Moral Order and Progress an Analysis of Ethical Conceptions

By Samuel Alexander

Book Overview

""Moral Order and Progress: An Analysis of Ethical Conceptions"" by S. Alexander is a philosophical work that delves into the nature of morality and ethics. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of various ethical conceptions and their implications for moral order and progress. It examines different theories of morality, including consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics, and evaluates their strengths and weaknesses. The author also explores the relationship between morality and social progress, arguing that moral order is essential for the advancement of society. The book is written in a clear and accessible style and is suitable for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of ethics and morality.1889. This work grew out of Alexander's dissertation for which he obtained the Green Moral Philosophy Prize at Oxford. The substance of the book is an account of the various elements contained in moral order and moral progress; the subtitle describes its method, which is that of grouping together ethical facts under the main working conceptions used in morality. The work is divided into the following Books: Preliminary-Conduct and Character; Statical-Moral Order. Part I. Moral Predicates and Part II. The Moral End; and Dynamical-Moral Growth and Progress.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162731621
• ISBN13: 9781162731629
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"