20th Century Western Ethics Classics (I)

Author: Wan Junren
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The 20th Century Western Ethics Classics consists of four volumes, each themed around "Foundations of Ethics: Principles and Logic," "Ethics Themes: Values and Life," "Limits of Ethics: Morality and Religion," and "Frontiers of Ethics: Morality and Society." It selects classic texts by renowned 20th-century Western ethicists on these themes. The selection and curation of the texts were assisted and guided by some prominent ethicists from Europe, America, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The book comprehensively presents the developmental trajectory, intellectual landscape, and theoretical frontiers of Western ethics in the 20th century, offering readers a relatively complete, accurate, and clear knowledge map and theoretical framework to understand the intellectual state of Western ethics during this extraordinary period. This book is the volume of The 20th Century Western Ethics Classics, focusing on the selection of classic works by nearly 20 prominent meta-ethicists from the 20th century, such as Moore, Prichard, Ross, Russell, Wittgenstein, Stevenson, and Hare. These texts primarily delve into the definitions and theoretical principles of moral concepts such as good and evil, "ought" and "is," responsibility, obligation, and rights, conducting in-depth logical-linguistic analysis and scholarly critique. They aim to provide rigorous and scientific theoretical justifications for ethical value propositions and moral principles based on factual analysis and logical reasoning.