1st Edition

Reason and Compassion (REV) RPD The Lindsay Memorial Lectures Delivered at the University of Keele, February-March 1971 and The Swarthmore Lecture Delivered to the Society of Friends 1972 by Richard S. Peters

By R. S. Peters Copyright 1973
132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1973, Reason and Compassion showcases a collection of lectures by Professor Richard S. Peters concerned primarily with the moral position, based on compassion and on the use of reason, which is critical to code-encased moralities. He reacts to the idea that whilst many people are sympathetic towards protests against an established moral code, they are reluctant to align... Read more

Preface 1. Lecture One: Morality and Moral Development 2. Lecture Two: Moral Development and Moral Learning 3. Lecture Three: Reason, Passion and Level of Life 4. Lecture Four: The Religious Dimension of a Rational Morality

Biography

Richard S. Peters