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Henry Sidgwick

Born

in Skipton, Yorksire, England

May 31, 1838

Died

August 28, 1900

Genre

Philosophy, Politics, Utilitarianism

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Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) was an English utilitarian philosopher and economist. He was the Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1883 until his death, and is best known in philosophy for his utilitarian treatise The Methods of Ethics. He was one of the founders and first president of the Society for Psychical Research and a member of the Metaphysical Society and promoted the higher education of women. His work in economics has also had a lasting influence.

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	The Methods of Ethics 3.96 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1874 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlines of the History of Ethics 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1988 — 85 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elements of Politics 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1906	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essays on Ethics and Method by Henry Sidgwick, Marcus G. Singer (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Principles of Political Economy 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy, its scope and relations; an introductory course of lectures 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Methods Of Ethics: A Supplement To The First Edition--containing All The Important Additions And Alterations In The Second Edition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlines of the History of Ethics for English Readers, Volume 59; volume 718 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Utilitarismus und die deutsche Philosophie: Aufsätze zur Ethik und Philosophiegeschichte (Philosophische Bibliothek 669) (German Edition) by Henry Sidgwick, Annette Dufner (Editor), Johannes Müller-Salo (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“One has to kill a few of one’s natural selves to let the rest grow — a very painful slaughter of innocents.”
― Henry Sidgwick

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“The good of any one individual is of no more importance, from the point of view (if I may so say) of the Universe, than the good of any other; unless, that is, there are special grounds for believing that more good is likely to be realized in the one case than in the other.”
― Henry Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics

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“Reason shows me that if my happiness is desirable and good, the equal happiness of any other person must be equally desirable. ...”
― Henry Sidgwick

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