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Book SynopsisBrent Adkins traces the history of ethics and morality by examining six thinkers: Aristotle, Spinoza, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche and Levinas. You'll learn what the philosophers actually said about how to live the best kind of life and, more importantly, why.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Three Questions I: Ethics: Aristotle and Spinoza; 1. Aristotle: Happiness is the Good; 2. Aristotle: Virtue and the Highest Happiness; 3. Spinoza:The Universe and Power; 4. Spinoza: Emotions and Freedom II: Morality: Kant and Mill; 5. Kant: Happiness is not the Good; 6. Kant: The Categorical Imperative; 7. Mill: Happiness is Pleasure; 8. Mill: The Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number III: Beyond: Nietzsche and Levinas; 9. Nietzsche: These are the Wrong Questions; 10. Nietzsche: Morality and Power; 11. Levinas: Philosophy and Appropriation 12. Levinas: Ethics and the Other Conclusion: Beyond Beyond Timeline; Suggestions for Further Reading; Glossary; Bibliography; Notes; Index.
