic's 'craft of justice', Aristotle's delineation of the politike techne, the Stoics' 'art of life' and ancient Chinese ethics, this collection shows howskill has been an ethical touchstone from the beginning of philosophical thought.Divided into six sections – on Plato, ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Ethics

    Edited by Tom Angier ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
    Natural law ethics centres on the idea that ethical norms derive from human nature. The field has seen a remarkable revival since the millennium, with new work in Aristotelian metaphysics complementing innovative applied work in bioethics, economics and political theory. Starting with three chapters on the history of natural law ethics, this volume moves on to various twentieth-century theoretical ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • The Equal Society

    Essays on Equality in Theory and Practice

    by George Hull, Charles Mills, Miranda Fricker, Daniel Putnam, Bekka Williams, Tom Angier, Lucy Allais, David Bilchitz, Daryl Glaser, Ann E. Cudd0, Gina Schouten1, Pierre-Yves Néron2, Thaddeus Metz3, Jonathan Wolff, University College London, UK4 ...
    Equality is a widely championed social ideal. But what is equality? And what action is required if present-day societies are to root out their inequalities?The Equal Society collects fourteen philosophical essays, each with a fresh perspective on these questions. The authors explore the demands of egalitarian justice, addressing issues of distribution and rectification, but equally investigating ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • The History of Evil in Antiquity

    2000 BCE - 450 CE

    by Tom Angier, Chad Meister, Charles Taliaferro ...
    Series series History of Evil
    This first volume of The History of Evil covers Graeco-Roman, Indian, Near Eastern, and Eastern philosophy and religion from 2000 BCE to 450 CE. This book charts the foundations of the history of evil among the major philosophical traditions and world religions, beginning with the oldest recorded traditions: the Vedas and Upaniṣads, Confucianism and Daoism, and Buddhism, and continuing through ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • A Brief History of Thought

    A Philosophical Guide to Living

    by Luc Ferry ...
    Series series Learning to Live
    "Succinct and accessible" this international bestselling survey is "perfect for anyone who wants to dip their toe into the waters of philosophy" (Matt Haig, Washington Post).From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry's instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy ... Read more

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  • Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings

    by Emile Durkheim ...
    This 1972 book is a collection of Durkheim's writings drawing upon the whole body of his work. Dr Giddens takes his selections from a wide variety of sources and includes a number of items from untranslated writings in the Revue Philosophique, Annee Sociologique and from L'evolution pedagogue en France. Selections from previously translated writings have been checked against the originals and ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • A Companion to Ethics

    Edited by Peter Singer ...
    Series series Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
    In this volume, some of today's most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself. The book can be read straight through from beginning to end; yet the inclusion of a multi-layered index, coupled with a descriptive ... Read more

    $46.00 USD