The Retrieval of Ethics explained

The Retrieval of Ethics
Author:	Talbot Brewer
Language:	English
Subject:	ethics
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Pub Date:	2009
Pages:	344
Isbn:	9780199557882

The Retrieval of Ethics is a 2009 book by Talbot Brewer in which the author tries to re-examine the history of ethics from ancient Greek philosophy to the present and “retrieve” the strengths of the Ancients in order to provide a radical reconception of moral philosophy and its role in life.

Reception

Brewer's ideas have been criticized by different scholars including Lorraine Besser-Jones, Bradford Cokelet, Christopher Cordner, Mark LeBar and Tamar Schapiro.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

External links

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Notes and References

1. LeBar . Mark . Talbot Brewer, The Retrieval of Ethics . Ethics . 1 July 2012 . 122 . 4 . 797–801 . 10.1086/666535 . 0014-1704.
2. Cokelet . Bradford . Review of The Retrieval of Ethics . Analysis . 2011 . 71 . 1 . 193–195 . 10.1093/analys/anq098 . 41237296 . 0003-2638.
3. Schapiro . Tamar . The Retrieval of Ethics . Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews . 8 December 2009 . en.
4. Besser-Jones . Lorraine . Drawn to the Good? Brewer on Dialectical Activity . . 1 January 2011 . 8 . 4 . 621–631 . 10.1163/174552411X592194. 144290108 .
5. Cordner . Christopher . Dialectical Activity, Ritual, and Value: A Critique of Talbot Brewer: Philosophical Investigations . Philosophical Investigations . April 2016 . 39 . 2 . 178–191 . 10.1111/phin.12080.