ETHICS (From Ancients to Moderns)

Опубликовано: 16 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: Silvana de Robles
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In this video, we explore the central concepts of this philosophical discipline that studies the phenomenon of morality, as well as the main ethical currents of the West, developed from ancient to modern times.
We review the main aspects of Aristotelian ethics, Epicureanism, Stoicism, the position of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Kantian ethics, and utilitarian ethics.

00:00 Differences between "ethics" and "morality" - Etymology of the terms
03:25 Various ethical systems in Western culture
04:00 Aristotelian ethics in the Nicomachean Ethics
09:27 Epicureanism in the "Letter to Menoeceus"
14:06 Stoicism in Zeno and Seneca
18:57 The ethics of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologica
24:11 Kantian ethics in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
33:41 Utilitarian ethics in John Stuart Mill
39:04 Max Weber: "ethics of conviction" and "ethics of responsibility towards consequences"

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