By John M. Rist
John Rist surveys the historical past of ethics from Plato to the current and gives a full of life defence of a moral concept in response to a revised model of Platonic realism. In a wide-ranging dialogue he examines famous possible choices to Platonism, in particular--Epicurus, Hobbes, Hume and Kant, in addition to modern "practical reasoners". His obtainable examine is greater via a robust feel of philosophical historical past, and may be of curiosity to scholars and students of ethics.
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