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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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Main Author: Schneewind, J. B. (Jerome B.), 1930-2024 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1977.
Series:Oxford scholarly classics.
Subjects:
Sidgwick, Henry, > 1838-1900.
Sidgwick, Henry, > 1838-1900
Ethics > England > History.
Ethics > history
Morale > Angleterre > Histoire.
Ethics
England
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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:1 online resource (xvi, 465 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191598357
0191598356
9780198249313
0198249314