The die-hard image of Malthus the ogre has not completely disappeared yet. And yet, Malthus showed no less concern than Adam Smith for the labouring poor. In order to make full sense of such expression of concern and to appraise their relevance in Malthus's work, we need to know what moral philosophy, what view of natural science, and what view of the "moral and political science" Malthus endorsed.
The die-hard image of Malthus the ogre has not completely disappeared yet. And yet, Malthus showed no less concern than Adam Smith for the labouring poor. In order to make full sense of such expression of concern and to appraise their relevance in Malthus's work, we need to know what moral philosophy, what view of natural science, and what view of the "moral and political science" Malthus endorsed.
Sergio Cremaschi is a Professor of Moral Philosophy at the Department of Humanities, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy
Inhaltsangabe
1. Malthus the Utilitarian vs. Malthus the Christian moral thinker 2. Eighteenth-century Anglican ethics 3. Malthus's meta-ethics 4. Malthus's early normative ethics: a morality of freedom 5. Malthus's intermediate normative ethics: a morality of prudence 6. Malthus's mature normative ethics: a morality of humanity 7. Malthus's applied ethics 8. Conclusions: strengthening the theological foundation
1. Malthus the Utilitarian vs. Malthus the Christian moral thinker 2. Eighteenth-century Anglican ethics 3. Malthus's meta-ethics 4. Malthus's early normative ethics: a morality of freedom 5. Malthus's intermediate normative ethics: a morality of prudence 6. Malthus's mature normative ethics: a morality of humanity 7. Malthus's applied ethics 8. Conclusions: strengthening the theological foundation
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309