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Vladimir Solov’ëv's Justification of the Moral Good

Moral Philosophy

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  1. Thomas Nemeth

    1. Old Bridge, USA

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  • Greatly adds to previous translations by comparing the various editions of the text

  • Includes editorial comments indicating sources of Solov’ëv’s references and quotations

  • Brings back to life a seminal and still highly relevant philosophical work

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxx
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  2. [24]Introduction

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    Pages 1-19

  3. [49]Part I The Moral Good in Human Nature C] Part I & in Human Nature] Absent in B

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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  4. [49]Part I The Moral Good in Human Nature

    1. Chapter 1 The Original Data of Morality

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      Pages 23-36

    2. [66]Chapter 2 The Ascetic Principle in Morality

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      Pages 37-52

    3. [85]Chapter 3 Pity and Altruism

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      Pages 53-67

    4. [104]Chapter 4 The Religious Principle in Morality

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      Pages 69-81

    5. [119]Chapter 5 On Virtues

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      Pages 83-101

    6. [143]Chapter 6 Pseudo Principles of Practical Philosophy (A Critique of Abstract Eudaemonism in Its Various Forms)

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      Pages 103-117

  5. [163]Part II The Moral Good from God C] Part II & from God] Absent in B

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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  6. [163]Part II The Moral Good from God

    1. Chapter 7 The Unity of Moral Foundations

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      Pages 121-141

    2. [189]Chapter 8 The Unconditional Principle of Morality

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      Pages 143-159

    3. [210]Chapter 9 The Reality of the Moral Order

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      Pages 161-174

  7. [227]Part III The Moral Good through Human History C] Part III & through Human History] Absent in B.

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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This new English translation of Solov’ëv’s principal ethical treatise, written in his later years, presents Solov’ëv’s mature views on a host of topics ranging from a critique of individualistic ethical systems to the death penalty, the meaning of war, animal rights, and environmentalism. Written for the educated public rather than for a narrow circle of specialists, Solov’ëv’s work largely avoids technical vocabulary while illustrating his points with references to classical literature from the ancient Greeks to Goethe. Although written from a deeply held Christian viewpoint, Solov’ëv emphasizes the turn from his earlier position, now allegedly developing the independence of moral philosophy from metaphysics and revealed religion. Solov’ëv sees the formal universality of the idea of the moral good in all human beings, albeit that this idea is bereft of material content. This first new English-language translation in a century makes a unique contribution to the study of Solov’ëv’s thought. It uses the text of the second edition published in 1899 as its main text, but provides the variations and additions from the earlier versions of each chapter in running notes. Other unique features of this translation are that the pagination of the widely available 1914 edition is provided in the text, and the sources of Solov’ëv’s numerous Biblical quotations and references as well as literary and historical allusions.

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“The translator of this new, highly readable edition of The Justification of the Moral Good, has used the existing English, French and German translations to inform his own, providing detailed notes about how the text changed over its various re-writes by Solovyov. His new edition is likely to serve as the source text for English language scholars and interested readers for years to come, combining an unfussy style with an expert’s insights into Solovyov’s changing writing and overall worldview.” (Andre van Loon, The Berlin Review of Books, berlinbooks.org, September, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Old Bridge, USA

    Thomas Nemeth

About the editor

Vladimir Solov’ëv: Generally hailed as his country’s greatest and most systematic philosophy, Vladimir Solov’ëv (1853-1900) returned to philosophy in the 1890s after a decade devoted to church and political issues. Translator Thomas Nemeth: After obtaining his PhD from the University of Louvain, Nemeth did post-doctoral work in Germany and Australia. The author of numerous articles on phenomenology, Kant and Russian philosophy, he previously translated G. Shpet’s Appearance and Sense into English and is the author of The Early Solov’ëv and His Quest for Metaphysics, also available through Springer.

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