The Methods of Ethics
Author: Henry Sidgwick
Publisher: Gale and the British Library
Published: 1874
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13:
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The Cosmos of Duty
Author: Roger Crisp
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0198716354
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoger Crisp presents a comprehensive study of Henry Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics, a landmark work first published in 1874. Crisp argues that Sidgwick is largely right about many central issues in moral philosophy: the metaphysics and epistemology of ethics, consequentialism, hedonism about well-being, and the weight to be given to self-interest. He holds that Sidgwick's long discussion of 'common-sense' morality is probably the best discussion of deontology we have. And yet The Methods of Ethics can be hard to understand, and this is perhaps one reason why, though it is a philosophical goldmine, few have ventured deeply into it. What does Sidgwick mean by a 'method'? Why does he discuss only three methods? What are his arguments for hedonism and for utilitarianism? How can we make sense of the idea of moral intuition? What is the role of virtue in Sidgwick's ethics? Crisp addresses these and many other questions, offering a fresh view of Sidgwick's text which will assist any moral philosopher to gain more from it.
The Point of View of the Universe
Author: Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0199603693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTests the views and metaphor of 19th-century utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick against a variety of contemporary views on ethics, determining that they are defensible and thus providing a defense of objectivism in ethics and of hedonistic utilitarianism.
Sidgwickian Ethics
Author: David Phillips
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2011-11-25
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0199778914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDavid Phillips aims in Sidgwickian Ethics to do something that has (surprisingly) not been done before: to interpret and evaluate the central argument of the Methods of Ethics, in a way that brings out the important conceptual and historical connections between Sidgwick's views and contemporary moral philosophy.
British Ethical Theorists from Sidgwick to Ewing
Author: Thomas Hurka
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0199233624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines a series of British ethical theorists from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century who shared the view that moral judgements can be objectively true, have a distinctive subject matter, and are known by direct insight.
The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism
Author: Ben Eggleston
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-01-30
Total Pages: 405
ISBN-13: 1139867482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUtilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. First, it traces the origins and development of utilitarianism via the work of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, and others. The volume then explores issues in the formulation of utilitarianism, including act versus rule utilitarianism, actual versus expected consequences, and objective versus subjective theories of well-being. Next, utilitarianism is positioned in relation to Kantianism and virtue ethics, and the possibility of conflict between utilitarianism and fairness is considered. Finally, the volume explores the modern relevance of utilitarianism by considering its practical implications for contemporary controversies such as military conflict and global warming. The volume will be an important resource for all those studying moral philosophy, political philosophy, political theory, and history of ideas.
Henry Sidgwick - Eye of the Universe
Author: Bart Schultz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-06-07
Total Pages: 886
ISBN-13: 9781139453929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHenry Sidgwick was one of the great intellectual figures of nineteenth-century Britain. He was first and foremost a great moral philosopher, whose masterwork The Methods of Ethics is still widely studied today. He also wrote on economics, politics, education and literature. He was deeply involved in the founding of the first college for women at the University of Cambridge. He was also much concerned with the sexual politics of his close friend John Addington Symonds, a pioneer of gay studies. Through his famous student, G. E. Moore, a direct line can be traced from Sidgwick and his circle to the Bloomsbury group. Bart Schultz has written a magisterial overview of this great Victorian sage. This biography will be eagerly sought out by readers interested in philosophy, Victorian literary studies, the history of ideas, the history of psychology and gender and gay studies.
Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers
Author: Henry Sidgwick
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Published: 1988-01-01
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780872200609
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The work of a master in the subject, who in a few pregnant pages has sketched out skillfully and judicially the history of Greek, of medieval, and of English reflections on the aims and laws of human conduct." --William Wallace (at time of first publication)
Kantian and Sidgwickian Ethics
Author: Tyler Paytas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-06-10
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1351016970
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImmanuel Kant and Henry Sidgwick are towering figures in the history of moral philosophy. Kant’s views on ethics continue to be discussed and studied in detail not only in philosophy, but also theology, political science, and legal theory. Meanwhile, Sidgwick is emerging as the philosopher within the utilitarian tradition who merits the same meticulous treatment that Kant receives. As champions of deontology and consequentialism respectively, Kant and Sidgwick disagree on many important issues. However, close examination reveals a surprising amount of consensus on various topics including moral psychology, moral epistemology, and moral theology. This book presents points of agreement and disagreement in the writings of these two giants of philosophical ethics. The chapters will stimulate discussions among moral theorists and historians of philosophy by applying cutting-edge scholarship on each philosopher to shed light on some of the more perplexing arguments and views of the other, and by uncovering and examining points of agreement between Sidgwick and Kant as possible grounds for greater convergence in contemporary moral philosophy. This is the first full-length volume to investigate Sidgwick and Kant side by side. It will be of major interest to researchers and advanced students working in moral philosophy and its history.
Sidgwick and Contemporary Utilitarianism
Author: M. Nakano-Okuno
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011-09-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780230321786
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rare academic study on what John Rawls, Peter Singer and Derek Parfit acknowledge as the finest book in ethics – The Methods of Ethics. With a rather shocking conclusion that 'none of us can match Sidgwick', Mariko Nakano-Okuno lucidly analyzes Henry Sidgwick's impacts on contemporary ethics.
