Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion
Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion
Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Essays on the Principles of Morality
Author: Jonathan DymondPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Duty
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Essays On The Principles Of Morality
Author: Jonathan DymondEssays on the Principles of Morality
Author: Jonathan DymondPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330783375
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Excerpt from Essays on the Principles of Morality: And on the Private and Political Rights and Obligations of Mankind The Author of this Work died in the spring of 1828, leaving in manuscript the three Essays of which it consists. We learn from himself that the undertaking originated in a belief (in which he probably is far from being alone) that the existing treatises on Moral Philosophy did not exhibit the principles nor enforce the obligations of morality in all their perfection and purity; that a work was yet wanted which should present a true and authoritative standard of rectitude - one by an appeal to which the moral character of human actions might be rightly estimated. This he here endeavours to supply. Rejecting what he considered the false grounds of duty, and erroneous principles of action which are proposed in the most prominent and most generally received of our extant theories of moral obligation, he proceeds to erect a system of morality upon what he regards as the only true and legitimate basis - the Will of God. He makes, therefore, the authority of the Deity the sole ground of duty, and His communicated Will the only ultimate standard of right and wrong; and assumes, "that wheresoever this Will is made known, human duty is determined; - and that neither the conclusions of philosophers, nor advantages, nor dangers, nor pleasures, nor sufferings, ought to have any opposing influence in regulating our conduct." The attempt to establish a system of such uncompromising morality, must necessarily bring the writer into direct collision with the advocates of the utilitarian scheme, particularly with Dr. Paley; and accordingly it will be found that he frequently enters the lists with this great champion of Expediency. With what success - how well he exposes the fallacies of that specious but dangerous doctrine - how far he succeeds in refuting the arguments by which it is sought to be maintained, and in establishing another system of obligations and duties and rights upon a more stable foundation, must be left to the reader to determine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Essays on the Principles of Morality & on the Private & Political Rights & Obligations of Mankind
Author: Jonathan DymondPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780530204482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
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Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion
Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Morality, Authority, and Law
Author: Stephen DarwallPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199662584
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Stephen Darwall presents a series of essays that explore the view that morality is second-personal, entailing mutual accountability and the authority to address demands. He illustrates the power of the second-personal framework to illuminate a wide variety of issues in moral, political, and legal philosophy.
Essays on the Principles of Morality & on the Private & Political Rights & Obligations of Mankind
Author: Jonathan DymondPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Essays on the Principles of Morality
Author: Jonathan DymondPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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