Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers
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Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers is a concise survey of moral philosophy that traces the development of ethical thought from ancient Greece to modern times, written by the utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick for a general English-speaking audience.
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| Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers Context triple: [Henry Sidgwick, notableWork, Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers]
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Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
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Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
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The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
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Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order is Baruch Spinoza’s major philosophical work that systematically presents his metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, and ethics in a rigorous, geometric style modeled on Euclid.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers Target entity description: Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers is a concise survey of moral philosophy that traces the development of ethical thought from ancient Greece to modern times, written by the utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick for a general English-speaking audience.
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A.
Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
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B.
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
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C.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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D.
Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
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E.
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order is Baruch Spinoza’s major philosophical work that systematically presents his metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, and ethics in a rigorous, geometric style modeled on Euclid.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history of philosophy book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ |
| author | Henry Sidgwick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
ancient Greek philosophy
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modern philosophy ⓘ |
| describedAs | concise survey of moral philosophy ⓘ |
| educationalUse | introduction to the history of ethics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | development of ethical thought ⓘ |
| format | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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history of ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | utilitarianism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general English-speaking readers ⓘ |
| intendedUse | survey of major ethical theories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethics
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history of ethical thought ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | The Methods of Ethics ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Henry Sidgwick
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surface form:
utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick
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