This work was originally published in 1962 (Indiana University Press) and is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. ; it is reprinted here with a new preface and annotated bibliography. Veatch'
Francis Hutcheson is one of the central figures in eighteenth-century moral philosophy. Read widely in Britain, France, Germany, and America, he influenced philosophers ranging from his student Adam
In An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, with Illustrations on the Moral Sense, Francis Hutcheson answers the criticism that had been leveled against his first book Inquir
Including three of his most famous and important essays, Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and Essay on Bentham, along with formative selections from Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, this volume provides a u
This classic work by William Paley was one of the most popular books in England and America in the early nineteenth century. Its significance lies in the fact that it marks an important point at which
This classic work by William Paley was one of the most popular books in England and America in the early nineteenth century. Its significance lies in the fact that it marks an important point at which
The Emotive Theory was theory ahead of its time, and a theory which was, perhaps understandably, misinterpreted, misrepresented, and ridiculed by its critics from the outset. In this work, the author
This book defends moral cognitivism with a new approach. The author maintains that the truth of moral judgments is determined in fundamentally the same way as is the truth of non-moral judgments, i.e
This work presents the Nicomachean Ethics in a fresh English translation by Christopher Rowe that strives to be meticulously accurate yet also accessible. The translation is accompanied by Sarah Broa
The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, devel
An attempt to resolve the seeming paradox between Marx's moral condemnations of capitalism with his alleged wholesale rejection of morality. The author argues that Marx had a human nature ethics that
The Ways and Power of Love was originally published in 1954 when Pitirim Sorokin was in the twilight of his career and leading the Harvard Research Center in Creative Altruism. His elaborate scientifi
A concise and accessible introduction to natural law ethics, this book introduces readers to the mainstream tradition of Western moral philosophy. Building on philosophers from Plato through Aquinas t
Nel Noddings, one of the central figures in the contemporary discussion of ethics and moral education, argues that caring--a way of life learned at home--can be extended into a theory that guides soci
A full and thoroughly researched exposition of Marx's and Engel's ideas on morality and ethics, bringing out both the strengths and the weaknesses of their approach.
Smith (political Science, Villanova U.) argues that Aristotle's Nicomachaen Ethics is a pedagogy, and that any interpretation of it must take into account the demands imposed on teaching and learning
Edel (philosophy, U. of Pennsylvania) provides this comparative analysis of the 1908 and 1932 editions of Dewey and James H. Tufts' Ethics . Dewey's part was completely revised for the 1932 edition,
