Prolegomena to Ethics: British Moral Philosophers

David Brink's self-styled 'edition' of T. H. Green's classic text of Victorian moral philosophy ... is very welcome indeed ... Brink's 'edition' makes Green's interesting criticisms of classical utilitarianism accessible to a new generation of readers and helps to fill a much needed gap in the history of English-speaking moral philosophy. The volume is attractively produced by Oxford University Press, and will help to promote interest in Green's neglected work.

Preface; Introduction: The idea of a natural science of morals; Book I. Metaphysics of Knowledge: 1. The spiritual principle in knowledge and in nature; 2. The relation of man, as intelligence, to the spiritual principle in nature; 3. The freedom of man as intelligence; Book II. The Will: 1. The freedom of the will; 2. Desire, intellect, and will; Book III. The Moral Ideal and Moral Progress: 1. Good and moral good; 2. Characteristics of the moral ideal; 3. The origin and development of the moral ideal; 4. The development of the moral ideal - continued; 5. The development of the moral ideal - continued; Book IV. The Application of Moral Philosophy to the Guidance of Conduct: 1. The practical value of the moral ideal; 2. The practical value of a theory of the moral ideal; 3. The practical value of a hedonistic moral philosophy; 4. The practical value of utilitarianism compared with that of the theory of the good as human perfection.