Perfectionism and the Common Good
Themes in the Philosophy of T. H. Green
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7523932 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David O Brink (0009-0005-9216-6351, Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Perfectionism and the common good (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/0199266409.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2476323467 |
| ISBN | 9780199266401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
This book presents a study of T. H. Green's classic Prolegomena to Ethics (1883) and its role in his philosophical thought. Green is one of the two most important figures in the British idealist tradition, and his political writings and activities had a profound influence on the development of Liberal politics in Britain. The Prolegomena is his major philosophical work. It begins with his idealist attack on empiricist metaphysics and epistemology and develops a perfectionist ethical theory that aims to bring together the best elements in the ancient and modern traditions, and that provides the moral foundations for Green's own distinctive brand of liberalism. This book tries to restore the Prolegomena to its rightful place in the history of philosophy by providing a prolegomenon to the Prolegomena — one that situates the work in its intellectual context, sympathetically but critically engages its main themes, and explains Green's enduring significance for the history of ethics and contemporary ethical theory. The book examines Green's life and work, his idealist attack on empiricism, his conception of agency, his perfectionist ethics of self-realization, the connections he draws between perfectionism and the common good, his conception of the differences between perfectionism and utilitarianism, and the connections between his perfectionism and his defence of a new form of political liberalism
Context (archaeology · Empiricism · Epistemology · Liberalism · Metaphysics · Moral agency · Perfectionism (psychology · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Law · Legal and Social Philosophy · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · Social Psychology
The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Political Thought
German liberalism in the nineteenth century
Constitutional liberalism in France
Nietzsche as perfectionist
Capitalism in the Classical and High Liberal Traditions
Autonomy, leadership and leadership development in England’s school system
The Trouble with Formal Views of Autonomy
T. H. Green and Henry Sidgwick on free agency and the guise of the good
Interpersonal Recognition and Responsiveness to Relevant Differences
Sidgwick’s Critique of Deontology
Political meritocracy versus ethical democracy
Problems for Perfectionism
Achievement, wellbeing, and value
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |