Moral Philosophy on the Threshold of Modernity

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kraye, Jill (Editor), Saarinen, Risto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
• Series: The New Synthese Historical Library, Texts and Studies in the History of Philosophy, 57
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Religion.; Ethics.; Law.; Philosophy, general.; History of Philosophy.; Religious Studies, general.; Law, general.

This volume investigates the paradigm changes which occurred in ethics during the early modern era (1350-1600). While many general claims have been made regarding the nature of moral philosophy in the period of transition from medieval to modern thought, the rich variety of extant texts has seldom b...