Ethics and the History of Philosophy

Selected Essays
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-61372-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: International Library of Philosophy

First published in 2000. This is Volume I of six in the Library of Philosophy series on Ethics and Political Philosophy. Written in 1952, this is a selection of essays from public lectures and articles on the biographies on Sir Issac Newton and John Locke, sections on the philosophy of science, and ethics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Broad, C.D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Biography; Chapter 1 Sir Isaac Newton; Chapter 2 John Locke; Chapter 3 Henry Sidgwick; Chapter 4 John McTaggart Ellis Mctaggart; Chapter 5 William Ernest Johnson; Philosophy of Science; Chapter 6 The Philosophy of Francis Bacon; Chapter 7 The New Philosophy: Bruno to Descartes; Chapter 8 Liebniz’s Last Controversy with the Newtonians; Ethics; Chapter 9 Determinism, Indeterminism, and Libertarianism; Chapter 10 Egoism as a Theory of Human Motives; Chapter 11 Ought We to Fight for Our Country in the Next War?; Chapter 12 Conscience and Conscientious Action;

Über Autor(innen)

C D Broad, Trinity College Cambridge.