Ethics and Action

Originally published in 1972, this collection of essays on closely related issues in moral philosophy looks at different aspects of people's understanding of their own and others' actions in ethical dimensions.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Understanding a Primitive Society 3. Nature and Convention 4. Human Nature 5. Man and Society in Hobbes and Rousseau 6. Wittgenstein's Treatment of the Will 7. Trying 8. The Universalizability of Moral Judgments 9. Moral Integrity 10. Can a Good Man Be Harmed? 11. Ethical Reward and Punishment