Argues that Sidgwick is largely correct about many central ethical questions in his 1874 book, but that it can be hard to understand and raises many qustions. Provides a comprehensive perspective on Methods of ethics.
Argues that Sidgwick is largely correct about many central ethical questions in his 1874 book, but that it can be hard to understand and raises many qustions. Provides a comprehensive perspective on Methods of ethics
Roger Crisp presents a comprehensive study of Henry Sidgwick's 'The Methods of Ethics', a landmark work first published in 1874. Crisp argues that Sidgwick is largely right about central issues in moral philosophy: the metaphysics and epistemology of ethics, consequentialism, he…
As Socrates says, how we should live our lives is no ordinary question; indeed it is prior to any other practical question we might ask. It may well be that studying past works of philosophy will heop us to answer it, and Henry Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics, first published i…
Roger Crisp presents a comprehensive study of Henry Sidgwick's 'The Methods of Ethics', a landmark work first published in 1874. Crisp argues that Sidgwick is largely right about central issues in moral philosophy: the metaphysics and epistemology of ethics, consequentialism, he…
Roger Crisp presents a comprehensive study of Henry Sidgwick's 'The Methods of Ethics', a landmark work first published in 1874. Crisp argues that Sidgwick is largely right about central issues in moral philosophy: the metaphysics and epistemology of ethics, consequentialism, he…
Roger Crisp presents a comprehensive study of Henry Sidgwick's 'The Methods of Ethics', a landmark work first published in 1874. Crisp argues that Sidgwick is largely right about central issues in moral philosophy: the metaphysics and epistemology of ethics, consequentialism, he…
Argues that Sidgwick is largely correct about many central ethical questions in his 1874 book, but that it can be hard to understand and raises many qustions. Provides a comprehensive perspective on Methods of ethics.
What does the idea of taking 'the point of view of the universe' tell us about ethics? Lazari-Radek and Singer defend objectivism in ethics, and hedonistic utilitarianism, following Henry Sidgwick's lead. They explore how to justify an ethical theory; conflicts of self-interest …