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Morality and self-interest /

The relationship between morality and self-interest is a perennial one in philosophy. For Plato, Hobbes, Kant, Aristotle Hume, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche, it lay at the heart of moral theory. This text introduces the topic and looks at its place in philosophical history.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Bloomfield, Paul, 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Ethics.
Self-interest.
Ethics
Morale.
Intérêt personnel.
ethics (philosophy)
Self-interest
Eigennutz
Ethik
Electronic books.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The relationship between morality and self-interest is a perennial one in philosophy. For Plato, Hobbes, Kant, Aristotle Hume, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche, it lay at the heart of moral theory. This text introduces the topic and looks at its place in philosophical history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 323 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199851539
0199851530