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Cass J Weller
PHIL 340
Seattle Campus

History of Ancient Ethics

Development of moral thought from Socrates through the Stoics. Particular emphasis on the ethical writings of Plato and Aristotle.

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A survey of Greek ethical theory from Socrates through Aristotle and, time permitting, the Stoics. TEXTS: PLATO Complete Works Edited by John M. Cooper Associate Editor D. S. Hutchinson 1997 1,838 pp. Hackett Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Translated by David Ross Edited by Lesley Brown Oxford

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Last Update by Cass J Weller
Date: 11/18/2009