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A Manual of Ethics

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The ethos of a people... we may say, constitutes the atmosphere in which the best members of a race habitually live... -from "The Virtues" Offered as a textbook for university students and drawing from both classical and modern schools of philosophical thought-from Aristotle and the Bible to Mill, Hume, and Kant-this comprehensive 1901 overview of the universe of ethical thought is still a valuable resource today. The fascinating discussions within explore: . the nature of ethics . the art of conduct . ethics and the physical sciences . ethics and economics . psychological hedonism . the true sense of freedom . the origin of conscience . the moral connoisseur . the general problem of authority . the social universe . theories of punishment . morality and religion . and more. A book to dip into at random or to read in-depth, this is as fresh and original today as it was a century ago. British philosopher JOHN STUART MACKENZIE (1860-1935) was professor of logic and philosophy at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781596053151
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 492
  • Published:
  • October 31, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 127x203x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 531 g.
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Expected delivery: November 17, 2024

Description of A Manual of Ethics

The ethos of a people... we may say, constitutes the atmosphere in which the best members of a race habitually live...
-from "The Virtues"
Offered as a textbook for university students and drawing from both classical and modern schools of philosophical thought-from Aristotle and the Bible to Mill, Hume, and Kant-this comprehensive 1901 overview of the universe of ethical thought is still a valuable resource today. The fascinating discussions within explore:
. the nature of ethics
. the art of conduct
. ethics and the physical sciences
. ethics and economics
. psychological hedonism
. the true sense of freedom
. the origin of conscience
. the moral connoisseur
. the general problem of authority
. the social universe
. theories of punishment
. morality and religion
. and more.
A book to dip into at random or to read in-depth, this is as fresh and original today as it was a century ago.
British philosopher JOHN STUART MACKENZIE (1860-1935) was professor of logic and philosophy at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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