The foundation and construction of ethics, compiled from his lectures on practical philosophy by Franziska Mayer-Hillebrand.

Author
Brentano, Franz, 1838-1917 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
English ed. edited and translated by Elizabeth Hughes Schneewind.
Published/​Created
London, Routledge & K. Paul; New York, Humanities Press [1973]
Description
viii, 390 pages 22 cm.

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Firestone Library - Stacks BJ1111 .B74613 1973 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Editor
    Series
    International library of philosophy and scientific method [More in this series]
    Notes
    Translation of Grundlegung und Aufbau der Ethik.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION
    • INTRODUCTION
    • PART ONE THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL KNOWLEDGE
    • I. The Extent to which the Principles of Ethical Knoelwdge can be an Object of Investigation and Controversy
    • ii. The Dispute about the Principles of Ethical Knoelwdge
    • III. Are the Principles of Ethics Cognitions or Feelings?
    • IV. Are the Epistemological Principles Underlying Ethics Synthetic a Priori Cognitions? V. The Concept of the Right End
    • VI Critique of the Various Definitions of the Right End
    • VII A New Attempt to Give Ethics a Foundation
    • VIII. Objections to the Theory of the Principles of Ethical Knowledge Presented in the Previous Chapter, and Replies to the Objections
    • PART TWO THE SUPREME PRACTICAL GOOD
    • I. Hedonism
    • II. The Good within the Sphere of our own Mental Activity
    • III. The Good outside the Sphere of our own Mental Activity
    • IV The Relative Value of Goods
    • V. The Supreme Practical Good
    • PART THREE THE FREEDOM OF THE WILL
    • I. Freedom in the Sense of the Supremacy of the Will
    • II. The Dispute between Determinism and Indeterminism
    • III. Three Further Possible Meanings of Freedom of the Will
    • PART FOUR MORALITY IN GENERAL
    • I. Conditional and Absolute Aspects of Moral Standards
    • II. The Domain of Morality
    • III. Differences of Degree within the Moral Sphere
    • IV. The Erring Conscience and the Doubting Conscience
    • PART FIVE INDIVIDUAL MORAL PRECEPTS
    • I. The Value of Moral Precepts of Intermediate Generality
    • II. The Traditional Classifications of Moral Precepts
    • III. Variations in the Precepts According to the Situation of the Actor
    • IV. Duties of Justice and Duties of Love
    • V. Complex Offenses
    • PART SIX REALIZING MORAL PRECEPTS
    • I. Moral Dispositions
    • II. Moral Guidance
    • III. Social Relations Based upon Virtue
    • EDITOR'S FOREWORD TO THE GERMAN EDITION
    • INDEX.
    ISBN
    • 071007364X
    • 9780710073648
    LCCN
    73159255
    OCLC
    629062
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view