Lectures on the Ethics of T.H. Green, Mr. Herbert Spencer, and J. Martineau

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• Title Page iii
• Preface v
• Analytical Summary ix
• On T. H. Green's Prolegomena to Ethics *
• Lecture I Green's Metaphysical Basis p0001
• Lecture II Green's View of Freedom, and of Desire, Intellect, and Volition 15
• Lecture III Green's View of Moral (including Immoral) Action 29
• Lecture IV Green's View of the Good Will, and True Good 43
• Lecture V Green's Account of the Moral Ideal 60
• Lecture VI Green's View of Greek Ethics 80
• Lecture VII Green's Treatment of Hedonism 100
• Lecture VIII Green's Treatment of Hedonism (continued) 116
• On Mr. Herbert Spencer's Principles of Ethics 133
• Lecture II Data of Ethics--Chapters Iii. Iv. and X. 143
• Lecture III Data of Ethics--Chapters V. to Viii. 161
• Lecture IV Data of Ethics--Chapters Xi. to Xiv. And Chapter Viii. 178

• Title Page iii
• Preface v
• Analytical Summary ix
• On T. H. Green's Prolegomena to Ethics *
• Lecture I Green's Metaphysical Basis p0001
• Lecture II Green's View of Freedom, and of Desire, Intellect, and Volition 15
• Lecture III Green's View of Moral (including Immoral) Action 29
• Lecture IV Green's View of the Good Will, and True Good 43
• Lecture V Green's Account of the Moral Ideal 60
• Lecture VI Green's View of Greek Ethics 80
• Lecture VII Green's Treatment of Hedonism 100
• Lecture VIII Green's Treatment of Hedonism (continued) 116
• On Mr. Herbert Spencer's Principles of Ethics 133
• Lecture II Data of Ethics--Chapters Iii. Iv. and X. 143
• Lecture III Data of Ethics--Chapters V. to Viii. 161
• Lecture IV Data of Ethics--Chapters Xi. to Xiv. And Chapter Viii. 178
• Lecture V Data of Ethics--Chapters Xv., Xvi. and Viii. 195
• Lecture VI The Inductions of Ethics (part Ii. of The Principles of Ethics) 214
• Lecture VII The Ethics of Individual Life (part Iii. Of The Principles of Ethics) 240
• Lecture VIII Justice (part Iv. of the Principles of Ethics) Chapters I. to Viii. 253
• Lecture IX Justice--Chapter Ix. to the End of Part Iv. 278
• Lecture X Negative Beneficence and Positive Beneficence (parts V. and Vi. of the Principles of Ethics) 303
• On Martineau's Types of Ethical Theory, Part Ii. (introduction and Book I.) 313
• Lecture I Introduction 315
• Lecture II Fundamental Ethical Fact 329
• Lecture III Theory of Prudence, Merit and Demerit, Nature Of Moral Authority 339
• Lecture IV Springs of Action 351