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Moral Essays (also known as Epistles to Several Persons) is a series of four poems on ethical subjects by Alexander Pope, published between 1731 and 1735.
James, William: "The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" – International Journal of Ethics, volume 1, number 3 (April 1891), pp. 330–354 The essay was also featured in: James, William: The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy. First edition: Longmans, Green, 1897.
Aquinas Ethicus, a translation of the principal portions of the Second Part of the Summa Theologica, in two volumes: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (1892) The First Principles of Knowledge (1888) Notes on St. Paul: Corinthians, Galatians, Romans (1898) Oxford & Cambridge Conferences 1897-1899 (1899) Political and Moral Essays (1902)
De Beneficiis (English: On Benefits) is a first-century work by Seneca the Younger.It forms part of a series of moral essays (or "Dialogues") composed by Seneca. De Beneficiis concerns the award and reception of gifts and favours within society, and examines the complex nature and role of gratitude within the context of Stoic ethics.
The Moralia (Latin for "Morals", "Customs" or Mores"; Ancient Greek: Ἠθικά, Ethiká) is a set of essays ascribed to the 1st-century scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. [1] The eclectic collection contains 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but they also include timeless observations.
His works include moral essays, and poems about industrial progress. A bibliography, comprising fifty-two separate publications, is given in Robert Brown's Paisley Poets, volume 1, pages 17–23. [1] Works include: [3] Divine Miscellanies; or, Sacred Poems (Birmingham, 1756) Hymns and Spiritual Songs (London, 1759)
The book contains several of Bentham's most best-known quotations. In Chapter 1, "Of the Principle of Utility," Bentham describes how actions are motivated by the desire for pleasure and are right insofar as they create utility or happiness: "Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.
On the Basis of Morality was written for an essay contest of the Royal Danish Society and submitted in 1839 with the original title On the Foundation of Morals (Ueber das Fundament der Moral). [1] [2] Unlike Schopenhauer’s other essay on ethics, On the Freedom of the Will, which had been crowned by a Norwegian academy, this essay was not ...