The Right and the Good

Informationen zum Autor Sir David Ross (1877-1971) was Provost of Oriel College! Oxford! Honorary Fellow of Merton College! and Fellow of the British Academy.Philip Stratton-Lake is Lecturer in Philosophy at Reading University. Klappentext The Right and the Good! a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the eminent scholar Sir David Ross! is now presented in a new edition with a substantial introduction by Philip Stratton-Lake! a leading expert on Ross. Ross's book is the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism! which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Intuitionism is now enjoying a considerable revival! and Stratton-Lake provides the context for a proper understanding of Ross's great work today. Zusammenfassung Written by a great scholar, this is a classic of twentieth-century philosophy. It presents the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Introduction and bibliography; 1. The Meaning of 'Right'; 2. What Makes Right Acts Right?; Appendix 1 Rights; Appendix 2 Punishment; 3. The Meaning of 'Good'; 4. The Nature of Goodness; 5. What Things are Good?; 6. Degrees of Goodness; 7. Moral Goodness; Index

Autorentext
Sir David Ross (1877-1971) was Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, Honorary Fellow of Merton College, and Fellow of the British Academy. Philip Stratton-Lake is Lecturer in Philosophy at Reading University.

Klappentext

The Right and the Good, a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the eminent scholar Sir David Ross, is now presented in a new edition with a substantial introduction by Philip Stratton-Lake, a leading expert on Ross. Ross's book is the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Intuitionism is now enjoying a considerable revival, and Stratton-Lake provides the context for a proper understanding of Ross's great work today.

Zusammenfassung
Written by a great scholar, this is a classic of twentieth-century philosophy. It presents the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Inhalt
Introduction and bibliography; 1. The Meaning of 'Right'; 2. What Makes Right Acts Right?; Appendix 1 Rights; Appendix 2 Punishment; 3. The Meaning of 'Good'; 4. The Nature of Goodness; 5. What Things are Good?; 6. Degrees of Goodness; 7. Moral Goodness; Index