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The Ethica Section in Wolfenbüttel and the Role of ‘Academic’ Writings in Early Modern Ethics

This chapter talks about the possibilities of research that was opened up by exploring the Ethica section in the Herzog August Bibliothek. It describes academic writings, particularly that of Duke August the Younger of Braunschweig Lüneburg, as a compass used within the book collection in order to portray the teaching of ethics in the early modern age. It also explains that when restricted to disputations and dissertations, the teaching of academic ethics appears to be confined within the boundaries of moral philosophy and university professors recognize the educational value of a variegated moral literature. The chapter delves into early modern moral culture, which warrants a broad notion of ethics that is concerned with what is conducive to the good life and is spelled out in a variety of literary genres. It examines the formal teaching of ethics and the use of academic writings that represented a narrower focus on moral issues.