The Ethics of Paul Weiss

Author

Virginia C. Hill, Marquette University

Date of Award

4-1964

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

The ethics of Paul Weiss is both the focal point of his philosophy and the impetus for its present refinement. As Weiss puts it, "The object of philosophical inquiry is to become a philosopher in fact." But a philosophy must have permanence, Weiss insists. Therefore, it cannot grow only out of a practical situation. Rather, a philosophy must spring from a view of the essential nature of all that is. From this view the philosopher can determine man's place in the world, the work which man must do, and the ideal toward which he must strive. This, in Weiss's mind, is ethics, and it is the purpose of this thesis to explicate and to evaluate the ethical doctrine of this contemporary American philosopher.

Comments

An Undergraduate Thesis submitted to the Philosophy Department of Marquette University for undergraduate credit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recommended Citation

Hill, Virginia C., "The Ethics of Paul Weiss" (1964). Bachelors’ Theses. 664.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/664