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almahu_9949473991702882
Format:
1 online resource (219 p.)
ISBN:
9783110327830
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Process Thought , 19
Content:
William James's moral philosophy is neither a remaking of utilitarianism nor it is a theory of values as it is assumed by the majority of his interpreters. Instead James offers an ethical view consistently arising out of valorization of energy of his days, and effecting a counter-tendency to the two great popular scientific currents of the 19th century: the universalizing of Darwinism and the pessimistic ideologies of social entropy. James's ethics moves away from the traditional idealistic or utilitarian grounds and takes place against the background of an up-and-coming philosophical anthropology hinged on the primacy of action. Human activity, however, needs to be understood in relation to Energy as the fabric of the universe pervading the whole spectrum of being in a continuum in which humanity and divinty are strictly intertwined.
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Frontmatter --
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
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Summary --
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List of Abbreviations for the Works of William James --
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Introduction --
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CHAPTER I: William James's Moral Philosophy in Focus --
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CHAPTER II: The Anthropological Question --
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CHAPTER III: Habits and Ethics --
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CHAPTER IV: The Question of Energy --
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CHAPTER V: The Ethics of Energy --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Philosophy 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238488
In:
DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636949
In:
eBook Package De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012, De Gruyter, 9783110331226
In:
eBook Paket De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012, De Gruyter, 9783110331219
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110327458
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
DOI:
10.1515/9783110327830
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110327830
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110327830
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