History of Western Ethical Thought

Author: Song Xiren
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: When it comes to the history of ethical thought, people naturally think of the connection between historical ethical thought and contemporary ethics. This book sorts out various viewpoints, ideas, and theoretical systems from over two thousand years of Western ethical thought, elaborating on their progressive relationships and connections, thereby showcasing the trajectory of the formation and development of Western ethics. This book is a newly compiled history of Western ethical thought, following the actual development process of ethical thought itself. It systematically introduces and explains the ethical thought of ancient Greece and Rome, medieval ethics, Renaissance ethics, as well as the ethical thought of modern Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. The features of this book are: explaining the fundamental concepts, categories, principles, methods, and the proposal and evolution of fundamental issues of Western ethics from an ideological level; on the basis of in-depth research on representative figures, schools, and works of ethical thought, it sorts out the basic process of the occurrence and development of ethical thought, clarifying the characteristics, content, and diverse forms of Western ethical theoretical systems.