I love analyzing contrasts between Hellenistic philosophies, I think they do differ somewhat in the “ethics vertical” but the end goal of both are pretty similar (avoid suffering) so the path from both might be slightly different but interesting none the least.
But aside from that ethics analysis, little is done today in contrasting their stances on physics and logic, which is where both philosophies completely drift in separate ways.
I personally take from both philosophies to construct my own.
There is a book that was recommended to me in this same sub by AA Long which I recommend vastly to understand similarities and differences. link
This is a long shot, but maybe the DT can help me out.
I'm calling on all who have taken an Introduction to Philosophy course, or especially an Intro to Ethics course.
I am looking for a textbook-style treatment of intro philosophy and (especially) intro to ethics and moral philosophy. The ideal book would cover both the historical development of the subject as well as topics of contemporary interest.
As examples of what I'm looking for, the end goal of this request is a compact set of recommendations that serve as the foundation of a larger reading list in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. I have already two of the three legs. The foundation currently stands as follows:
Intro to Economics
Intro to Political Philosophy
Intro to Moral Philosophy
On the historical front, I'm looking for a book that has sections or chapters dedicated to Mill, Kant, and Sidgwick, and applied sections or chapters on topical issues in applied ethics. You can suggest up to three books. The idea is that instead of recommending that one read 15 primary works, they could instead turn to these three secondary works.
To provide even more context, I'm looking for the moral philosophy equivalents of Long's <em>Hellenistic Philosophy</em> or Tlumak's <em>Classical Modern Philosophy.</em>
Help is appreciated. Your suggestions may well be incorporated into the Integral Neoliberal Reading List, version 3.0.0.
If I don't get any good responses, then I'll default to Russell's History of Western Philosphy and The Problems of Philosophy, and that would be a terrible waste.