ABSTRACT
In the field of morality, and equally in any other field where prescription or evaluation is at stake, our judgments are seldom of the black or white variety. Hence one can and do grade their appraisals to meet the particular circumstances of the case. This fact makes it necessary for the moral philosopher to consider other concepts than right and wrong, or good and bad, if he is to perform his task of analyzing moral discourse. One talk about good qualities, noble qualities, and, on occasion perhaps, sublime qualities should be sufficient to make us suspicious of regarding either good or noble or sublime as quality-words. Since courage is regarded as of social significance than wit, courageous has a moral flavour about it. Though probably less of a moral flavour than it had in primitive times when the whole future security of the tribe might depend on a willingness to face danger unflinchingly on the part of all its members.
