An Introduction to Ethics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Introduction to Ethics<br><br>This book is intended to be what its title describes, an Introduction to Ethics; but as the term Introduction has, in this connection, received an ambiguous meaning, a word of explanation may not be out of place. This term is sometimes employed to denote a philosophical discussion of the ultimate concepts which lie at the foundation of a science; in which case, a preliminary study of the science is indispensable as a preparation for an intelligent perusal of the Introduction. This is not the sense in which the present work is meant to be an Introduction to Ethics. It is intended to introduce to the science those who are as yet unfamiliar with its fundamental concepts, except in so far as these are implied in all our ordinary thoughts about human life.<br><br>With this object in view I have not confined myself to the exposition of moral concepts in their abstract universality.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.