This is partly an inheritance from Schopenhauer, who thought any system of constructive ethical thought a delusion.
His major writings, however, belong in the field of ethics: Ethics as a Philosophy of Man (1934), Ethics, 3 vol. (1937 49), and History of Ethical Thought in Japan, 2 vol. (1952).
A Greek philosopher of 1st and early 2nd centuries C.E., and an exponent of Stoic ethics notable for the consistency and power of his ethical thought and for effective methods of teaching.
A pronounced ethic of moderation, sometimes bordering on asceticism, runs through much of ancient Greek ethical thought, beginning with Solon and Xenophanes and continuing through Socrates and Plato to the Epicureans and Cynics.
American ethical thought has changed significantly since Franklin conceived his plan.
An uncommonly creative pioneer in ethical thought, he twice was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Williams's remarkable philosophical-literary-historical work, Shame and Necessity (1993), presented these ideas in a rich study of Greek ethical thought.
What made French existentialism so new and unique was that it tried to marry what was fundamentally a form of nihilism with the French tradition of ethical thought.
First introduced in 1967 by Philippa Foot, a British philosopher, the trolley problem is a simple if unpleasant ethical thought puzzle.
An introductory survey of ethical thought, covering such topics as the demands that morality makes, the justification of these demands, and our reasons for obeying them.
Through these works Rousseau's place in the history of educational, political and ethical thought became secure and continues to inspire deep disagreement and reflection.
