Terence Irwin is Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Keble College.

• 30. Suarez: law and obligation ; 31. Suarez: naturalism ; 32. Natural law and 'modern' moral philosophy ; 33. Grotius ; 34. Hobbes: Motives and Reasons ; 35. Hobbes: from Human Nature to Morality ; 36. Hobbes: morality ; 37. Spinoza ; 38. The 'British Moralists' ; 39. Cumberland and Maxwell ; 40. Cudworth ; 41. Locke and Natural Law ; 42. Pufendorf ; 43. Leibniz: Naturalism and Eudaemonism ; 44. Pufendorf and Natural Law ; 45. Shaftesbury ; 46. Clarke ; 47. Hutcheson: For and Against Moral Realism ; 48. Hutcheson: For and Against Utilitarianism ; 49. Balguy: a Defence of Rationalism ; 50. Balguy and Clarke: Morality and Natural Theology ; 51. Butler: Nature ; 52. Butler: Superior Principles ; 53. Butler: Naturalism and Morality ; 54. Butler: Implications of Naturalism ; 55. Hume: Nature ; 56. Hume: Passion and Reason ; 57. Hume: Errors of Objectivism ; 58. Hume: the moral sense ; 59. Hume: the Virtues ; 60. Smith ; 61. Price ; 62. Reid: action and will ; 63. Reid: knowledge and morality ; 64. Voluntarism, egoism, and utilitarianism ; 65. Rousseau

For it truly is a great book, and I doubt that we will see a history of ethics similar in scope and ambition for some time to come.

Terence Irwin is Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Keble College.

• 30. Suarez: law and obligation ; 31. Suarez: naturalism ; 32. Natural law and 'modern' moral philosophy ; 33. Grotius ; 34. Hobbes: Motives and Reasons ; 35. Hobbes: from Human Nature to Morality ; 36. Hobbes: morality ; 37. Spinoza ; 38. The 'British Moralists' ; 39. Cumberland and Maxwell ; 40. Cudworth ; 41. Locke and Natural Law ; 42. Pufendorf ; 43. Leibniz: Naturalism and Eudaemonism ; 44. Pufendorf and Natural Law ; 45. Shaftesbury ; 46. Clarke ; 47. Hutcheson: For and Against Moral Realism ; 48. Hutcheson: For and Against Utilitarianism ; 49. Balguy: a Defence of Rationalism ; 50. Balguy and Clarke: Morality and Natural Theology ; 51. Butler: Nature ; 52. Butler: Superior Principles ; 53. Butler: Naturalism and Morality ; 54. Butler: Implications of Naturalism ; 55. Hume: Nature ; 56. Hume: Passion and Reason ; 57. Hume: Errors of Objectivism ; 58. Hume: the moral sense ; 59. Hume: the Virtues ; 60. Smith ; 61. Price ; 62. Reid: action and will ; 63. Reid: knowledge and morality ; 64. Voluntarism, egoism, and utilitarianism ; 65. Rousseau

For it truly is a great book, and I doubt that we will see a history of ethics similar in scope and ambition for some time to come.

Terence Irwin is Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Keble College.

• 30. Suarez: law and obligation ; 31. Suarez: naturalism ; 32. Natural law and 'modern' moral philosophy ; 33. Grotius ; 34. Hobbes: Motives and Reasons ; 35. Hobbes: from Human Nature to Morality ; 36. Hobbes: morality ; 37. Spinoza ; 38. The 'British Moralists' ; 39. Cumberland and Maxwell ; 40. Cudworth ; 41. Locke and Natural Law ; 42. Pufendorf ; 43. Leibniz: Naturalism and Eudaemonism ; 44. Pufendorf and Natural Law ; 45. Shaftesbury ; 46. Clarke ; 47. Hutcheson: For and Against Moral Realism ; 48. Hutcheson: For and Against Utilitarianism ; 49. Balguy: a Defence of Rationalism ; 50. Balguy and Clarke: Morality and Natural Theology ; 51. Butler: Nature ; 52. Butler: Superior Principles ; 53. Butler: Naturalism and Morality ; 54. Butler: Implications of Naturalism ; 55. Hume: Nature ; 56. Hume: Passion and Reason ; 57. Hume: Errors of Objectivism ; 58. Hume: the moral sense ; 59. Hume: the Virtues ; 60. Smith ; 61. Price ; 62. Reid: action and will ; 63. Reid: knowledge and morality ; 64. Voluntarism, egoism, and utilitarianism ; 65. Rousseau

For it truly is a great book, and I doubt that we will see a history of ethics similar in scope and ambition for some time to come.