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Author David Phillips has produced a clear, concise guide to Henry Sidgwick's masterpiece of classical utilitarian thought, The Methods of Ethics, setting it in its intellectual and cultural context while drawing out its main insights into a variety of fields.

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A beautifully written and expertly curated aid to studying Henry Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics...Phillips covers Sidgwick's non-naturalist meta-ethics, his intuitionist epistemology, his argument for utilitarianism and for hedonism, his dismissal of common-sense morality, and his dualism of practical reason...In every case, Phillips's discussions are excellent. * Anthony Skelton, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
David Phillips's guide is not just the latest, it is one of the best. * Choice *

Sidgwicks The Methods of Ethics A Guide Oxford

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
    Publication Date: 14/10/2022
    ISBN13: 9780197539620, 978-0197539620
    ISBN10: 0197539629
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Author David Phillips has produced a clear, concise guide to Henry Sidgwick's masterpiece of classical utilitarian thought, The Methods of Ethics, setting it in its intellectual and cultural context while drawing out its main insights into a variety of fields.

    Trade Review
    A beautifully written and expertly curated aid to studying Henry Sidgwick's The Methods of Ethics...Phillips covers Sidgwick's non-naturalist meta-ethics, his intuitionist epistemology, his argument for utilitarianism and for hedonism, his dismissal of common-sense morality, and his dualism of practical reason...In every case, Phillips's discussions are excellent. * Anthony Skelton, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
    David Phillips's guide is not just the latest, it is one of the best. * Choice *

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