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Title:
The Map of Life
Conduct and Character
Note: Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "The Map of Life" by William Edward Hartpole Lecky is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work examines the relationship between conduct, character, and happiness, tackling profound questions about free will, morality, and the human condition. Lecky explores how individual circumstances and inherent dispositions shape one’s happiness and underlines the significance of moral character in achieving a fulfilling life. The opening of the book begins with an exploration of the influence of reasoning on happiness. Lecky posits that while external factors and personal circumstances play significant roles in shaping an individual's happiness, the act of introspection and reasoning often proves ineffective, especially in the face of real sorrow. He introduces the eternal debate of determinism versus free will, contemplating how both perspectives inform human behavior and moral responsibility. Lecky emphasizes the essential nature of self-management in the pursuit of happiness, indicating that one's character and actions predominantly dictate the quality of life experienced, rather than mere external situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, 1838-1903
EBook No.: 26334
Published: Aug 16, 2008
Downloads: 115
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life
Subject: Character
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
The Map of Life
Conduct and Character
Note: Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "The Map of Life" by William Edward Hartpole Lecky is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work examines the relationship between conduct, character, and happiness, tackling profound questions about free will, morality, and the human condition. Lecky explores how individual circumstances and inherent dispositions shape one’s happiness and underlines the significance of moral character in achieving a fulfilling life. The opening of the book begins with an exploration of the influence of reasoning on happiness. Lecky posits that while external factors and personal circumstances play significant roles in shaping an individual's happiness, the act of introspection and reasoning often proves ineffective, especially in the face of real sorrow. He introduces the eternal debate of determinism versus free will, contemplating how both perspectives inform human behavior and moral responsibility. Lecky emphasizes the essential nature of self-management in the pursuit of happiness, indicating that one's character and actions predominantly dictate the quality of life experienced, rather than mere external situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, 1838-1903
EBook No.: 26334
Published: Aug 16, 2008
Downloads: 115
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life
Subject: Character
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.