Ethics and the History of Philosophy - Selected Essays

Informationen zum Autor C D Broad, Trinity College Cambridge. Zusammenfassung First published in 2000. This is Volume I of six in the Library of Philosophy series on Ethics and Political Philosophy. Written in 1952, this is a selection of essays from public lectures and articles on the biographies on Sir Issac Newton and John Locke, sections on the philosophy of science, and ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Biography; Chapter 1 Sir Isaac Newton; Chapter 2 John Locke; Chapter 3 Henry Sidgwick; Chapter 4 John McTaggart Ellis Mctaggart; Chapter 5 William Ernest Johnson; Philosophy of Science; Chapter 6 The Philosophy of Francis Bacon; Chapter 7 The New Philosophy: Bruno to Descartes; Chapter 8 Liebniz’s Last Controversy with the Newtonians; Ethics; Chapter 9 Determinism, Indeterminism, and Libertarianism; Chapter 10 Egoism as a Theory of Human Motives; Chapter 11 Ought We to Fight for Our Country in the Next War?; Chapter 12 Conscience and Conscientious Action;

Product details

• Authors: C.D. Broad
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2010
• EAN: 9780415613729
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61372-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: International Library of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy