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Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UGA:32108009838882
Author : Bernard Gert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198038726
Distinguished philosopher Bernard Gert presents a clear and concise introduction to what he calls "common morality"--the moral system that most thoughtful people implicitly use when making everyday, common sense moral decisions and judgments. Common Morality is useful in that--while not resolving every disagreement on controversial issues--it is able to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable answers to moral problems.
Author : Adam Smith (économiste)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BCUL:1092833964
Author : Francis Hutcheson,William Leechman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1755
Category : Ethics
ISBN : NYPL:33433000339899
Author : Bruce N. Waller
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262028165
In this book the author examines the stubborn philosophical belief in moral responsibility, surveying the philosophical arguments for it, but focusing on the system that supports these arguments: powerful social and psychological factors that hold the belief in moral responsibility firmly in place.--Publisher's description.
Author : George Boys-Stones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798628756874
English Freemasonry defines itself as a 'system of morality': but what does that phrase mean? This new study traces it back to the work of William Preston (1742-1818), who argued that Freemasonry teaches a philosophical aproach to virtue. According to Preston, the rituals of Freemasonry are designed to lead the initiate through the ethical thought of Aristotle. His view proved popular, and was decisive in shaping the ritual approved for use by the United Grand Lodge of England shortly after its formation in 1813. Almost all English lodges, and many others throughout the world, still use a ritual derived from this one, and, perhaps without realising it, continue to pay silent tesimony to Preston and to Aristotle in their work.
Author : Laurens Perseus Hickok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Ethics
ISBN : NYPL:33433068175763
Author : Jane Jacobs
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780525432883
With intelligence and clarity of observation, the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities addresses the moral values that underpin working life. In Systems of Survival, Jane Jacobs identifies two distinct moral syndromes—one governing commerce, the other, politics—and explores what happens when these two syndromes collide. She looks at business fraud and criminal enterprise, government’s overextended subsidies to agriculture, and transit police who abuse the system the are supposed to enforce, and asks us to consider instances in which snobbery is a virtue and industry a vice. In this work of profound insight and elegance, Jacobs gives us a new way of seeing all our public transactions and encourages us towards the best use of our natural inclinations.
Author : Francis Hutcheson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0826488153
* one of the great philosophical works of the eighteenth century * the rare and valuable first edition, reprinted in its entirety 'Of the countless reprints of Scottish Enlightenment works that Thoemmes has given us, none is more welcome than this. The posthumous System was not only Hutcheson's own last word on the full range of topics that he included under the rubric "moral philosophy", but also a monumental event in the book history of the Scottish Enlightenment itself.' - Newsletter of the 18th-Century Scottish Studies Society Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment and one of the eighteenth century's most influential philosophers. He taught Adam Smith and he greatly influenced Hume and Bentham. His theory that the only proper actions are those which will generally benefit society prepared the way for the English utilitarians. His views were extensively discussed throughout Britain and ranged as far as the American colonies, where his political theory was adopted by revolutionaries. He is best known for his contribution to moral theory, being the chief exponent of the 'moral sense' doctrine which, following Shaftesbury, emphasized feeling rather than reasoning as the source of judgements of virtue and vice.A System of Moral Philosophy was written as early as 1738, but added to and altered by Hutcheson throughout his life. Published posthumously in 1755 by Hutcheson's son, Francis the younger, the System is Hutcheson's longest work and the fullest explanation of his method. Giving a comprehensive account of morality, it includes discussions of human nature; our duties to God, to each other and ourselves; the supreme good; civil liberty; rights; contracts; marriage; the rights and duties of parents; and the laws of peace and war. The work also contains an argument against slavery that was reprinted in colonial Philadelphia and helped give academic weight to the anti-slavery movement. William Leechman, a friend of Hutcheson and Professor of Divinity at Glasgow, contributes a highly valuable biography. This edition also includes a new introduction by Daniel Carey.
Author : George Gore
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0469965169
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Author : Laurens Perseus Hickok,Julius Hawley Seelye
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368630089
Reprint of the original, first published in 1880.
Author : Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521577675
Fichte's System of Ethics, originally published in 1798, is at once the most accessible presentation of its author's comprehensive philosophical project, The Science of Knowledge or Wissenschaftslehre, and the most important work in moral philosophy written between Kant and Hegel. This study integrates the discussion of our moral duties into the systematic framework of a transcendental theory of the human subject. Ranging over numerous important philosophical themes, the volume offers a new translation of the work together with an introduction that sets it in its philosophical and historical contexts.
Author : Marc D. Hauser
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780061864780
A Harvard scientist illuminates the biological basis for human morality in this groundbreaking book. With the diversity of moral attitudes found across cultures around the globe, it is easy to assume that moral perspectives are socially developed—a matter of nurture rather than nature. But in Moral Minds, Marc Hauser presents compelling evidence to the contrary, and offers a revolutionary new theory: that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct. Hauser argues that certain biologically innate moral principles propel us toward judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion. Combining his cutting-edge research with the latest findings in cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, economics, and anthropology, Hauser explores the startling implications of his provocative theory vis-à-vis contemporary bioethics, religion, the law, and our everyday lives.
Author : Robert Hinde
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134472536
Where do our moral beliefs come from? Theologians and scientists provide often conflicting answers. Robert Hinde resolves these conflicts to offer a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary response, drawing on psychology, philosophy, evolutionary biology and social anthropology. Hinde argues that understanding the origins of our morality can clarify the debates surrounding contemporary ethical dilemmas such as genetic modification, increasing consumerism and globalisation. Well-chosen examples and helpful summaries make this an accessible volume for students, professionals and others interested in contemporary and historical ethics.
Author : Alan Donagan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226228419
"Let us . . . nominate this the most important theoretical work on ethical or moral theory since John Rawls's Theory of Justice. If you have philosophical inclinations and want a good workout, this conscientious scrutiny of moral assumptions and expressions will be most rewarding. Donagan explores ways of acting in the Hebrew-Christian context, examines them in the light of natural law and rational theories, and proposes that formal patterns for conduct can emerge. All this is tightly reasoned, the argument is packed, but the language is clear."—Christian Century "The man value of this book seems to me to be that it shows the force of the Hebrew-Christian moral tradition in the hands of a creative philosopher. Throughout the book, one cannot but feel that a serious philosopher is trying to come to terms with his religious-moral background and to defend it against the prevailing secular utilitarian position which seems to dominate academic philosophy."—Bernard Gert, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
