ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1970, the papers in this volume discuss the essential and defining characteristics of morality and moral issues and examine how moral views differ from political views, moral beliefs from religious beliefs, and moral judgements from aesthetic judgements. Some of the chapters discuss problems of method and shed light on the complex conditions which any successful definition of morality must satisfy. Taken collectively, these papers reflect he wide variety of approaches adopted by contemporary philosophers.

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|5 pages

On defining ‘moral’

chapter 2|14 pages

What morality is not

chapter 3|7 pages

MacIntyre on defining morality

chapter 5|19 pages

Two concepts of morality

chapter 6|7 pages

Morality and importance

chapter 8|27 pages

Definition of a moral judgement

chapter 9|28 pages

The concept of morality

chapter 10|14 pages

Moral arguments

chapter 11|23 pages

The moral point of view

chapter 12|24 pages

Modern moral philosophy

chapter 13|16 pages

Morality and advantage