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This second edition of the Very Short Introduction on ethics has revised and updated aspects of the original to reflect changing times and mores. It highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, confronted as we are with a fluid and uncertain world of eroding trust, swirling conspiracy theories, and a dismaying loss of respect in public discourse.

Discover the timeless works of Aristotle, one of the most influential philosophers, whose insights continue to shape modern thought. The Complete Aristotle Collection is your gateway to the teachings that have endured for over two millennia.

One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in the history of Western thought, St Thomas Aquinas established the foundations for much of modern philosophy of religion, and is famous for his arguments for the existence of God. In this cogent and multifaceted introduction to the great saint's work, Edward Feser argues that you cannot fully understand Aquinas' philosophy without his theology, and vice-versa. He covers Aquinas' thoughts on the soul, natural law, metaphysics, and more.

David Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Yet Hume's philosophy is grounded in an honest assessment of nature - human nature in particular. The Great Guide is an engaging and eye-opening account of how Hume's thought should serve as the basis for a complete approach to life. Julian Baggini masterfully interweaves biography with intellectual history and philosophy to give us a complete vision of Hume's guide to life.

Derek Parfit (1942–2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. Widely regarded as one of the greatest moral thinkers of the past hundred years, Parfit was anything but a public intellectual. Yet his ideas have shaped the way philosophers think about things that affect us all: equality, altruism, what we owe to future generations, and even what it means to be a person. In Parfit, David Edmonds presents the first biography of an intriguing, obsessive, and eccentric genius.

As Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch labored to make a place for themselves in a male-dominated world, as they made friendships and families, and as they drifted toward and away from each other, they never stopped insisting that some lives are better than others. Drawing on a cluster of recently opened archives and extensive correspondence and interviews with those who knew them best, Benjamin Lipscomb traces the lives and ideas of four friends who gave us a better way to think about ethics, and ourselves.

Un poema, una pieza musical, una película o un paseo se convierten de la mano de Ramón Andrés en motivo de reflexión y evocación. Su singular sensibilidad, su mirada sutil, paciente y penetrante se detiene en la vida cotidiana y nos propone una senda hacia el pensamiento en torno a temas como el valor de compartir el pan a la mesa, la relación entre humanidad y animalidad, las quimeras de ayer y de hoy, la calumnia, la exclusión, la muerte o la nada.

The Code of Honor: Embracing Ethics in Cybersecurity delivers a first of its kind comprehensive discussion of the ethical challenges that face contemporary information security workers, managers, and executives. Authors Ed Skoudis, president of the SANS Technology Institute College and founder of the Counter Hack team, and Dr. Paul Maurer, president of Montreat College, explain how timeless ethical wisdom gives birth to the Cybersecurity Code which is currently being adopted by security practitioners and leaders around the world.

Diogenes Laertios, der im 3. Jahrhundert nach Christus lebte, war ein antiker Philosophiehistoriker, der das Leben und die Lehren der antiken Philosophen beschrieb - aus heutiger Sicht sehr kurz nach deren Tod! Seine Texte beanspruchen nicht wissenschaftliche Exaktheit; vielmehr erzählt er in Anekdoten - und zwar äußerst unterhaltsam! In diesem knappen Hörstück erörtert er die Philosophie von Epikur, der den Hedonismus lehrte.

Friedrich Nietzsche sagte: "Er ist der Nachtwächter der griechischen Philosophiegeschichte, man kann nicht in sie hinein, ohne dass einem nicht von ihm der Schlüssel gegeben wird." Die Rede ist von Diogenes Laertios, der im 3. Jahrhundert nach Christus lebte. Er war ein antiker Philosophiehistoriker, der das Leben und die Lehren der antiken Philosophen beschrieb - aus heutiger Sicht sehr kurz nach deren Tod! Seine Texte beanspruchen nicht wissenschaftliche Exaktheit; vielmehr erzählt er in Anekdoten - und zwar äußerst unterhaltsam!