A short history of ethics : a history of moral philosophy from the homeric age to the twentieth century

A Short History of Ethics has over the past thirty years become a key philosophical contribution to studies on morality and ethics. Alasdair MacIntyre writes a new preface for this second edition which looks at the book 'thirty years on' and considers its impact. A Short History of Ethics...

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Main Author: Maclntyre, Alasdair
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, c1998.
Subjects:
Ethics
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