The elements of moral philosophy : In three books. 1. Of Man, and his Connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligation. - Various Hypotheses Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection. 2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself. - To Society. - To God. 3. Of Practical Ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness. - From the Being and Providence of God. - From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion. By the late Rev. Mr. David Fordyce. Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Author of the Art of Preaching, inscribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fordyce, David, 1711-1751, Author.

Series:

Eighteenth Century Collections Online Range 7946

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Early works to 1800.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],312p. )

Other Title:

Elements of moral philosophy

Place of Publication:

London : printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pallmall, MDCCLIV. [1754]

Contents:

1. Of Man, and his Connexions. Of Duty or Moral Obligation. - Various Hypotheses Final Causes of our Moral Faculties of Perception and Affection

2. The principal Distinction of Duty or Virtue. Man's Duties to Himself. - To Society. - To God

3. Of Practical Ethics, or the Culture of the Mind. Motives to Virtue from Personal Happiness. - From the Being and Providence of God. - From the Immortality of the Soul. The Result, or Conclusion".

Notes:

With a half-title.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T142182.

OCLC:

642428146