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Practical Ethics
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Such a book must be direct and practical. It must contain clear-cut presentation of duties to be done, virtues to be cultivated, temptations to be overcome, and vices to be yet this must be done, not by preaching and exhortation, but by showing the place these things occupy in a coherent system of reasoned knowledge. Such a blending of theory and practice, of faith and works, is the aim and purpose of this book.
Such a book must be direct and practical. It must contain clear-cut presentation of duties to be done, virtues to be cultivated, temptations to be overcome, and vices to be yet this must be done, not by preaching and exhortation, but by showing the place these things occupy in a coherent system of reasoned knowledge. Such a blending of theory and practice, of faith and works, is the aim and purpose of this book.
- GenresPhilosophy
226 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1892
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William de Witt Hyde
112 books5 followersWilliam De Witt Hyde was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine for thirty-two years, from 1885 to his death in 1917.
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January 17, 2018
Good for its time
I have mixed feelings on this one because while I often agreed with Mr. Hyde I just as often disagreed with his reasoning or flat out reject the points he means to make. Every assertion he makes is based on feeling rather than evidentiary. Particularly on charity, he talks of not giving to people who you don't know for a fact intend to change, when places that give homeless addicts a place to live and a community have found that those they help begin trying to improve after that bit of support. Additionally, some parts have not aged well.
Overall though, it was an enjoyable read and probably an important one, if only because it had me thinking about what I believe and why.
I have mixed feelings on this one because while I often agreed with Mr. Hyde I just as often disagreed with his reasoning or flat out reject the points he means to make. Every assertion he makes is based on feeling rather than evidentiary. Particularly on charity, he talks of not giving to people who you don't know for a fact intend to change, when places that give homeless addicts a place to live and a community have found that those they help begin trying to improve after that bit of support. Additionally, some parts have not aged well.
Overall though, it was an enjoyable read and probably an important one, if only because it had me thinking about what I believe and why.
May 21, 2017
Very good
Well researched, and well written. I am a student of Ethics and was impressed with this book. Worth the time to read.
Well researched, and well written. I am a student of Ethics and was impressed with this book. Worth the time to read.
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