By
K. Hillner, Psychology Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
Description
The pre-eminent 19th century British ethicist, Henry Sidgwick once said:
"All important ethical notions are also psychological, except
perhaps the fundamental antitheses of 'good' and 'bad' and 'wrong', with which psychology, as it treats of what is and not of what ought
to be, is not directly concerned" (quoted in T.N. Tice and T.P. Slavens, 1983).
Sidgwick's statement can be interpreted to mean
that psychology is relevant for ethics or that psychological knowledge contributes to the construction of an ethical reality. This interpretation
serves as the basic impetus to this book, but Sidgwick's statement is also analyzed in detail to demonstrate why a current exposition
on the relevance of psychology for ethical reality is necessary and germane.
Included in series
Advances in Psychology
Audience:
For university students in the fields of psychology and philosophy with a bearing on the fields of sociology, economics, political science and anthropology.
