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 Project Gutenberg 2014-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 4559 Sidgwick, Henry 1838 1900 The Methods of Ethics Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Methods_of_Ethics Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Methods of Ethics" by Henry Sidgwick is a philosophical treatise on ethical theory written in the late 19th century. This work explores various methods of ethical reasoning, including Egoism, Intuitionism, and Utilitarianism, aiming to clarify their implications and interrelations. By focusing on the systematic examination of different ethical frameworks rather than dictating moral conclusions, Sidgwick presents a critical analysis of how individuals can determine what is right and wrong through reasoned thought. The opening of the book sets the stage for Sidgwick's exploration by outlining the scope and objectives of ethics as a field of study. He emphasizes that ethics involves determining what individuals ought to do based on rational processes, distinguishing it from the empirical study of human behavior. Sidgwick articulates the complexity of ethical inquiry, highlighting the necessity of understanding various ethical methods and how they conflict or align with one another. He lays the groundwork for a methodical investigation into moral principles, pointing out the diversity of approaches that people use when considering moral judgment and the need for consistent application of these principles in practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 32.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Ethics BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1637282 2025-08-18T18:10:33.945631 text/html 1589190 2024-10-24T10:23:05 text/html 601018 2025-08-18T18:10:52.698072 application/epub+zip 626846 2025-08-18T18:10:37.312620 application/epub+zip 626846 2025-08-18T18:10:35.612686 application/epub+zip 1090001 2025-08-18T18:11:04.399049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953447 2025-08-18T18:10:50.707563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953556 2022-09-21T08:57:23.763758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1358674 2025-08-18T18:10:31.474671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1338844 2024-10-24T10:23:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16027 2025-08-18T18:11:04.560007 application/rdf+xml 12712 2025-08-18T18:10:35.883639 image/jpeg 2364 2025-08-18T18:10:35.751624 image/jpeg 553250 2025-08-18T18:10:34.071680 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia