Lectures on moral philosophy / by John Witherspoon ; ed. under the auspices of the American Philosophical Association by Varnum Lansing Collins.
"Moral Philosophy is that branch of Science which treats of the principles and laws of Duty or Morals. It is called Philosophy, because it is an inquiry into the nature and grounds of moral obligation by reason, as distinct from revelation. Hence arises a question, is it lawful, and is it safe...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1912.
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| Series: | Early American philosophers ;
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "Moral Philosophy is that branch of Science which treats of the principles and laws of Duty or Morals. It is called Philosophy, because it is an inquiry into the nature and grounds of moral obligation by reason, as distinct from revelation. Hence arises a question, is it lawful, and is it safe or useful to separate moral philosophy from religion? It will be said, it is either the same or different from revealed truth; if the same, unnecessary--if different, false and dangerous"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | "Check list of the published writings of President Witherspoon": pages [xxv]-xxix. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 2 unnumbered pages, 144 pages). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | "Check list of the published writings of President Witherspoon": pages xxv-xxix. |