The Data of Ethics
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The Data of Ethics is a foundational section of Herbert Spencer’s ethical philosophy that examines the empirical and psychological bases of moral conduct.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Data of Ethics canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ethical treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
adaptation of conduct to conditions of existence
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relation between egoism and altruism ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
derive ethical principles from facts of life and mind
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provide a scientific foundation for ethics ⓘ |
| argues |
ethical principles can be studied scientifically
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moral conduct promotes life and welfare ⓘ moral rules evolve from conditions of social life ⓘ moral sentiments are products of evolution ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiesAs | non-fiction ⓘ |
| componentOf | Spencer’s system of synthetic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
absolute ethics
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relative ethics ⓘ |
| examines |
biological conditions of ethical behavior
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development of moral ideas ⓘ origin of moral sentiments ⓘ psychological conditions of ethical behavior ⓘ sociological conditions of ethical behavior ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
ethics grounded in evolutionary adaptation
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moral rules are natural, not supernatural, phenomena ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British empiricism
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Charles Darwin ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ utilitarian ethics ⓘ |
| influences |
Anglo-American moral philosophy
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later evolutionary ethics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
empirical basis of morality
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evolutionary explanation of ethics ⓘ psychological basis of moral conduct ⓘ relation between individual and social welfare ⓘ |
| partOf | The Principles of Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
evolutionary ethics
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positivism (influenced by) ⓘ utilitarianism (broad sense) ⓘ |
| precedes |
The Ethics of Individual Life
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The Ethics of Social Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Inductions of Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
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