MAJOR ETHICAL PHILOSOPHIES

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  • 469 BCE

    Socrates (469-399 BCE)

    Focused on virtue and ethical knowledge.
  • 427 BCE

    Plato (427-347 BCE)

    Emphasized justice and the Theory of Forms.
  • 384 BCE

    Aristotle (384-322 BCE)

    Introduced virtue ethics, focusing on character.
  • 354 BCE

    Augustine (354-430 CE)

    Combined Christian theology with ethics.
  • 341 BCE

    Epicurus (341-270 BCE)

    Advocated for pleasure as the foundation of ethics.
  • 334 BCE

    Zeno of Citium (334-262 BCE)

    Founded Stoicism, emphasizing rationality and virtue.
  • 1225

    Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

    Developed natural law theory, integrating Aristotle with Christianity.