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Introduction by Andreas A. M. Kinneging Since the nineteenth century, moral philosophy in the Western world has been dominated by utilitarianism, Kantianism, and relativism. Only a few philosophers have been able to escape from this Procrustean bed. Foremost among these few is Nicolai Hartmann (1882-1950). Together with Henri Bergson and Martin Heidegger, Hartmann was instrumental in restoring metaphysics. Hartmann's metaphysics differs markedly from that of both Bergson and Heidegger, in his indebtedness to Plato. In 1926, Hartmann published a massive treatise, __Ethik__, which was translated into English by Stanton Coit and published as __Ethics__ in 1932. __Ethics__ is probably the most outstanding treatise on moral philosophy in the twentieth century. The central concept of the book is "value." Drawing upon the pre-modern view of ethics, Hartmann maintains that values are objectively given, part and parcel of the order of being. We cannot invent values, we can merely discover them. The first part of __Ethics__ is concerned with the structure of ethical phenomena and criticizes utilitarianism, Kantianism, and relativism as misleading approaches. After some introductory thoughts

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Author

Nicolai Hartmann; with a new introduction by Andreas A.M. Kinneging

Publisher

Transaction Publishers

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780765809629

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Medical

Updated

2026-03-24