Ralph Cudworth

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-107-69743-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 177 g

Originally published in 1951, this concise book presents an engaging study of the works and influence of the renowned English philosopher Ralph Cudworth (1617-88), the leader of the Cambridge Platonists. A bibliography of writings by and about Cudworth is also included, together with an appendix section on his manuscripts. The text was an early work by Australian philosopher and historian of ideas John Passmore (1914-2004). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Cudworth, the Cambridge Platonists and the historical development of philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Passmore, J. A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Cudworth and his predecessors; 2. Cudworth on mind and nature; 3. Cudworth's theory of knowledge; 4. 'Eternal and immutable morality'; 5. Cudworth's moral psychology; 6. The good life; 7. Ethics and religion; 8. Cudworth and the British moralists; Appendix. The Cudworth manuscripts; A Cudworth bibliography; Index of names.