The Idea of Value

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-107-68687-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 657 g

John Laird (1887-1946) was a Scottish philosopher who specialised in metaphysics and moral philosophy. In this book, which was first published in 1929, Laird provides a detailed analysis of the philosophical nature of value. The text begins with a discussion of the main definitions of value, before going through a more detailed examination of the various applications of value in turn. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in value and the history of philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laird, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Introduction; 1. Bonum utile; 2. Spinoza's account of value; 3. The principle of natural election; 4. The values of desire; 5. Bonum jucundum; 6. The analysis of approval in the British moralists; 7. The objectivity of values; 8. Bonum honestum; 9. Towards a conclusion; 10. Standards and measures of value; Index.