Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 263 Sorley, W. R. (William Ritchie) 1855 1935 Sorley, William Ritchie Recent Tendencies in Ethics Three Lectures to Clergy Given at Cambridge Characteristics -- Ethics and evolution -- Ethics and idealism. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images provided by the Million Book Project "Recent Tendencies in Ethics" by W. R. Sorley is a collection of philosophical lectures delivered to clergy at Cambridge in the early 20th century. The work aims to summarize and critique contemporary ethical thought, outlining the prevailing debates around moral ideas and principles that have evolved, particularly focusing on the Utilitarian and Intuitionist schools. The opening of the lectures establishes the context for ethical discussions in the previous century, mentioning how these controversies were primarily centered on two key questions: the origin of moral ideas and the criteria for moral value. Sorley highlights that while Utilitarians believe moral values arise from experiences linked to pleasure and pain, Intuitionists argue that moral ideas are innate and primarily spiritual. The subsequent analysis suggests that contemporary ethical discussions are becoming increasingly complex and contentious, moving beyond academic squabbles to a broader reconsideration of moral standards in light of evolving social and philosophical landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethics BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 185701 2025-08-05T15:46:50.864743 text/html 185720 185536 2024-11-05T17:52:53.886597 2023-10-06T05:41:16.655567 text/html text/html 132332 2025-08-05T15:46:55.286690 application/epub+zip 133876 2025-08-05T15:46:52.545697 application/epub+zip 133876 2025-08-05T15:46:51.481698 application/epub+zip 263804 2025-08-05T15:46:57.421653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250976 2025-08-05T15:46:54.645697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226590 2022-09-06T21:03:37.692409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171869 2025-08-05T15:46:50.606710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152017 2024-10-28T19:34:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16478 2025-08-05T15:46:57.548664 application/rdf+xml 12916 2025-08-05T15:46:51.975712 image/jpeg 3623 2025-08-05T15:46:51.726714 image/jpeg 130818 2025-08-05T15:46:50.879703 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia