A psychological approach to ethical reality /
The pre-eminent 19th century British ethicist, Henry Sidgwick once said: "All important ethical notions are also psychological, except perhaps the fundamental antitheses of 'good' and 'bad' and 'wrong', with which psychology, as it treats of what is and not of what...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Advances in psychology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;
132. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The pre-eminent 19th century British ethicist, Henry Sidgwick once said: "All important ethical notions are also psychological, except perhaps the fundamental antitheses of 'good' and 'bad' and 'wrong', with which psychology, as it treats of what is and not of what ought to be, is not directly concerned" (quoted in T.N. Tice and T.P. Slavens, 1983). Sidgwick's statement can be interpreted to mean that psychology is relevant for ethics or that psychological knowledge contributes to the construction of an ethical reality. This interpretation serves as the basic impetus to this book, but Sidgwick's statement is also analyzed in detail to demonstrate why a current exposition on the relevance of psychology for ethical reality is necessary and germane |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780444506399 044450639X 0585473765 9780585473765 0080515320 9780080515328 |