William David Ross
Born 1877 · Died 1971
From Thurso, Scotland, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom · Writes nonfiction
William David Ross (1877–1971) made contributions to ancient philosophy and to moral philosophy. The focus of this entry is his work in the latter area. Ross’s The Right and the Good is one of the most important contributions to moral philosophy published in the twentieth century. In it and other works, Ross develops a novel (pluralistic) deontological ethical theory rivalling Kantianism and utilitarianism. The most innovative element of this theory is the notion of a prima facie duty. Although Ross’s work in moral philosophy appeared to suffer at the hands of critics in the middle and late parts of the last century, recent work on normative and meta-ethical intuitionism has sparked a renewed interest in and enthusiasm for his ethical outlook.-Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Books by William David Ross in order
Books by William David Ross in the order they were published, from Aristotle (1923) to Nicomachean Ethics (2021).
- 1Aristotle
Aristotle1923 - 2The Right and the Good
The Right and the Good1930 - 3Aristotle's Physics
Aristotle's Physics1936 - 4Presidential Address, July 1937Presidential Address, July 19371937
- 5Presidential Address, July 1938Presidential Address, July 19381938
- 6Foundations of EthicFoundations of Ethic1939
- 7Foundations of Ethics
Foundations of Ethics1939 - 8Presidential Address, 12 July 1939Presidential Address, 12 July 19391939
- 9Presidential Address, 10 July 1940Presidential Address, 10 July 19401940
- 10John Henry Muirhead, 1855-1940John Henry Muirhead, 1855-19401941
- 11Alfred Edward Taylor, 1869-1945Alfred Edward Taylor, 1869-19451947
- 12Plato's Theory of Ideas
Plato's Theory of Ideas1951 - 13Kant's Ethical Theory
Kant's Ethical Theory1954 - 14The Development of Aristotle's ThoughtThe Development of Aristotle's Thought1957
- 15Aristotle: A Complete Exposition of His Works & Thought
Aristotle: A Complete Exposition of His Works & Thought1960 - 16The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle
The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle2006 - 17Aristotle's Metaphysics V1
Aristotle's Metaphysics V12007 - 18Aristotle's Metaphysics V2
Aristotle's Metaphysics V22007 - 19MetaphysicsMetaphysics2012
- 20Aristotle CollectionAristotle Collection2017
- 21Nicomachean EthicsNicomachean Ethics2021