Brink is successful in his effort to convince his readers that Green is a very reflective interpreter of both Aristotle and Kant, an interpreter who articulates Aristotle's and Kant's considered views better than these two thinkers themselves did. ...this is a short, crisp, readable book that makes one want to read Brink's new edition of Green's Prolegomena, both for the purpose of getting a fuller picture of the history of ethical theory as well as for the purpose of developing the best possible contemporary ethical theory.

• I. Introduction ; II. Green's Life and Work ; III. Green's Metaphysics and Epistemology ; IV. The Attack on Empiricism with Atomism ; V. Idealism ; VI. Absolute Idealism ; VII. Nonnaturalism ; VIII. Self-Consciousness and Epistemic Responsibility ; IX. Self-Consciousness and Practical Responsibility ; X. Desire, Intellect, and Will ; XI. Pursuit of a Personal Good ; XII. Psychological Hedonism and the Good ; XIII. Mill and Evaluative Hedonism ; XIV. Self-Realization and the Good ; XV. Self-Realization and the Common Good ; XVI. Aristotelian Friendship ; XVII. Intrinsic Concern for Others ; XVIII. The Scope of the Common Good ; XIX. Impartiality and the Common Good ; XX. Moderate and Extreme Harmony of Interests ; XXI. Liberalism and Extreme Harmony ; XXII. Absolute Idealism and Extreme Harmony ; XXIII. Self-Realization vs. Utilitarianism ; XXIV. From Perfectionism to Liberalism ; XXV. Influences on Green ; XXVI. Green and Kant ; XXVII. Green's Impact ; XXVIII. Green and Bradley ; XXIX. Green and Sidgwick ; XXX. Green's Legacy ; Bibliographical Essay

Brink is successful in his effort to convince his readers that Green is a very reflective interpreter of both Aristotle and Kant, an interpreter who articulates Aristotle's and Kant's considered views better than these two thinkers themselves did. ...this is a short, crisp, readable book that makes one want to read Brink's new edition of Green's Prolegomena, both for the purpose of getting a fuller picture of the history of ethical theory as well as for the purpose of developing the best possible contemporary ethical theory.

• I. Introduction ; II. Green's Life and Work ; III. Green's Metaphysics and Epistemology ; IV. The Attack on Empiricism with Atomism ; V. Idealism ; VI. Absolute Idealism ; VII. Nonnaturalism ; VIII. Self-Consciousness and Epistemic Responsibility ; IX. Self-Consciousness and Practical Responsibility ; X. Desire, Intellect, and Will ; XI. Pursuit of a Personal Good ; XII. Psychological Hedonism and the Good ; XIII. Mill and Evaluative Hedonism ; XIV. Self-Realization and the Good ; XV. Self-Realization and the Common Good ; XVI. Aristotelian Friendship ; XVII. Intrinsic Concern for Others ; XVIII. The Scope of the Common Good ; XIX. Impartiality and the Common Good ; XX. Moderate and Extreme Harmony of Interests ; XXI. Liberalism and Extreme Harmony ; XXII. Absolute Idealism and Extreme Harmony ; XXIII. Self-Realization vs. Utilitarianism ; XXIV. From Perfectionism to Liberalism ; XXV. Influences on Green ; XXVI. Green and Kant ; XXVII. Green's Impact ; XXVIII. Green and Bradley ; XXIX. Green and Sidgwick ; XXX. Green's Legacy ; Bibliographical Essay

Brink is successful in his effort to convince his readers that Green is a very reflective interpreter of both Aristotle and Kant, an interpreter who articulates Aristotle's and Kant's considered views better than these two thinkers themselves did. ...this is a short, crisp, readable book that makes one want to read Brink's new edition of Green's Prolegomena, both for the purpose of getting a fuller picture of the history of ethical theory as well as for the purpose of developing the best possible contemporary ethical theory.

• I. Introduction ; II. Green's Life and Work ; III. Green's Metaphysics and Epistemology ; IV. The Attack on Empiricism with Atomism ; V. Idealism ; VI. Absolute Idealism ; VII. Nonnaturalism ; VIII. Self-Consciousness and Epistemic Responsibility ; IX. Self-Consciousness and Practical Responsibility ; X. Desire, Intellect, and Will ; XI. Pursuit of a Personal Good ; XII. Psychological Hedonism and the Good ; XIII. Mill and Evaluative Hedonism ; XIV. Self-Realization and the Good ; XV. Self-Realization and the Common Good ; XVI. Aristotelian Friendship ; XVII. Intrinsic Concern for Others ; XVIII. The Scope of the Common Good ; XIX. Impartiality and the Common Good ; XX. Moderate and Extreme Harmony of Interests ; XXI. Liberalism and Extreme Harmony ; XXII. Absolute Idealism and Extreme Harmony ; XXIII. Self-Realization vs. Utilitarianism ; XXIV. From Perfectionism to Liberalism ; XXV. Influences on Green ; XXVI. Green and Kant ; XXVII. Green's Impact ; XXVIII. Green and Bradley ; XXIX. Green and Sidgwick ; XXX. Green's Legacy ; Bibliographical Essay