Prolegomena to Ethics

Abstract

Preface Introduction: The idea of a natural science of morals Book I. Metaphysics of Knowledge: 1. The spiritual principle in knowledge and in nature 2. The relation of man, as intelligence, to the spiritual principle in nature 3. The freedom of man as intelligence Book II. The Will: 1. The freedom of the will 2. Desire, intellect, and will Book III. The Moral Ideal and Moral Progress: 1. Good and moral good 2. Characteristics of the moral ideal 3. The origin and development of the moral ideal 4. The development of the moral ideal - continued 5. The development of the moral ideal - continued Book IV. The Application of Moral Philosophy to the Guidance of Conduct: 1. The practical value of the moral ideal 2. The practical value of a theory of the moral ideal 3. The practical value of a hedonistic moral philosophy 4. The practical value of utilitarianism compared with that of the theory of the good as human perfection.

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