Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics

Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics

by David Phillips
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 22/04/2022

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Henry Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics has been a central part of the utilitarian canon since its publication in 1874. This book, part of the Oxford Guides to Philosophy series, is a concise companion to Sidgwick's masterpiece, written primarily to aid advanced undergraduate students and interested general readers in navigating and interpreting the original text. Author David Phillips connects Sidgwick's work to work in contemporary moral philosophy and in the history of moral philosophy, paying particular attention to his relationships with key predecessors, including Kant and Mill, and with Moore and Ross, his most influential successors in the British intuitionist tradition. The book's first eight chapters end with brief suggestions for further reading. At the end of the final three chapters there are more substantial overviews of the secondary literature on the aspects of Sidgwick's work that have generated the most interest among his commentators: metaethics and moral epistemology; consequentialism versus deontology; and egoism and the dualism of practical reason. The result is an Oxford Guide that will be a helpful resource for both students and scholars.

ISBN:
9780197539644
9780197539644
Category:
Ethics & moral philosophy
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
22-04-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
David Phillips

Dr David Phillips, BSc(Hons), PhD, ThA, had a career as a research scientist with the Australian Government.

Following his retirement in 2002, in an honorary capacity, he led the development of the Festival of Light South Australia into the national organisation FamilyVoice Australia and made numerous submissions to government inquiries on public policy issues. He retired as National Director in 2016.

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