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100 1 _aJoad, C. E. M.
_q(Cyril Edwin Mitchinson),
_d1891-1953
245 1 0 _aThrasymachus
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aTo-day and to-morrow series
500 _aRelease date is 2024-08-25
508 _aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Thrasymachus: or, The future of morals" by C. E. M. Joad is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. This book delves into the nature of morality and justice, examining the concept that morality is rooted in the interests of the powerful. Joad references the character Thrasymachus from Plato's "Republic" as a central figure in discussions regarding justice, arguing that the moral codes of society serve to sustain the power dynamics between the strong and the weak. In this work, Joad critiques the traditional views of morality, suggesting that what is deemed "moral" is often a social construct meant to benefit those in power while suppressing individuality and dissent. He emphasizes that contemporary morality is influenced by herd mentality, wherein the average person attempts to regulate the behavior of the exceptional out of fear and envy. Joad explores emerging social issues, including the clash between burgeoning economic independence for women and an increasing trend towards restrictive moral codes, foreseeing a tension between traditional puritanism and new freedoms in societal behavior. Throughout, he presents a thought-provoking analysis of how morals evolve and the potential future landscapes of human behavior in relation to societal expectations and pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1926
653 _aEthics
830 0 _aTo-day and to-morrow series
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x002150534
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74315
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