The True Intellectual System of the Universe V3

The True Intellectual System of the Universe is a three-volume philosophical treatise written by Ralph Cudworth, a 17th-century English philosopher and theologian. Volume 3 is the final installment of this work, and it delves into the topic of morality and ethics. Cudworth explores the nature of good and evil, the role of reason and free will in moral decision-making, and the relationship between morality and religion. He also discusses the concept of virtue and how it can be cultivated in individuals and societies. The book is written in a dense and scholarly style, drawing on a wide range of philosophical and theological sources from the ancient Greeks to contemporary thinkers of Cudworth's time. It is considered a significant work in the history of philosophy and has been influential in shaping modern ethical thought.1820. Part Three of Four. Wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted and its impossibility demonstrated with a discourse concerning the true notion of the Lord's supper; and two sermons on 1 John ii. 3,4 and 1 Cor. xv. 57. With references to the several quotations in the Intellectual System; and an account of the life and writings of the author by Thomas Birch. The philosophy as developed by Cudworth, who was an English philosopher and the leader of the Cambridge Platonists, in his great work, entitled The True Intellectual System of the Universe. The work took the form of a reply to the popular materialistic writer (and his nemesis), Thomas Hobbes; yet it was too Catholic in its spirit to escape the charge from the majority of contemporary theologians of being atheistic, heterodox, and heretical in its tendencies. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417920149, 1417919310, 1417919329.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.