Modern moral philosophy in the nineteenth century / Stephen Darwall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwall, Stephen L., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics--History--19th century.

Ethics.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Stephen Darwall is a moral philosopher who has played a central role in contemporary debates around the foundation of ethics. This book is a sequel to his earlier volume Modern Moral Philosophy: From Grotius to Kant, and like its predecessor it explores the history of the period through its key ethical thinkers. Fichte, Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche – the founding members of the 'continental' tradition – are masterfully examined as they are brought into vivid conversation with both analytic philosophy and the mainstream Anglophone philosophical tradition. The author addresses topics which include the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill; the anti-naturalism of Sidgwick and the British idealists; and Nietzsche's late-century critique of morality. He reveals that all these canonical thinkers – just like their precursors and successors – were wrestling with fundamental and enduring ethical problems, even when they claimed otherwise or were presenting their views in new and challenging terms"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

Fichte

Hegel

Marx

Kierkegaard

Nietzsche

Early modern prologue

Bentham

Mill

Sidgewick

British idealism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 18, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Darwall, Stephen L., 1946- Modern moral philosophy in the nineteenth century

ISBN:

9781009543859

1009543857

9781009543835

1009543830

OCLC:

1539299056

Publisher Number:

CIPO000281500

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license