"Morals and the Evolution of Man" by Max Simon Nordau (translated by Marie Adèle Lewenz). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Max Simon Nordau. Morals and the Evolution of Man
Morals and the Evolution of Man
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
THE PHENOMENON OF MORALITY
CHAPTER II
THE IMMANENCE OF THE CONCEPT OF MORALITY
CHAPTER III
THE BIOLOGICAL ASPECT OF MORALITY
CHAPTER IV
MORALITY AND LAW
CHAPTER V
INDIVIDUAL MORALITY AND COLLECTIVE IMMORALITY
CHAPTER VI
FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER VII
MORALITY AND PROGRESS
CHAPTER VIII
THE SANCTIONS OF MORALITY
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Max Simon Nordau
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Feuerbach expresses this thought clearly and distinctly when he says: "There can be no question of Morality in the strict sense of the word except where the subject of discussion is the relationship of man to man, of one person to another, of me to thee."
Recent contemporary French writers are in no way doubtful of the meaning implied by the concept of Morality. "Morality," says Littré, "is the whole collection of rules which determine our conduct towards others. Moral Good is the ideal, which at any period of a civilization forms opinions and customs with respect to this conduct; moral evil is that which offends this ideal." This definition is very incomplete and weak, as will be seen in the course of our remarks, but on one point it is quite clear: it treats Morality as a social phenomenon, it paraphrases it as the adjustment of individual action to the standard set up by the community. The question of the origin and the aim of this standard is left open.
