Lectures on Moral Philosophy
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Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethics textbook ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
College of New Jersey
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| author | John Witherspoon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| coversConcept |
civil liberty
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conscience ⓘ duty ⓘ moral obligation ⓘ social contract ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| educationalUse | college instruction ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework |
Christian moral philosophy
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natural law ethics ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lectures on civil society and government
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lectures on duties of individuals and citizens ⓘ lectures on moral philosophy ⓘ lectures on natural law ⓘ lectures on political philosophy ⓘ lectures on virtue and vice ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early American Republic
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pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| influenced |
early American moral thought
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early American political thought ⓘ education in colonial America ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Presbyterian theology
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Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | students at the College of New Jersey ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
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ethics in public life ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ natural law ⓘ political thought ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Reformed scholasticism
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Scottish Common Sense Realism ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish common sense realism
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| placeOfOrigin |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Calvinist
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Presbyterian ⓘ |
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