Result of: subject:"Ethics"

In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American ...

... every act and purpose, seems to aim at some someyooa . ,, as end or good : and so it has been well said that the good is mam*. that at which everything ...

In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - ...

The Will to Truth- which is to tempt us to many a hazardous enterprise- the famous Truthfulness of which all philosophers have hitherto spoken with respect- ...

The Beginnings of Bhetobic. The mighty impulse which the Hellenic spirit, throughout the whole extent of the Hellenic nationality, received from the ...

Offers a modern translation of the Roman philosopher's journal.

This is the work of an extraordinarily acute, attentive, and versatile philosopher who has succeeded in addressing an audience comprised of both other ...

PART ONE THE PLACE OF HABIT IN CONDUCT HABITS may be profitably compared to physiological functions, like breathing, digesting. The latter are, to be sure, ...

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a mill town called Commonwealth votes to quarantine itself in the wake of the 1918 flu pandemic, setting up guards ...

An inspiring guide to transforming education for children by an American Teacher Award recipient describes the methods through which he exposes first-generation ...

CHAPTER I GENERAL REMARKS ; There are few circumstances, among those which make up the present condition of human knowledge, more unlike what might have ...

Chap. I: Of Sympathy How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and ...

CHAPTER I. OF THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY. I.^Tature has placed mankind under the governance of two Mankind sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. ...

Looks at the meaning of reverence and its role in religion and society.

ments, it cannot make them purposely, with premeditation, and after such a manner as to satisfy itself concerning every particular difficulty which may ...

"Considered Edwards' finest work, the treatise is a monument of American philosophy," noted Christian History magazine (Vol. 4, No. 4, p.19).

One of the most influential French intellectuals of this century, Jacques Lacan is seen here at the height of his powers.

A Harvard professor assesses the role of justice in today's society as well as the moral responsibilities faced by everyday citizens, weighing a range of issues ...

One of humankind's most respected religious leaders presents a plan for a new human and social paradigm, arguing that humankind is not inherently sinful and ...

"Charles Taylor presents a fundamental challenge to neoliberal apologists for the new world order--but not only to them.