Project Gutenberg 2012-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 58 Hopkins, Mark 1802 1887 Hopkins, Marcus The Connexion Between Taste and Morals: Two lectures Produced by Bill Tozier, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Connexion Between Taste and Morals: Two lectures by Mark Hopkins" is an academic publication written in the early 19th century. This book presents a thoughtful exploration of the relationship between aesthetic taste and moral character, examining if a cultivated taste in individuals and communities positively influences moral standards. Mark Hopkins, a prominent theologian and educator, posits that there is an intrinsic connection between the appreciation of beauty in nature and art and the development of moral virtues. In the two lectures, Hopkins articulates his argument by dissecting various elements of taste, including its cultivation, its influence on personal happiness, and its potential as a defense against vice. He emphasizes that individuals with refined tastes are more likely to experience innocent enjoyment and, consequently, may be less susceptible to temptation. Moreover, Hopkins draws parallels between the qualities that evoke aesthetic emotions—such as beauty, order, and propriety—and the foundations of moral principles. He discusses how moral actions can evoke similar sentiments of beauty when they harmonize with duty and affection. Overall, the lectures advocate for nurturing a refined taste as a means to foster moral integrity and elevate societal ethics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40845/40845-h/images/cover.jpg en Ethics Aesthetics BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 121049 121058 2024-09-17T08:24:31.193106 2023-09-18T03:42:22.381258 text/html text/html 117883 2012-09-23T12:55:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 179614 2012-09-23T12:55:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 180316 2024-09-17T08:24:33.491082 application/epub+zip 180654 2024-09-17T08:24:31.576127 application/epub+zip 84500 2024-09-17T08:24:31.349076 application/epub+zip 228433 2024-09-17T08:24:35.113095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215927 2024-09-17T08:24:33.291084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117826 2022-09-18T16:49:46.547731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109159 109060 2024-09-17T08:24:31.033120 2023-09-18T03:42:22.237262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 109049 2012-09-23T12:55:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40666 2012-09-23T12:55:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109041 2012-09-23T12:55:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40648 2012-09-23T12:55:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20310 2024-09-17T08:24:35.251074 application/rdf+xml 16303 2024-09-17T08:24:31.451099 image/jpeg 2557 2024-09-17T08:24:31.413084 image/jpeg 189552 2024-09-17T08:24:31.208105 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia