Introduction to ethics. Volume 2 : Including a critical survey of moral systems / Théodore Jouffroy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jouffroy, Théodore, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Philosophy.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 358 pages)

Other Title:

Introduction to ethics, including a critical survey of moral systems

Place of Publication:

Boston : James Munroe and Company, 1848.

Summary:

"The lectures, of which a translation is now presented, are the first which Jouffroy, who is professor in the Faculty of Literature at Paris, has published. Their design may be best explained by the following extract from the author's preface:--"It seemed to me that, in the progressive development of my ideas upon the grand problem of human destiny, those upon ethics could most readily be separated from the rest; and I was influenced by this additional consideration, that it was my purpose before entering upon the science of ethics, to pass in review the various systems which had prevailed in relation to the fundamental principles of morality. This would give me an opportunity to explain my own system, and thus sum up the results of my previous researches. Feeling uncertain whether I shall be able to complete my plan, I shall subdivide my series of lectures into several parts, of which each will form a separate work. The First, under the title of an Introduction to Ethics (see record 2008-12158-000 for the first volume), will be devoted to a consideration of the fundamental principles of moral science, and will include, beside my own views, a review and criticism of all the important solutions which have been given of these problems." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (James Munroe and Company, viewed June 2, 2023).