Book, Basic texts on ethics: from Plato to Foucault[LS]

This anthology of texts on ethics aims to put students in direct contact with the ideas of great thinkers. Instead of the student "hearing about" or "reading about" what philosophers think about the topic, they will have the opportunity to deal directly with texts from Plato to Foucault. Prepared for didactic use, the volume is organized with an introduction for each philosopher; a commentary that places each chosen excerpt in the context of the original work, highlighting its importance and indicating its central focus; At the end of each section, a series of questions and themes for discussion in the classroom, and indication of additional readings. Includes 35 annotated texts by great philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Stuart Mill, Weber, Freud, Foucault.