An Essay on Intuitive Morals: Being an Attempt to Popularize Ethical Science

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title An Essay on Intuitive Morals: Being an Attempt to Popularize Ethical Science
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Frances Power Cobbe
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Philosophy
Series part Volume No. Volume 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 15
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781108020275
ClassificationsDewey:170
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 September 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904) was an Irish writer, social reformer and activist best known for her contributions to Victorian feminism and women's suffrage. After the death of her father in 1857, Cobbe travelled extensively across Europe before becoming a leader-writer addressing public issues for the London newspaper The Echo in 1868. She continued to publish on the topics of feminism, social problems and theology for the rest of her life. These volumes, first published anonymously in 1855, introduced Cobbe's theistic religious beliefs, which blend a belief in Divinity with Immanuel Kant's idea of freedom of will, in which a person's moral imperative is independent of outside authority and provides proof of the existence of God. Cobbe discusses Kant's moral philosophy, explaining the religious beliefs which formed the basis for her later discussions of Christianity. Volume 2 contains her ides on religious and moral duty.