Emerson's ethics

Emerson's ethics

by Van Cromphout, Gustaaf

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"Everyone knows that Emerson was a moralist, but what does that really mean? In an attempt to answer that question, Gustaaf Van Cromphout provides in Emerson's Ethics a detailed and philosophically grounded discussion of Emerson's moral thought. In this first comprehensive study of Emerson's ethics in the broader context of ethical theory, Van Cromphout explores Emerson's answers to what he considered the basic question facing any thinking human being: "How should I live?""--Jacket.

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  • Full title :Emerson's ethics / Gustaaf Van Cromphout.

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"Everyone knows that Emerson was a moralist, but what does that really mean? In an attempt to answer that question, Gustaaf Van Cromphout provides in Emerson's Ethics a detailed and philosophically grounded discussion of Emerson's moral thought. In this first comprehensive study of Emerson's ethics in the broader context of ethical theory, Van Cromphout explores Emerson's answers to what he considered the basic question facing any thinking human being: "How should I live?""--Jacket.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1999.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 182 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0826212158, 9780826212153
  • oclc:ocm40305665
  • LC Classification:PS1642.E8
  • Dewey Decimal:814/.3

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Beginnings -- Metaethics -- Self-realization -- Others -- Everyday life -- Nature -- Literature.

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Subjects

Emerson, Ralph Waldo Ethics Ethics, American Ethics, Modern Ethics, Modern -- 19th century Ethik Morale -- 19e siècle

Writers

Van Cromphout, Gustaaf

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