Essay on Intuitive Morals - Being an Attempt to Popularize Ethical Science

Klappentext Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904) was an Irish writer, social reformer and activist best known for her contributions to Victorian feminism and women's suffrage. After the death of her father in 1857, Cobbe travelled extensively across Europe before becoming a leader-writer addressing public issues for the London newspaper The Echo in 1868. She continued to publish on the topics of feminism, social problems and theology for the rest of her life. These volumes, first published anonymously in 1855, introduced Cobbe's theistic religious beliefs, which blend a belief in Divinity with Immanuel Kant's idea of freedom of will, in which a person's moral imperative is independent of outside authority and provides proof of the existence of God. Cobbe discusses Kant's moral philosophy, explaining the religious beliefs which formed the basis for her later discussions of Christianity. Volume 1 contains her ideas on the origin of morality. Zusammenfassung Frances Power Cobbe (1822–1904) was an Irish writer and social reformer best known for her contributions to Victorian feminism. These volumes, first published anonymously in 1855, discuss Cobbe's religious beliefs, which blended Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy with theistic philosophy. Volume 1 contains her ideas on the origin of morality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. What is the moral law?; 2. Where the moral law is found; 3. That the moral law can be obeyed; 4. Why the moral law should be obeyed.

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• Authors: Cobbe, Frances Power Cobbe
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108020268
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02026-8
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy; An Essay on Intuitive Morals 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, HISTORY / Social History, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy