| Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion Corrected, Impr Edition Contributor(s): Home Lord Kames, Henry (Author), Moran, Mary Catherine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0865974497 ISBN-13: 9780865974494 Publisher: Liberty Fund OUR PRICE: $13.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170 |
| LCCN: 2004061555 |
| Series: Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Essays is commonly considered Kames's most important philosophical work. In the first part, he sets forth the principles and foundations of morality and justice, attacking Hume's moral skepticism and addressing the controversial issue of the freedom of human will. In the second part, Kames focuses on questions of metaphysics and epistemology to offer a natural theology in which the authority of the external senses is an important basis for belief in the Deity. Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782) was one of the leaders of the Scottish Enlightenment. Mary Catherine Moran taught in the Department of History at Columbia University. |