{"product_id":"9781647921576-ethics","title":"Ethics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough Descartes never wrote a book specifically devoted to moral philosophy, his thought on ethical matters can be found throughout his correspondence and in parts of his work \u003ci\u003ePassions of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1685, an anonymous editor in London gathered these writings in a textbook devoted to Descartes’s ethical thought.\u003cbr\u003e Roger Ariew has translated, from Descartes’s original French texts, those selections included in the 1685 volume, adding to those writings an Appendix of relevant materials, including Part III of the \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Method\u003c\/i\u003e on the provisional morals, a portion of the Preface to the French edition of the \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e on the “tree” of philosophy, and portions of additional letters that help to illuminate the background for the correspondence included in the 1685 volume.\u003cbr\u003e Ariew’s insightful Introduction explains the contexts in which Descartes addressed ethical questions, the reasoning behind his reluctance to write specifically about moral issues, and the significance of what this collection of writings reveals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41557451767905,"sku":"9781647921576","price":12.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28395284.jpg?v=1722584655","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781647921576-ethics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}