The ethics of energy : William James's moral philosophy in focus / Sergio Franzese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franzese, Sergio.

Series:

Process Thought

Process Thought ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, William, 1842-1910--Contributions in ethics.

James, William.

Ethics--History--19th century.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William James's moral philosophy is neither a remaking of utilitarianism nor it is a theory of values as it is assumed by the majority of his interpreters. Instead James offers an ethical view consistently arising out of valorization of energy of his days, and effecting a counter-tendency to the two great popular scientific currents of the 19th century: the universalizing of Darwinism and the pessimistic ideologies of social entropy. James's ethics moves away from the traditional idealistic or utilitarian grounds and takes place against the background of an up-and-coming philosophical

Contents:

Front matter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Summary

List of Abbreviations for the Works of William James

Introduction

CHAPTER I: William James's Moral Philosophy in Focus

CHAPTER II: The Anthropological Question

CHAPTER III: Habits and Ethics

CHAPTER IV: The Question of Energy

CHAPTER V: The Ethics of Energy

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-233) and index.

ISBN:

3-11-032783-X

OCLC:

1013957463