Naujųjų amžių etikos empiristinės ir metafizinės orientacijos
Empiricism and Metaphysics in Modern Ethics
Author(s): Loreta AnilionytėSubject(s): Metaphysics, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: Ethics; empiricism; sensualism; utilitarianism; C. A. Helvetius;
Summary/Abstract: In the following part of article the different aspects of the ethics of the French philosopher C. A. Helvetius are considered. The relations between his ethics and sensualist epistemology are analyzed. The conceptual meaning of interest and rational egotism, and their influence on utilitarianism, is discussed.
Journal: LOGOS - A Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 33
- Page Range: 39-55
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Lithuanian
