Sidgwick's ethics and Victorian moral philosophy

This analysis of Sidgwick's 'Methods of Ethics' discusses why Sidgwick made his philosophy a synthesis of his predecessors' work. The second part involves a commentary on the main topics of 'Methods', while the third part examines Sidgwick's critique of the two mai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schneewind, J. B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1977, 1977
Series:Oxford scholarly classics / Oxford scholarly classics
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This analysis of Sidgwick's 'Methods of Ethics' discusses why Sidgwick made his philosophy a synthesis of his predecessors' work. The second part involves a commentary on the main topics of 'Methods', while the third part examines Sidgwick's critique of the two main ethical theories that developed after the publication of his work
Physical Description:xvi, 465 p.
ISBN:9780191598357