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1. Introduction: Historical and Philosophical Context 1. Introduction: Historical and Philosophical Context
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2. Kies’s Altruistic Institutional Ethics 2. Kies’s Altruistic Institutional Ethics
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3. Kies on Women, Family, and Marriage 3. Kies on Women, Family, and Marriage
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4. Concluding Connections and Comments 4. Concluding Connections and Comments
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
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Notes Notes
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References References
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Further Reading Further Reading
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Marietta Kies’s Ethical Altruism
Get accessAssociate Professor, Philosphy and Religious Studies, St. Francis College
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Published:20 November 2023
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Abstract
Marietta Kies’s (1853–1899) altruistic ethics argues that individuals and institutions ought to contribute to social progress. Her 1894 Institutional Ethics posits altruism as the fundamental ethical principle for individuals and for social institutions, along with a complementary principle of justice. Kies’s philosophy is positioned against theories that claim human behavior is fully explainable and morally justified by natural evolution, what today is called social Darwinism. Her ethics is instead grounded in a theory of human beings as thoroughly social and spiritual creatures. Her philosophy includes elements of St. Louis idealism, Christianity, and early Progressive-era social reform. The “true socialism” Kies calls for makes the good of others our primary concern: implemented in social institutions, yet without losing our individuality. Upholding this ethic of love leads to our own individual happiness and to the happiness of others, enriching the lives of all, and is therefore the most rational way to live.
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