Ethical Rationalism and Secularisation in the British Enlightenment: Conscience

Description: Ethical Rationalism and Secularisation in the British Enlightenment by Dafydd Mills Daniel This book reassesses the ethics of reason in the Age of the Reason, making use of the neglected category of conscience. Arguing that conscience was a central feature of British Enlightenment ethical rationalism, the book explores the links between Enlightenment philosophy and modern secularisation, while responding to longstanding criticisms of rational intuitionism and the analogy between mathematics and morals, derived from David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Questioning in what sense British Enlightenment ethical rationalism can be associated with a secularising Enlightenment project, Daniel investigates the extent to which contemporary, and secular liberal, invocations of reason and conscience rely on the early modern Christian metaphysics they have otherwise disregarded.The chapters cover a rich collection of subjects, ranging from the Enlightenments secular legacy, reason and conscience in the history of ethics, and controversies in the Scottish Enlightenment, to the role of British moralists such as John Locke, Joseph Butler and Adam Smith in the secularisation of reason and conscience. Each chapter expertly refines Enlightenment ethical rationalism by reinterpreting its most influential proponents in eighteenth-century Britain – the followers of Isaac Newtons bulldog Samuel Clarke – including Richard Price (Edmund Burkes opponent over the French Revolution) and John Witherspoon (the only clergyman to sign the US declaration of Independence). FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover This book reassesses the ethics of reason in the Age of the Reason, making use of the neglected category of conscience. Arguing that conscience was a central feature of British Enlightenment ethical rationalism, the book explores the links between Enlightenment philosophy and modern secularisation, while responding to longstanding criticisms of rational intuitionism and the analogy between mathematics and morals, derived from David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Questioning in what sense British Enlightenment ethical rationalism can be associated with a secularising Enlightenment project, Daniel investigates the extent to which contemporary, and secular liberal, invocations of reason and conscience rely on the early modern Christian metaphysics they have otherwise disregarded. The chapters cover a rich collection of subjects, ranging from the Enlightenments secular legacy, reason and conscience in the history of ethics, and controversies in the Scottish Enlightenment, to the role of British moralists such as John Locke, Joseph Butler and Adam Smith in the secularisation of reason and conscience. Each chapter expertly refines Enlightenment ethical rationalism by reinterpreting its most influential proponents in eighteenth-century Britain - the followers of Isaac Newtons bulldog Samuel Clarke - including Richard Price (Edmund Burkes opponent over the French Revolution) and John Witherspoon (the only clergyman to sign the US declaration of Independence). Author Biography Dr Dafydd Mills Daniel is McDonald Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at the University of Oxford, UK. His BBC radio documentaries include: Sir Isaac Newton and the Philosophers Stone and Where do human rights come from? He is the author of Briefly: Nietzsches Beyond Good and Evil, and co-author (with David Mills Daniel) of Ethics and Moral Philosophy and Briefly: 25 Great Philosophers from Plato to Sartre. Table of Contents 1. The Enlightenments Legacy.- 2. Conscience, Normativity, and Rational Intuition.- 3. Conscience or Complacency? Neo-Kantianism, Deism, and Practical Reason.- 4. Conscience or Moral Sense? The Contest for Enlightenment in Scotland.- 5. The Secularisation of Conscience.- 6. Conclusion. Feature Reassesses the ethics of moral reasoning in the Age of the Enlightenment Argues that conscience was a central feature of British Enlightenment ethical rationalism Refines Enlightenment ethical rationalism by reinterpreting its most influential proponents in eighteenth-century Britain Details ISBN3030522024 Short Title Ethical Rationalism and Secularisation in the British Enlightenment Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 3030522024 ISBN-13 9783030522025 Format Hardcover DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-52203-2 DEWEY 170.941 Pages 344 Publication Date 2020-10-23 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland UK Release Date 2020-10-23 Illustrations XII, 344 p. Author Dafydd Mills Daniel Subtitle Conscience and the Age of Reason Edited by Joerg Roembke Birth 1974 Affiliation European University Viadrina, Germany Position journalist Qualifications Ph.D. Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Alternative 9783030522056 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134281093;

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