Human nature as the basis of morality and society in early modern philosophy /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Suomen Filosofinen Yhdistys
Other Authors:	Lemetti, Juhana, Piirimäe, Eva
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Helsinki : Philosophical Society of Finland, [2007]
Series:	Acta philosophica Fennica. v. 83.
Subjects:	Ethics. Social ethics. Philosophy, Modern > 17th century. Philosophy, Modern > 18th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Eva Piirimäe and Juhana Lemetti
Thomas Hobbes's many states of nature / Timo Airaksinen
The theological positivism of George Berkeley (1707-1708) / Bertil Belfrage
Was Berkeley a Utilitarianism / Roomet Jakapi
Giambattista Vico's concept of human nature: an attempt at anti-Cartesian alternative and the birth of modern historicism / Leonidas Donskis
The "science of man" in the moral and political philosophy of George Turnbull (1698-1748) / Thomas Ahnert
Honour and pride in Adam Ferguson's conception of modern patriotism / Iain MacDaniel
The vicissitudes of noble national pride: Johann Georg Zimmermann's (1728-1795) theory of patriotism / Eva Piirimäe
Adam Smith on sympathy and moral motivation / Margit Sutrop
Adam Smith's model of man and why the market programme failed / Manfred J. Holler
Adam Smith's concept of social welfare / Matthew Braham.