Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-563) and index.
Contents
Greek ethics -- The biblical ethic -- The ethics of Marcus Aurelius -- Augustine : the failure of the classical ideal -- The ethics of medieval Christendom -- The ethics of the Renaissance and Reformation -- The ethics of the religious and scientific revolutions : the seventeenth century -- The ethics of the enlightenment -- The ethics of Romanticism -- The last western century -- Conclusion : retrospect and prospect : a personal view.