Project Gutenberg 2015-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 693 Sorley, W. R. (William Ritchie) 1855 1935 Sorley, William Ritchie 09033062 On the Ethics of Naturalism Produced by Charlene Taylor, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, JoAnn Greenwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On the Ethics of Naturalism" by W. R. Sorley is a philosophical work written in the late 19th century. This text presents a series of lectures examining the foundations of ethics from a naturalistic perspective, emphasizing the interplay between theoretical philosophy and ethical inquiry. It seeks to explore fundamental questions about human conduct, ethics, and the nature of moral sentiments, primarily focusing on how these concepts are intertwined with human nature and experience. At the start of the work, the author introduces the relationship between ethics and theoretical philosophy, suggesting that ethical doctrines stem from metaphysical and psychological foundations. Sorley outlines various viewpoints that shape ethical understanding, such as teleological and empirical approaches. He emphasizes the need to rigorously question the ethical ends that humans strive for, positing that these ends must not merely be transient feelings but should reflect deeper moral truths established through rational inquiry. The introductory chapter sets the stage for a detailed exploration of individualistic theories, psychological hedonism, and the potential transitions toward utilitarianism, indicating a comprehensive examination of ethical principles grounded in human nature and its interaction with surrounding environments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethics Ethics, Evolutionary BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 696416 2025-08-19T09:57:21.515860 text/html 687677 2024-10-24T14:07:14 text/html 274739 2025-08-19T09:57:31.197770 application/epub+zip 288564 2025-08-19T09:57:23.118842 application/epub+zip 288564 2025-08-19T09:57:22.286818 application/epub+zip 473645 2025-08-19T09:57:36.447792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442101 2025-08-19T09:57:30.350764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442297 2022-09-21T18:47:10.262611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554640 2025-08-19T09:57:20.065878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534853 2024-10-24T14:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16356 2025-08-19T09:57:36.606732 application/rdf+xml 7496 2025-08-19T09:57:22.423801 image/jpeg 1479 2025-08-19T09:57:22.354801 image/jpeg 256639 2025-08-19T09:57:21.560869 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