The Elements of Moral Philosophy, with A Brief Account of the Nature, Progress, and Origin of Philosophy /

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Fordyce, David, 1711-1751
Collectivité auteur: Liberty Fund
Autres auteurs: Kennedy, Thomas D., 1955-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
Duty.
Conduct of life.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
ethics (philosophical concept)
ethics (philosophy)
Philosophie > Histoire.
Morale pratique.
Devoir.
Morale.
Philosophy > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Book I. Preliminaries
  • Of man and his connections
  • Of duty, or moral obligation
  • Various hypotheses concerning moral obligation
  • The final causes of our moral faculties of perception and affection
  • Book II. The principal distinctions of duty or virtue
  • Of man's duty to himself. Of the nature of good, and the chief good
  • Duties to society : Filial and fraternal duty ; Concerning marriage ; Of parental duty ; Herile and servile duty ; Social duties of the private kind ; Social duties of the commercial kind ; Social duties of the political kind
  • Duty to God
  • Book III. Of practical ethics, or the culture of the mind
  • Motives to virtue from personal happiness
  • Motives to virtue from the being and providence of God
  • Motive to virtue from immortality of the soul, etc.
  • Conclusion
  • A brief account of the nature, progress, and origin of philosophy.

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