Durkheim, morals and modernity / W. Watts Miller.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Watts Miller, William, 1944-

Series:

• McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 20.
• McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Durkheim, Émile, 1858-1917.
• Sociologists--France--Biography.
• Ethics--History.
• Sociology--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queens University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This thorough and wide-ranging examination of the science of morals revives and defends the tradition of a scientific approach to ethics. It engages with recent debates on modernism and morality, demonstrating the contemporary relevance of

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Durkheim's project; Developing a moral science; Towards a new spirit of the laws; The division of labour; The organic self; Modern ills and modern ideals; Virtue ethics: duty and the good; Rational ethics: autonomy; From the kingdom of ends to the republic of persons; A secular religion?; The cult of man; Conclusion: from ~is~ to ~ought~; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-281) and index.
• Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

• 9781135366674
• 1135366675
• 9781280109461
• 1280109467
• 9781135366681
• 1135366683
• 9780585453040
• 0585453047
• 9780203500170
• 0203500172

OCLC:

437077084