Ethics - An Investigation of the Facts and Laws of the Moral Life

Originally published in 1908, the text upon which this translation is based is that of the first 269 pages of Professor Wundt's Ethik, as published in revised form in 1892. It has been the author's object in the work to investigate the problems of ethics in the light of an examination of the facts of moral life, including chapters on language and ethical ideas, religion and morality, and custom and the moral life.

List of contents

Introduction. 1. Language and Ethical Ideas. 2. Religion and Morality. 3. Custom and the Moral Life. 4. The Conditions of Moral Evolution in Savagery and Civilisation.

About the author

Wilhelm Max Wundt (Author)

Summary

Originally published in 1908, the text upon which this translation is based is that of the first 269 pages of Professor Wundt's Ethik, as published in revised form in 1892. It has been the author's object in the work to investigate the problems of ethics in the light of an examination of the facts of moral life, including chapters on language and ethical ideas, religion and morality, and custom and the moral life.

Product details

• Authors: Wilhelm Max Wendt, Wilhelm Max Wundt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780367248895
• ISBN: 978-0-367-24889-5
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy