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An Essay on Moral Obligation With a View Towards Settling the Controversy Concerning Moral and Positive Duties

An Essay on Moral Obligation With a View Towards Settling the Controversy Concerning Moral and Positive Duties

Johnson, Thomas

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ISBN10: 1162614366
ISBN13: 9781162614366
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.18 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An Essay on Moral Obligation With a View Towards Settling the Controversy Concerning Moral and Positive Duties by Thomas Johnson is a philosophical work that explores the concept of moral obligation and aims to provide a resolution to the ongoing debate surrounding moral and positive duties. The book presents a critical analysis of the ethical theories of various philosophers, including Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill, and argues that the concept of moral obligation is fundamental to our understanding of morality. Johnson examines the differences between moral and positive duties and proposes a framework for understanding how they interact with one another. He also discusses the role of reason and emotion in moral decision-making and explores the idea of moral responsibility. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, making it suitable for both students and scholars of philosophy. Overall, An Essay on Moral Obligation With a View Towards Settling the Controversy Concerning Moral and Positive Duties provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the nature of moral obligation and its implications for ethical theory and practice.1731. This work was compiled as an answer to two pamphlets. The one entitled: the true foundation of natural and revealed religion asserted, being a reply to the supplement to the treatise on the Christian sacraments, and the other: some reflections upon the comparative excellency and usefulness of moral and positive duties. Written in Old English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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