A Manual of Ethics

The ethos of a people... we may say, constitutes the atmosphere in which the best members of a race habitually live... -from "the virtues" offered as a textbook for university students and drawing from both classical and modern schools of philosophical thought-from aristotle and the bible to mill, hume, and kant-this comprehensive 1901 overview of the universe of ethical thought is still a valuable resource today. the fascinating discussions within explore: . the nature of ethics . the art of conduct . ethics and the physical sciences . ethics and economics . psychological hedonism . the true sense of freedom . the origin of conscience . the moral connoisseur . the general problem of authority . the social universe . theories of punishment . morality and religion . and more. a book to dip into at random or to read in-depth, this is as fresh and original today as it was a century ago. british philosopher john stuart mackenzie (1860-1935) was professor of logic and philosophy at the university college of south wales and monmouthshire, and a fellow of trinity college, cambridge.british philosopher john stuart mackenzie (1860-1935) was professor of logic and philosophy at the university college of south wales and monmouthshire, and a fellow of trinity college, cambridge.