Ethics: The Essential Writings (Modern Library Classics)

Ethics: The Essential Writings is an anthology of philosophical texts on moral questions, spanning 2,500 years from ancient to contemporary thinkers. The collection includes works by Plato, Kant, Nietzsche, Alasdair MacIntyre, Susan Wolf, and Peter Singer, addressing both enduring ethical concerns—justice, morality, and faith—and current issues such as animal rights, environmental responsibility, and gender. The volume features an introductory preamble, essays introducing major ethical theorists, and chapter introductions to modern selections. It is designed as a single-volume reference for students, teachers, and readers exploring fundamental ethical questions, including the basis of ethical views and judgments.