Natural Law - An Essay in Ethics

Klappentext First published in 1877, this book analyses the laws that govern human relations with society and with the natural world. Zusammenfassung First published in 1877, this book by British writer Edith Simcox (1844–1901) analyses the laws that govern human relations with society and with the natural world. It examines the mechanisms of law in the fields of nature, religion, morals, and customs, in order to develop a theory of ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Natural law; 2. Customary and positive law; 3. Morality; 4. Religion; 5. The natural history of altruism; 6. The natural sanctions of morality; 7. Social and individual perfection; Conclusions.

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• Authors: Edith Jemima Simcox, Simcox Edith Jemima
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108040822
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04082-2
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy