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Lectures on Theoretical Ethics: Notes Taken in the Class-Room of Dr. Hamilton (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Hamilton, Edward John

 
9781330173459: Lectures on Theoretical Ethics: Notes Taken in the Class-Room of Dr. Hamilton (Classic Reprint)

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Ethics. (3) For rejection of error. Any system which does not include and account for all Ethical phenomena is incomplete and useless. II. VARIOUSLY DEFINED. Ethics according to Birks Scfewce of Ideal Humanity. Waylaiid, Scei e of Moral Law. BascorajS czmce of Duty. Whewell, czenee of Rights and Obligations. Calderwood cence of Moral Actions of Moral Natures and Moral Relations. III. HAMILTON SCIENCE OF MORAL LIFE. Science. Exact, complete and systematic knowledge and laws of any department of existence. Science is not any more true than ordinary knowledge. (2) Life. This word has not a distinct meaning in modern languages. We might define Life, the possession and exercise of a certain kind or class of powers. We divide life into a Organic and (6) Psychical. The Organic again divides into animal and vegetable life. Thus we have three ideas under the one word. The Greeks had three words S lo fitoT f Latin, vita, life of man, is rational life. Zojv applied to animal life, corporeal puio (poT ov plant,) life of a plant. Latin, fui English, to be. These three kinds of life were granted three words in ancient languages, but not in our English tongue. There is a community of nature between vegetable and animal life, but psychical life differs from both. (S) Moral Life. Man slife as rational, may be considered in different ways. We speak of his individual, social, political, domestic and religious life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page wh

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