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Durand, not identified, examines the historical, philosophical, and theoretical development of Alfred North Whitehead's ethics; explores his ethical commitments in comparison with the leading views of his day and the contemporary philosophical scene, particularly the Utilitarian thought of Henry Sidgwick; and how his views allow philosophers to overcome some of the persistent problems of philosophy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Argues that Sidgwick is largely correct about many central ethical questions in his 1874 book, but that it can be hard to understand and raises many qustions. Provides a comprehensive perspective on Methods of ethics.

This book examines the development of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s intellectual legacy in Britain and America from 1834 to 1934 by focusing on his late role as the Sage of Highgate and his programme of educating young minds who were destined for the higher professions (particularly preaching and teaching). Chapters assess his pedagogy and his late publications, his posthumous reputation, and his influence on aesthetics, theology, philosophy, politics and social reform. The book discusses a wide range of British and American intellectuals, including Thomas and Matthew Arnold, F. D. Maurice, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, Shadworth Hodgson, T. H. Green, James Marsh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horace Bushnell, William James and John Dewey. It demonstrates how Coleridgean ideas were developed and distorted into something he would never have recognized as his own and emphasizes his significance as a catalyst who played a vital role in shaping the intellectual vocation of the long nineteenth century.

For deliberations on the ethical and meta-ethical implications of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy, here are abstracts and papers from the Ethics Section of the 6th International Whitehead Conference held at the University of Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria in July 2006. In accordance with the conference schedule, there are three subsections. The subsection on “Metaphysics of Morals and Moral Theory” includes contributions from Franklin I. Gamwell ("Does Morality Presuppose God?"), John W. Lango (abstract only), Duane Voskuil (“Ethics' Dipolar Necessities and Theistic Implications"), and Theodore Walker Jr. (“Neoclassical Cosmology and Matthew 22:36-40"). The subsection on “Evaluating Moral Practices” includes contributions from Frederick Ferré (abstract only), Seung Gap Lee ("Hope for the Earth: A Process Eschatological Eco-ethics for South Korea"), Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore ("Compassion, Creativity, and Form: The Ethics of Institutions"), and George W. Shields ("Ruse, Altruism, and Process Philosophy"). The subsection on “Ethics and Aesthetic Values” includes contributions from Stephen T. Franklin (abstract only), Brian G. Henning ("Is There an Ethics of Creativity?"), Mihály Tóth ("Art of Life and the Ethics of Life Forming"), and Guorong Yang ("Problems and Perspectives in the Emerging of Global Society").

Environmental destruction, animal abuse, and widespread indifference toward plants and elemental systems demand that a human-centric view of the world be permanently dismantled. But once it is, what functional hierarchies take its place, if any? This volume brings Alfred North Whitehead's process-relational worldview into conversation with deeper empirical perspectives on science and religion, with activist and de/constructive philosophies, with South Asian and indigenous traditions, and with...

Gary Gutting offers a powerful account of the nature of human reason in modern times.

This book is a guide for beginning students of philosophy as they begin to systematically reflect upon philosophical matters. The author uses primary texts, commentaries, and guided readings to encourage students to enter into conversation with contemporary scholarship, great thinkers, and with peers to gain a deeper understanding of philosophy.