UID:
edocfu_9959233098302883
Format:
1 online resource (245 p.)
ISBN:
3-11-032783-X
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
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front matter --
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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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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-032745-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110327830
