Sketches out the history of Greek, of medieval, and of English reflections on the aims and laws of human conduct.
In this book published in 1886, Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900) gives an account of moral philosophy throughout history. He considers general issues in... Læs mere
One of the most influential of the Victorian philosophers, Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900) also made important contributions to fields such as economics, political theory, and... Læs mere
Published posthumously in 1902, this is Sidgwick's expository critique of the leading schools of thought that had emerged to rival his philosophy of utilitarianism, which he had presented previously in his masterpiece The Methods of Ethics (also reissued in this series).
Published in 1874, Sidgwick's masterpiece argues the utilitarian approach to ethics and presents a systematic and historically sensitive approach to ethical research that... Læs mere
Written by Cambridge philosopher and economist Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900), this work defends the utilitarian convictions of John Stuart Mill against a newer, more... Læs mere
Essays on Ethics and Method is a selection of the shorter writings of the great nineteenth-century moral philosopher Henry Sidgwick. Sidgwick's monumental work The Methods of... Læs mere