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Joseph Butler : a preacher for eighteenth-century commercial society / Daisuke Arie, Masatake Ohkubo, Naoki Yajima, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Butler, Joseph, 1692-1752.
- Butler, Joseph.
- Church of England--Clergy--Biography.
- Church of England.
- Economists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Economists.
- Economics--Early works to 1800.
- Economics.
- Economics--Religious aspects--Church of England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 189 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer, [2024]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A Compromising Preacher: Butler as a Proto-Political Economist
- Formation of Butler's Moral Theology as a Foundation of Commercial Society
- Commercial Society and Religion: Butler, Paley and Priestley
- Butler's Defence of the Authority of Conscience
- Theories of Resentment and Civilisation from Perspectives of Joseph Butler and Lord Kames
- Joseph Butler and Adam Smith on Conscience, Self-deceit and General Rules
- Butler and the Scottish Enlightenment: His Relationship with Adam Smith
- Self-love in Butler and Rousseau
- Science and Religion in British Philosophy: The Case of the Plurality of Worlds
- Butler and Ben Shira's Apholism. .
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 28, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789819999033
- 9819999030
- Publisher Number:
- 99996272281
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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