Lectures on the Ethics of T. H. Green, Mr Herbert Spencer, and J. Martineau [Paperback]

Sidgwick's 1902 critique of the philosophies that emerged to rival utilitarianism after the publication of his The Methods of Ethics.Published posthumously in 1902, this is Sidgwick's expository critique of the leading schools of thought that had emerged to rival his philosophy of utilitarianism, which he had presented previously in his masterpiece The Methods of Ethics (also reissued in this series).Published posthumously in 1902, this is Sidgwick's expository critique of the leading schools of thought that had emerged to rival his philosophy of utilitarianism, which he had presented previously in his masterpiece The Methods of Ethics (also reissued in this series).One of the most influential of the Victorian philosophers, Henry Sidgwick (18381900) also made important contributions to fields such as economics, political theory, and classics. An active champion of higher education for women, he founded Cambridge's Newnham College in 1871. He attended Rugby School and then Trinity College, Cambridge, where he remained his whole career. In 1859 he took up a lectureship in classics, and held this post for ten years. In 1869, he moved to a lectureship in moral philosophy, the subject where he left his greatest mark. Published posthumously in 1902, this work is Sidgwick's expository critique of the leading schools of thought that had emerged to rival his philosophy of utilitarianism, which he had presented previously in his masterpiece The Methods of Ethics (also reissued in this series).Preface; Lectures on Green's Ethics: 1. Green's metaphysical basis; 2. Green's view of freedom, and of desire, intellect, and volition; 3. Green's view of moral (including immoral) action; 4. Green's view of the good will, and true good; 5. Green's account of the moral ideal; 6. Green's view of Greek ethics; 7. Green's treatment of hedonism; 8. Green's treatment of hedonism (continued); Lectures on Mr. Spencer's Ethics: 1. Chapters I and II of Data of Ethics (Part I of The Principles ofló“