ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1921, this book makes philosophical ethics accessible to the non-philosopher and applies them to problems of everyday life. The author maintains that morality is the rationalization of the impulse to blame and emphases the importance of impulses. He illustrates how modern society conspires to suppress impulses and restrict their operation.

chapter

Introduction

part I|94 pages

Philosophical or Traditional Ethics

chapter Chapter I|20 pages

Utilitarianism and the Philosophy of Pleasure

chapter Chapter II|44 pages

Intuitionism and the Moral Sense

chapter Chapter III|13 pages

The Form of the Good

chapter Chapter IV|17 pages

Summary of Ethical Theories

part II|110 pages

Empirical or Common-Sense Ethics

chapter Chapter V|36 pages

The Psychology of Impulse

chapter Chapter VI|45 pages

The Place of Impulse in Politics and Society

chapter Chapter VII|29 pages

Impulse as the Expression of the Life Force