Problems of ethics

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schlick, Moritz, 1882-1936
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
German
Publicado: New York : Dover Publications, [1962].
Materias:
Ética
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. What is the aim of ethics? : 1. Ethics seeks nothing but knowledge
  • 2. The subject-matter of ethics
  • 3. On the definition of good
  • 4. Is the good indefinable
  • 5. The formal characteristic of the good
  • 6. Material characteristics
  • 7. Moral norms and moral principles
  • 8. Ethics as a "normative science"
  • 9. Ethics as factual science
  • 10. Ethics seeks causal explanation
  • 11. Formulation of the fundamental question
  • 12. The method of ethics is psychological
  • II. What are the motives of human conduct? : 1. Activity and conduct
  • 2. The nature of the act of will
  • 3. The concept of the will
  • 4. The law of motivation
  • 5. In proof of the law of motivation
  • 6. The law of motivation in the case of heroism
  • 8. Rebuttal of false objections and explanations
  • 9. The law of motivation is not tautologous
  • 10. The law expresses significant knowledge
  • III. What is egoism? : 1. Egoism is "immoral"
  • 2. Egoism and "personal welfare"
  • 3. The nature of impulse
  • 4. Is egoism an impulse?
  • 5. The possibility of imagining "personal states"
  • 6. Egoism is not the will to pleasure
  • 7. Egoism and the impulse of self-preservation
  • 8. Egoism as inconsiderateness
  • 9. Moral condemnation of egoism
  • IV. What is the meaning of "moral" : 1. The morality of demand and the morality of desire
  • 2. Moral demands as expressions of the desires of society
  • 3. Critique of utilitarianism
  • 4. The good appears to society as the useful
  • 5. The formulation of moral laws takes place according to the utilitarian principle
  • 6. Conclusion
  • V. Are there absolute values? : 1. The theory of objective values
  • 2. Pleasure as the criterion of objective value
  • 3. Objective criteria of value?
  • 4. Subjective criteria of value?
  • 5. Do value judgments have the validity of logico-mathematical propositions?
  • 6. The "absolute ought"
  • 7. The emptiness of the hypothesis of absolute values
  • VI. Are there worthless joys and valuable sorrows? : 1. The relativity of values
  • 2. The prejudice against pleasure
  • 3. Happiness and sorrow as mixed states
  • 4. Associative pleasure in sorrow
  • 5. Is sorrow a necessary condition of pleasure?
  • 6. The bliss of suffering
  • VII. When is a man responsible? : 1. The pseudo-problem of freedom of the will
  • 2. Two meanings of the word "law"
  • 3. Compulsion and necessity
  • 4. Freedom and indeterminism
  • 5. The nature of responsibility
  • 6. The consciousness of responsibility
  • 7. Causality as the presupposition of responsibility
  • VIII. What paths lead to value? : 1. What are the "natural" impulses?
  • 2. New formulation of the question
  • 3. Moral suggestion
  • 4. Motive feelings and realization feelings
  • 5. The assimilation of motive feelings to realization feelings
  • 6. The foundation of hedonism
  • 7. Happiness and the capacity for happiness
  • 8. The happiness value of social impulses
  • 9. Virtue and happiness
  • 10. The moral principle: be ready for happiness
  • 11. Morality without renunciation
  • 12. Personality and kindness
  • 13. Ethics of duty and ethics of kindness.

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