An Age of Crisis : Man and World in Eighteenth Century French Thought
| An Age of Crisis : Man and World in Eighteenth Century French Thought |
| Autore | Crocker Lester G. [from old catalog] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 496 p. ) |
| Collana | Goucher Colloquium Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Enlightenment
Ethics - France - History Philosophy, French |
| ISBN |
0-8018-0147-8
1-4214-3389-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prefatory Note -- Man in the Universe -- 1. Man's Relation to God -- 2. The Problem of Evil -- 3. Man's Place -- Freedom and Determinism -- 4. The Activity of the Mind -- 5. Freedom of Indifference. Intuition -- 6. The Moral Consequences -- Human Nature and Motivation -- 7. The Theory of Human Nature -- 8. Man's Detractors -- 9. Reason and the Passions -- 10. Forms and Values of Self-Interest (1) -- 11. Forms and Values of Self-Interest (2): Approbation, Esteem, and Pride -- 12. Man's Goodness -- 13. Ethics and Christianity -- 14. Human Nature in the Novel -- Culminations -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524867103321 |
Crocker Lester G. [from old catalog]
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| Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nature and Culture : Ethical Thought in the French Enlightenment
| Nature and Culture : Ethical Thought in the French Enlightenment |
| Autore | Crocker Lester G |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (540 p.) |
| Disciplina | 170.944 |
| Soggetto topico |
Enlightenment
Ethics - France - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8018-0148-6
1-4214-3578-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Nature and Genesis of Moral Experience -- 1. Natural Law -- I. A Brief Historical View -- II. Natural Law in Eighteenth-Century France -- III. Variations and Vicissitudes of Natural Law Theory -- 2. Moral Sense Theories -- 3. Experiential Origins of Moral Values -- 4. Corollaries -- I. Conscience -- II. Justice and Law -- III. Reason and Feeling -- Moral Values -- 5. The Utilitarian Synthesis -- I. Hedonism -- II. Social Utilitarianism -- III. Virtue and Happiness -- IV. Altruism and Anti-utilitarianism -- 6. The Nihilist Dissolution -- I. The Seeds of Nihilism -- Sade and the Fleurs du Mal -- 7. Ethics and Politics -- Epilogue -- Supplementary Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524866803321 |
Crocker Lester G
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| Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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