The Right and the Good

Informationen zum Autor Sir David Ross (1877-1971) was Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, Honorary Fellow of Merton College, and Fellow of the British Academy.Philip Stratton-Lake is Lecturer in Philosophy at Reading University. Klappentext The Right and the Good! a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the eminent scholar Sir David Ross! is now presented in a new edition with a substantial introduction by Philip Stratton-Lake! a leading expert on Ross. Ross's book is the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism! which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Intuitionism is now enjoying a considerable revival! and Stratton-Lake provides the context for a proper understanding of Ross's great work today. Zusammenfassung Written by a great scholar, this is a classic of twentieth-century philosophy. It presents the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and bibliography 1: The Meaning of 'Right' 2: What Makes Right Acts Right? Appendix 1 Rights Appendix 2 Punishment 3: The Meaning of 'Good' 4: The Nature of Goodness 5: What Things are Good? 6: Degrees of Goodness 7: Moral Goodness Index

Product details

• Authors: David Ross, David (formerly Provost of Oriel College Ross, Sir David Ross, W. D. Ross, Philip Stratton
• Assisted by: Philip Stratton-Lake (Editor), Philip (Department of Philosophy Stratton-Lake (Editor), Phillip Stratton-Lake (Editor)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2002
• EAN: 9780199252657
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925265-7
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 15 mm
• Series: British Moral Philosophers S.; British Moral Philosophers; British Moral Philosophers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Philosophie