ABSTRACT

We have considered, so far, two divergent views as to what constitutes morality. On one view it consists of conformity to the ethical code of the community to which we happen to belong; on the other it consists of obedience to the will of God or to the individual conscience. I have confined myself to expounding these views, without seriously examining what arguments can be adduced for or against them. Each has defects, which we must now consider.