Morality: An Introduction to Ethics

Paperback

Main Details

Title Morality: An Introduction to Ethics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bernard Williams
SeriesCANTO
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:120
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780521457293
ClassificationsDewey:170
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 July 1993
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Bernard Williams's remarkable essay on morality confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy, and offers a stimulating alternative to more systematic accounts that seem nevertheless to have left all the important issues somewhere off the page. Williams explains, analyzes 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.

Reviews

'Brief but excellent; a clear, vigorous, fertile introduction to ethics.' Philosophy