Morality: An Introduction to Ethics (Canto Classics)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reprint, 3/29/2012
EAN 9781107604766, ISBN10: 1107604761
Paperback, 120 pages, 21.6 x 13.8 x 0.7 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
In Morality Bernard Williams confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy and offers a stimulating alternative to more systematic accounts which seem nevertheless to have left all the important issues somewhere off the page. Williams explains, analyses and distinguishes a number of key positions, from the purely amoral to notions of subjective or relative morality, testing their coherence before going on to explore the nature of 'goodness' in relation to responsibilities and choice, roles, standards and human nature. A classic in moral philosophy.
Preface
Preface to the Canto edition
The amoralist
Subjectivism
first thoughts
Interlude
Relativism
Subjectivism
further thoughts
'Good'
Goodness and roles
Moral standards and the distinguishing mark of man
God, morality, and prudence
What is morality about?
Utilitarianism.