Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy for the Use.
DUGALD STEWART (1753-1828), Scottish philosopher, was born in Edinburgh on the 22nd of November 1753. His father, Matthew Stewart (1715-1785), was professor of mathematics in the university of Edinburgh (1747-1772). Dugald Stewart was educated in Edinburgh at the high school and the university, where he read mathematics and moral philosophy under Adam Ferguson.
Dugald Stewart (1753-1828), Scottish philosopher, was born in Edinburgh on the 22nd of November 1753, the only surviving child of Matthew Stewart (1715-1785), who was Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh between 1747 and 1772, and Marjorie Stuart. Dugald Stewart was educated in Edinburgh at the high school and the university, where he read mathematics and moral philosophy.
In 1792 Dugald Stewart published Elements of the philosophy of the human mind. In its section on abstraction he declared himself to be a nominalist. Although a few scholars have made brief reference to this position, no sustained attention has been given to the central role that it played within Stewart’s early philosophy of mind. It is therefore the purpose of this essay to unpack Stewart.
Dugald Stewart (November 22, 1753 - June 11, 1828), Scottish philosopher, was born in Edinburgh.His father, Matthew Stewart (1715-1785), was professor of mathematics in the university of Edinburgh (1747-1772). Dugald Stewart was educated in Edinburgh at the high school and the university, where he read mathematics and moral philosophy under Adam Ferguson.
A moral code refers to a particular system of morality in a certain religion, philosophy, culture among others. A moral on the other hand is any teaching or practice within a particular moral code. However, the opposite of morality is immorality, which is actually the opposite of what is right or good. A morality is the indifference toward, disbelief in, or unawareness of a given set of.
The first of the chapters in this book argues against foundationalism in moral philosophy. The next analyzes the main arguments in Sidgwick's Methods of Ethics. One chapter relates Victorian moral philosophy to Victorian fiction; three present a general view of the history of modern ethics. Another documents and criticizes the neglect of this history in the American philosophy curriculum.
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