John Rist surveys the history of ethics from Plato to the present and offers a vigorous defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism. In a wide-ranging discussion he examines well-known alternatives to Platonism, in particular Epicurus, Hobbes, Hume and Kant as well as contemporary 'practical reasoners', and argues that most post-Enlightenment the...(展开全部)

John Rist surveys the history of ethics from Plato to the present and offers a vigorous defence of an ethical theory based on a revised version of Platonic realism. In a wide-ranging discussion he examines well-known alternatives to Platonism, in particular Epicurus, Hobbes, Hume and Kant as well as contemporary 'practical reasoners', and argues that most post-Enlightenment the...(展开全部)

In his famous seminar on ethics, Jacques Lacan uses this question as his departure point for a re-examination of Freud's work and the experience of psychoanalysis in relation to ethics. Delving into the psychoanalyst's inevitable involvement with ethical questions, Lacan clarifies many of his key concepts. During the seminar he discusses the problem of sublimation, the paradox ...(展开全部)

A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionised linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural and media studies. He gained his reputation as a lecturer, disseminating his ideas to audiences that included Jean-Paul Sartre and Luce Irigaray amongst other hugely influential names...(展开全部)

作者弗农•布尔克（Vernon J. Bourke，1907-1998），圣路易斯大学教授、作家、托马斯主义哲学家。主要研究领域为伦理学，尤其是奥古斯丁和托马斯•阿奎那的道德哲学。 布尔克出生于加拿大安大略省北湾市。1948年曾担任美国天主教哲学联盟主席。他是圣奥古斯丁会(Order of St. Augustine)的荣誉会员，圣母大学(University of Notre Dame)自然法则委员会成员，也是美国斐陶斐荣誉社(Phi Beta Kappa Society，美国优等大学生荣誉会)的成员。 译者黄慰愿，1982年毕业于浙江农业大学蚕桑系，1987年获华南农业大学农业史专业硕士学位，1992年获南京农业大学农业经济学博士学位。1987—1989年任浙江农业大学农业经济系教师，1992—1994年任杭州大学经济系教师。1995年移居加拿大...(展开全部)

In recent years, libertarian impulses have increasingly influenced national and economic debates, from welfare reform to efforts to curtail affirmative action. Long out of print, Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. What distinguishes Rothbard's ...(展开全部)

In recent years, libertarian impulses have increasingly influenced national and economic debates, from welfare reform to efforts to curtail affirmative action. Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. What distinguishes Rothbard's book is the manner ...(展开全部)