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John Marshall invites us to reconsider Rene Descartes as an ethicist. Through an examination of his statements about morality found in such writings as the Discourse on the Method, the Passions of the Soul, and various correspondence, Marshall shows how Descartes confirmed and elaborated his earlier...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marshall, John, 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Ethics.
Descartes, Rene, > 1596-1650.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Morale.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650
Descartes, René > 1596-1650
Descartes, René
1600-1699
Ethics, Modern > 17th century.
Ethics, Modern.
Morale > 17e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Ethics
Ethics, Modern
Ethik
Ethiek.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The Morality of the Discourse. 1. Descartes's Morale par Provision. 2. Descartes's Second Maxim. 3. The Third Maxim
  • pt. 2. Descartes's Final Morality. 4. The Summum Bonum. 5. The Rules of Morality. 6. Gueroult's Account of Descartes's Ethics. 7. The Moral Theory of the Passions
  • pt. 3. Value and Generosity. 8. A Cartesian Theory of Value. 9. Morality as Generosity.

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