The Justification of the Good by V. Solovyov

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Text: https://archive.org/details/thejustification00solouoft
Publication date: 1918
Subject: Philosophy/Ethics
Publisher: London, Constable
Collection: robarts; toronto
Contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto
Language: English

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Summary, not public domain:

After passing through deism, pantheism, and sundry atheistic visions of life, Vladimir Solovyov emerged as a Christian thinker of irrepressible conviction and uncommon genius. "The Justification of the Good," one of Solovyov's last and most mature works, presents a profound argument for human morality based on the world's longing for and participation in God's goodness. In the first part of the book Solovyov explores humanity's inner virtues and their full reality in Christ, weaving his moral philosophy with threads drawn from Orthodox theology. In the second part Solovyov discusses the practical implications of Christian goodness for such areas as nationalism, war, economics, legal justice, and family.

Quite a large book.