Virtue, norms, and objectivity : issues in ancient and modern ethics / [edited by] Christopher Gill.

"Based on papers given at a conference, 'Ancient and Modern Approaches to Ethical Objectivity', held at the University of Exeter in July 2002"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and indexes.

In what sense are ancient ethical norms universal? / Christopher Gill -- On the idea of the summum bonum / Sarah Broadie -- The look and feel of virtue / Nancy Sherman -- Virtues, values, and moral objectivity / Ludwig Siep -- Virtue, nature, and providence / Sabina Lovibond -- Hybrid theories of normativity / Wolfgang Detel -- Commentary on Detel from a stoic standpoint / Christopher Gill -- Socratic ethics : ultra-realism, determinism, and ethical truth / Terry Penner -- Out of the labyrinth : Plato's attack on consequentialism / Mary Margaret McCabe -- What difference do forms make for platonic epistemology? / Christopher Rowe -- 'The good man is the measure of all things' : objectivity without world-centredness in Aristotle's moral epistemology / Timothy Chappell -- Aristotelian virtue and practical judgement / A.W. Price -- An Aristotelian commentator on the naturalness of justice / R.W. Sharples.

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For much of the twentieth century it was common to contrast the characteristic forms and preoccupations of modern ethical theory with those of the ancient world. However, the last few decades have seen a growing recognition that contemporary moral philosophy now has much in common with its ancient incarnation, in areas as diverse as virtue ethics and ethical epistemology. Christopher Gill has assembled an international team to conduct a fascinating exploration of therelationship between the two fields, exploring key issues in ancient ethics in a way that highlights their conceptual significanc.

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