Ethical StudiesFirst published in 1876, this forceful and vigorous classic of English moral philosophy, written in opposition to Utilitarianism by one of England's most eminent philosophers, is now available for the first time since 1977. |
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Contents
Object of the inquiry 13 The common notion of Responsibility 39 | 3 |
irreconcilable with Freedom 913 and with rational predic | 19 |
Common opinion and Necessitarianism 246 irreconcilable | 55 |
Question rests on a dogmatic preconception 5861 which is opposed | 74 |
Note to Essay II 82 | 82 |
Happiness a vague phrase 856 Common opinion on pleasure 867 | 126 |
The end is the Good Will 1423 This is the universal form 1445 | 156 |
Present result 1601 Advance to a higher point of view 1613 | 199 |
Criticism of the above view 2026 | 207 |
IDEAL MORALITY | 214 |
ESSAY VII | 241 |
SELFISHNESS AND SELFSACRIFICE | 251 |
Statement and refutation of the argument for general selfishness | 263 |
and bad self 2767 Hereditary theory insufficient 2789 Content | 297 |
Nature of the morally good and bad selves 3039 What self | 309 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ethical Studies Issue 39 of Oxford paperbacks |
| Authors | F. H. Bradley, Francis Herbert Bradley |
| Contributor | Richard Wollheim |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0198810393, 9780198810391 |
| Length | 344 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy Philosophy / General |
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