| The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy Vol 1 PB Contributor(s): Turnbull, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865974586 ISBN-13: 9780865974586 Publisher: Liberty Fund OUR PRICE: $13.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 241.043 |
| LCCN: 2004057633 |
| Series: Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 935 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presents the first masterpiece of Scottish Common Sense philosophy. This two-volume treatise is important for its wide range of insights about the nature of the human mind, the foundations of morals, and the relationship between morality and religion. In order to understand the Enlightenment in Scotland, Turnbull's work must be put next to that of Francis Hutcheson. In the first volume Turnbull presents a detailed study of the faculties of the human mind and their interrelations. He contends that moral philosophy should be treated as one part, the highest part, of natural philosophy, and not as a field requiring its own distinctive methodology. Moral philosophers should rely on observation and experiment as their means of exploration into the workings of the human mind. The Liberty Fund edition of The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy is the first modern edition of this work. |