The Science of Modern Virtue : On Descartes, Darwin, and Locke /

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The Science of Modern Virtue examines the influence that the philosopher Rene Descartes, the political theorist John Locke, and the biologist Charles Darwin have had on our modern understanding of human beings and human virtue. Written by leading thinkers from a variety of fields, the volume is a st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Lawler, Peter Augustine (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Locke, John, > 1632-1704
Descartes, Rene, > 1596-1650
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882
Descartes, Rene, > 1596-1650 > Influence.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704 > Influence.
Virtue.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Vertus.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1
  • Locke, Darwin, and the Science of Modern Virtue
  • 2
  • The Virtue of Science and the Science of Virtue
  • 3
  • Notes on â€oeThe Virtue of Science and the Science of Virtueâ€?
  • 4
  • More Cartesian than Descartes
  • 5
  • Lockeâ€?s Explanation of How the Science of CiviL society Corrects the Natural Authority of Virtue
  • 6
  • The Problem of Humane Quality in Lockeâ€?s Political Philosophy
  • 7
  • Locke, Darwin, and the Social Individualism of Virtue
  • 8
  • Descartes, Locke, and the Virtue of the individual
  • 9
  • Science, Virtue, and the Birth of Modernity10
  • The Mutual Sacrifice of Science and Virtue
  • 11
  • The Scientific Life as a Moral Life?
  • 12
  • The Darwinian Science of Aristotelian Virtue
  • 13
  • Logon Didonai the Case of the Darwinian Conservative
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Contributors

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