Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 208 Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) 1862 1932 Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson, Lowes The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue E-text prepared by Leah Moser and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images provided by the Million Book Project "The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue" by G. Lowes Dickinson is a philosophical dialogue published in the late 19th century. The work explores the nature of 'Good' through a series of discussions among characters who represent diverse opinions on moral philosophy. Central to the dialogue's exploration is the quest to define what constitutes Good, grappling with the skepticism and varying perceptions surrounding it. The opening of the book introduces the setting—a gathering of friends in a Swiss valley—and the characters engaged in a conversation about the nature of Good. The narrator reflects on the influence of a melancholic friend, Philip Audubon, whose life experiences have led him to question whether a universal Good truly exists, challenging the beliefs of the narrator and his other friends. The dialogue takes shape as they delve into competing ideas about morality, examining perspectives that see Good as a product of personal choice versus those that argue for a communal or collective Good. Through witty exchanges and philosophical musings, the characters articulate their doubts, beliefs, and arguments about the essence of Good, setting the stage for a deeper exploration in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Good and evil BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 408855 2025-06-05T10:22:55.297160 text/html 399594 2020-12-15T00:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 219591 2025-06-05T10:23:03.848134 application/epub+zip 225544 2025-06-05T10:22:58.622149 application/epub+zip 213891 2025-06-05T10:22:57.273157 application/epub+zip 413659 2025-06-05T10:23:07.808121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395028 2025-06-05T10:23:02.998101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358326 2022-09-06T21:07:56.117008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378018 2023-10-06T05:43:53.965417 text/plain 15819 2025-06-05T10:23:07.950085 application/rdf+xml 13684 2025-06-05T10:22:57.853142 image/jpeg 3249 2025-06-05T10:22:57.566153 image/jpeg 216690 2025-06-05T10:22:55.336144 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