Second Thoughts in Moral Philosophy (Routledge Revivals)
Second Thoughts in Moral Philosophy (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Alfred C Ewing

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1136208666

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First published in 1959, this volume follows on from Dr. A. C. Ewing’s earlier work, The Definition of Good. The book does not apologize or undermine Ewing’s previous publication but after further consideration on the topic, it explores the issues that were arguably overlooked in the original book. For example, it looks at the possibility of intermediate positions which have been developed since the philosophers Moore and Ross did their main work. Ewing also responds to the criticisms that originated from The Definition of Good and suggests that Secondary Thoughts in Moral Philosophy makes his reading on the topic more balanced.

Morality and Moral Reasoning (Routledge Revivals)
Morality and Moral Reasoning (Routledge Revivals)

Author: John Casey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1135021627

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First published in 1971, the five essays in this book were written by young philosophers at Cambridge at that time. They focus on two major questions of ethical theory: ‘What is it to judge morally?’ and ‘What makes a reason a moral reason?’. The book explores the relation of moral judgements to attitudes, emotions and beliefs as well as the notions of expression, agency, and moral responsibility.

John Stuart Mill (Routledge Revivals)
John Stuart Mill (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Oskar Kurer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-10

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1317204344

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First published in 1991, this book attempts to deal with Mill’s thought as a coherent system and tie some elements of his thoughts together. It seeks to show that he developed a set of ethical principles to underlie government intervention and provide a theory as to how it should intervene — which he then applied to practical politics. The first chapters deal with Mill’s doctrine of improvement and what impact the improvement of man has on the social organisation of society. The third chapter deals with Mill’s theory of economic development. The second part of the book deals with policy issues such as the question of the optimal constitution and Mill’s policy proposals for England.

A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (Routledge Revivals)
A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Nigel Ashford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-06-25

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1136708332

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First published in 1991, this is a reissue of the path-breaking Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought, the first book to examine the ideals and arguments produced by the intellectual traditions of both conservatism and classical liberalism. Covering the ideas of many such distinguished thinkers as Hayek, Scruton, Friedman and Buchanan, the volume provides a valuable survey of the historical development of both schools of thought in all of the major western countries and their contributions to contemporary debates. From American Conservatism to French Liberalism, Invisible Hand to Organic Society, from Scientism to Scepticism and Utopianism to Voluntarism, this is a vital work whose reissue will be welcomed as much by the keen layperson as by students of political science, the history of philosophy, economics and public policy.

The Definition of Good (Routledge Revivals)
The Definition of Good (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Alfred C Ewing

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-03

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1136208305

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First published in Great Britain in 1948, this book examines the definition of goodness as being distinct from the question of What things are good? Although less immediately and obviously practical, Dr. Ewing argues that the former question is more fundamental since it raises the issue of whether ethics is explicable wholly in terms of something else, for example, human psychology. Ewing states in his preface that the definition of goodness needs to be confirmed before one decides on the place value is to occupy in our conception of reality or on the ultimate characteristics which make one action right and another wrong. This book discusses these issues.