Religion - Ethics

The Making of a Man[3] The meaning of creation is not understood till dust stands erect in a living man. That a great purpose was present from the beginning, directing and controlling, there can be no doubt. It presided over the first nebulous mist...

The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who CharmsThe makers of books have been divided into two classesthe creators and the collectors. In preparing this volume the author has made no claim to a place in the first division, for he has been, to...

The Map of Life - Conduct and CharacterHappiness a condition of mind and often confused with the means of attaining it Circumstances and character contribute to it in different degrees Religion, Stoicism, and Eastern nations seek it mainly by acting on disposition Sensational philosophies...

The Meaning of Good—A DialogueAn attempt at Philosophic Dialogue may seem to demand a word of explanation, if not of apology. For, it may be said, the Dialogue is a literary form not only exceedingly difficult to handle, but, in its application to philosophy,...

The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus - A new rendering based on the Foulis translation of 17421. I learned from my grandfather, Verus, to use good manners, and to put restraint on anger. 2. In the famous memory of my father I...

The Mentor - A little book for the guidance of such men and boys as would appear to advantage in the society of persons of the better sortTo be welcome in the society of persons of the better sort, who are always persons of...

The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics Ethics in ancient times signified moral philosophy (philosophia moralis) generally, which was also called the doctrine of duties. Subsequently it was found advisable to confine this name to a part of moral philosophy, namely, to the doctrine of duties...

The Methods of EthicsThe revision of The Methods of Ethics for this edition was begun by Professor Sidgwick and carried through by him up to p. 276, on which the last of his corrections on the copy were made. The latter portion of his...

The Mirror of the Graces - Containing General Instructions for Combining Elegance, Simplicity, and Economy with Fashion in Dress; Hints on Female Accomplishments and Manners; and Directions for the Preservation of Health and BeautyIn discoursing on the degree of consequence, in the scale of...

The Moral Economy Page numbers in this book are indicated by numbers enclosed in curly braces, e.g. {99}. They have been located where page breaks occurred in the original book. For its Index, a page number has been placed only at the start of...

The growing movement of post-evangelicalism highlights an opportunity to elevate and center the moral teachings of Jesus. So many of those who identify as Christian intuitively know that their old version of faith is no longer working, and they feel a theological vacuum. David...

The Nature of GoodnessThe substance of these chapters was delivered as a course of lectures at Harvard University, Dartmouth and Wellesley Colleges, Western Reserve University, the University of California, and the Twentieth Century Club of Boston. A part of the sixth chapter was used...

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The Origin and Development of the Moral IdeasWHILE the text of the first edition has been left almost unchanged, some notes have been added at the end of it. E. W. LONDON,September, 1916. The meaning of the term property, p. 1.Savages accused of thievishness,...

The Origin of the Knowledge of Right and WrongTHIS lecture, which I now bring before the notice of a larger public, was delivered by me before the Vienna Law Society on January 23, 1889. It then bore the title: Of the Natural Sanction for...

The Philosophy of Despair A darkening sky and a whitening sea, And the wind in the palm trees tall; Soon or late comes a call for me, Down from the mountain or up from the sea, Then let me lie where I fall. And...

The Philosophy of the Moral FeelingsIn a former work, the Author endeavoured to delineate, in a simple and popular form, the leading facts relating to the Intellectual Powers, and to trace the principles which ought to guide us in the Investigation of Truth. The...

The Philosophy of the Practical: Economic and EthicCertain chapters only of the third part of this book were anticipated in the study entitled Reduction of the Philosophy of Law to the Philosophy of Economy, read before the Accademia Pontaniana of Naples at the sessions...

The Plain Man and His Wife The plain man on a plain day wakes up, slowly or quickly according to his temperament, and greets the day in a mental posture which might be thus expressed in words: If you ask me whom I mean...

The Pleasures of Life"And what is writ is writ Would it were worthier." Herewith I launch the conclusion of my subject. Perhaps I am unwise in publishing a second part. The first was so kindly received that I am running a risk in attempting...