Real Ethics: Reconsidering the Foundations of Morality

By John M. Rist

Book Overview

John Rist surveys the history of ethics from Plato to the present and offers a vigorous defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism. In a wide-ranging discussion he examines well-known alternatives to Platonism, in particular--Epicurus, Hobbes, Hume and Kant, as well as contemporary practical reasoners. His accessible study is enhanced by a strong sense of philosophical history, and will be of interest to students and scholars of ethics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521006082
• ISBN13: 9780521006088
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"