20th Century Western Ethics Classics III: The Limits of Ethics (Morality and Religion)

Author: Wan Junren, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: "Classics of Western Ethics in the 20th Century" consists of four volumes, each themed around "Foundations of Ethics: Principles and Logic," "Themes of Ethics: Values and Life," "Limits of Ethics: Morality and Religion," and "Frontiers of Ethics: Morality and Society." It selects classic texts by renowned Western ethicists of the 20th century, focusing 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 map of knowledge and theoretical threads to understand the intellectual state of Western ethics during this extraordinary period. This book is the third volume of "Classics of Western Ethics in the 20th Century," featuring selected chapters from important works on ethics by famous Western scholars of the 20th century, such as Weber, Bowen, Freyerling, Hawking, and Tillich. These chapters conduct in-depth analyses on themes such as morality, personality, values, culture, and Christianity, aiming to elucidate some key perspectives and theories on morality and religion within the limits of Western ethics in the 20th century.