Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas / Thomas Constable, 1868. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2332078

First edition. Boards rubbed and soiled, some loss from corners and spine label, minor pencil marginalia.

A condensation of the ethical theories of eight important philosophers, including: Thomas Hobbes; Lord Shaftesbury (Anthony Ashley-Cooper); Francis Hutcheson; Bishop Joseph Butler; David Hume; Jeremy Bentham; John Stuart Mill; and Professor Alexander Bain. Laurie provides footnotes and a brief preface explaining the purpose of the work, and how it differs from his earlier publication Philosophy of Ethics. Laurie later became Bell Professor of Education at Edinburgh University, gave a series of philosophy talks called The Gifford Lectures, and campaigned for educational reform (specifically better training of teachers) in Scotland.

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