Perfectionism and the Common Good: Themes in the Philosophy of T. H. Green

by David O. Brink

Overview

David Brink presents a study of T. H. Green's Prolegomena to Ethics (1883), a classic of British idealism. Green develops a perfectionist ethical theory that brings together the best elements in the ancient and modern traditions and that provides the moral foundations for Green's own influential brand of liberalism. Brink's book situates the Prolegomena in its intellectual context, examines its main themes, and explains Green's enduring significance for the history of ethics and contemporary ethical theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199228058
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2007
Series:	Lines of Thought
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 5.30(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

I. IntroductionII. Green's Life and WorkIII. Green's Metaphysics and EpistemologyIV. The Attack on Empiricism with AtomismV. IdealismVI. Absolute IdealismVII. NonnaturalismVIII. Self-Consciousness and Epistemic ResponsibilityIX. Self-Consciousness and Practical ResponsibilityX. Desire, Intellect, and WillXI. Pursuit of a Personal GoodXII. Psychological Hedonism and the GoodXIII. Mill and Evaluative HedonismXIV. Self-Realization and the GoodXV. Self-Realization and the Common GoodXVI. Aristotelian FriendshipXVII. Intrinsic Concern for OthersXVIII. The Scope of the Common GoodXIX. Impartiality and the Common GoodXX. Moderate and Extreme Harmony of InterestsXXI. Liberalism and Extreme HarmonyXXII. Absolute Idealism and Extreme HarmonyXXIII. Self-Realization vs. UtilitarianismXXIV. From Perfectionism to LiberalismXXV. Influences on GreenXXVI. Green and KantXXVII. Green's ImpactXXVIII. Green and BradleyXXIX. Green and SidgwickXXX. Green's LegacyBibliographical Essay