Lectures on moral philosophy /

"Moral Philosophy is that branch of Science which treats of the principles and laws of Duty or Morals. It is called Philosophy, because it is an inquiry into the nature and grounds of moral obligation by reason, as distinct from revelation. Hence arises a question, is it lawful, and is it safe...

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Main Author:	Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794
Corporate Author:	American Philosophical Association
Other Authors:	Collins, Varnum Lansing, 1870-1936 (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1912.
Series:	Early American philosophers ; 1.
Subjects:	Ethics. Ethics Morale. ethics (philosophy) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	"Moral Philosophy is that branch of Science which treats of the principles and laws of Duty or Morals. It is called Philosophy, because it is an inquiry into the nature and grounds of moral obligation by reason, as distinct from revelation. Hence arises a question, is it lawful, and is it safe or useful to separate moral philosophy from religion? It will be said, it is either the same or different from revealed truth; if the same, unnecessary--if different, false and dangerous"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:	"Check list of the published writings of President Witherspoon": pages [xxv]-xxix.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxix, [2], 144 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:	"Check list of the published writings of President Witherspoon": pages xxv-xxix.