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Schleiermacher: Lectures on Philosophical Ethics

Hardback

Main Details

Title Schleiermacher: Lectures on Philosophical Ethics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Friedrich Schleiermacher
Edited by Robert B. Louden
Translated by Louise Adey Huish
SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:298
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
Religion and beliefs
ISBN/Barcode 9780521809825
ClassificationsDewey:170
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 November 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the first English translation of Friedrich Schleiermacher's mature ethical theory. Situated between the better-known positions of Kant and Hegel, Schleiermacher's ethics represents an under-explored and singular option within the rich and creative tradition of German idealism. Schleiermacher is known to English readers primarily as a theologian and hermeneuticist, but many German scholars have argued that it is in fact his philosophical work in ethics that constitutes his most outstanding intellectual achievement. The lectures, which were not published in his lifetime, are thought to span the years 1812-1817 and address such topics as ethics as a descriptive science, ethics as a study of the action of reason on nature, and doctrines of goods, virtue, and duties. This volume presents them in an accessible new translation by Louise Adey Huish, together with an introduction by Robert Louden that sets them in context and assesses their achievement.

Author Biography

Robert Louden is co-editor and translator of two forthcoming volumes in the Cambridge Edition of the works of Kant. Louise Adey Huish is the translator of a volume in the Penguin edition of the works of Freud.

Reviews

'... this new translation is of much interest and is to be welcomed.' Philosophical Writings