20th Century Western Ethics Classics I Ethics Foundations (Principles and Logic)

Author: Wan Junren, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The 20th Century Western Ethics Classics 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 prominent 20th-century Western ethicists on these themes. The selection and curation of the texts were assisted and guided by renowned ethicists from Europe, America, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This 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 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 strive to provide rigorous and scientific theoretical justifications for ethical value propositions and moral principles based on factual analysis and logical reasoning.