The Principles of New Ethics I

Wang Haiming

ISBN 10: 0367518155 / ISBN 13: 9780367518158

Published by Routledge Apr 2022, 2022

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Neuware -From Descartes to Spinoza, Western philosophers have attempted to propose an axiomatic systemization of ethics. However, without consensus on the contents and objects of ethics, the system remains incomplete. This fourvolume set presents a model that highlights a Chinese philosopher's insights on ethics after a 22-year study. Three essential components of ethics are examined: metaethics, normative ethics, and virtue ethics.This volume mainly studies meta- ethics. The author not only studies the fi ve primitive concepts of ethics- 'value,' 'good,' 'ought,' 'right,' and 'fact'- and reveals their relationship, but also demonstrates the solution to the classic 'Hume's guillotine'- whether 'ought' can be derived from 'fact.' His aim is to identify the methods of making excellent moral norms, leading to solutions on how to prove ethical axioms and ethical postulates.Written by a renowned philosopher, the Chinese version of this set sold more than 60,000 copies and has exerted tremendous infl uence on the academic scene in China. The English version will be an essential read for students and scholars of ethics and philosophy in general.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of New Ethics I
• Publisher: Routledge Apr 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367518155
• ISBN 13: 9780367518158
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 13D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 368 grams

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Synopsis

From Descartes to Spinoza, Western philosophers have attempted to propose an axiomatic systemization of ethics. However, without consensus on the contents and objects of ethics, the system remains incomplete. This fourvolume set presents a model that highlights a Chinese philosopher’s insights on ethics after a 22-year study. Three essential components of ethics are examined: metaethics, normative ethics, and virtue ethics.

This volume mainly studies meta- ethics. The author not only studies the fi ve primitive concepts of ethics― “value,” “good,” “ought,” “right,” and “fact”― and reveals their relationship, but also demonstrates the solution to the classic “Hume’s guillotine”― whether “ought” can be derived from “fact.” His aim is to identify the methods of making excellent moral norms, leading to solutions on how to prove ethical axioms and ethical postulates.

Written by a renowned philosopher, the Chinese version of this set sold more than 60,000 copies and has exerted tremendous infl uence on the academic scene in China. The English version will be an essential read for students and scholars of ethics and philosophy in general.

About the Author

Wang Haiming is a professor at the Department at Philosophy at Peking University, China, and a specially appointed professor at Sanya University, China, mainly studying ethics and political philosophy. Email: wanghaimingw@sina.cn