Ethics
Subtitle: the art of living well : by means of knowledge of the truth about man, sin and virtue : descirbed for the first time in Dutch
By: D.V. Coornhert ; translated, edited and introduced by Gerrit Voogt
Series: Bibliotheca Dissidentium Neerlandicorum -- 17; Bibliotheca dissidentium Neerlandicorum -- 17
Publisher: Verloren
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hilversum
Language: eng
Translated from: dut
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9789087045166
Subjects: Conduct of life; Early works to 1800; Ethics
Work titles: Zedekunst
Description: "'Ethics', published (anonymously) by Coornhert in 1586, is a remarkable publication for a number of reasons: it is the first work on ethics written in a European vernacular; it is a mature work, appearing four years before Coornhert's death, and summarizes a lifetime of writing and thinking about the good life; it is considered to be fundamentally pagan because of the absence in 'Zedekunst' of biblical references or any direct mention of Christ. Asked why he did not write about such things as the future establishment of God's kingdom on earth, Coornhert answered: "Because I have a greater desire to learn how to live well, than to learn how to know much". This is the first English translation of this important work. It will enhance our insight into the ethical outlook of this prominent freethinker and controversialist of the early Dutch Republic."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.