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What makes an action right? A clear guide to the moral ideas that shape our choices. This thoughtful volume surveys major lines of thought in ethics and the philosophy of mind, explaining how different theories justify duties, obligations, and the idea of the good. It uses accessible language to compare the intuitive and practical grounds of right with the more empirical, utility-based approaches that have shaped modern ethics.
This edition lays out key distinctions between realism, materialism, idealism, and pragmatism, and shows how language, feeling, and social habit interact to form our sense of duty. Through careful argument and concrete examples, you’ll see why questions about obligation cannot be reduced to desire or utility alone, and how conscience arises as a guiding force in moral life.
- Clear explanations of right, duty, and obligation
- Comparisons of utilitarian and intuitive approaches to ethics
- Discussion of how conscience and social norms shape moral action
- Illustrative examples that illuminate ethical reasoning in daily life
Ideal for readers of philosophy, ethics, and the science of how the mind forms judgments about right and wrong. Those exploring the foundations of moral thought will find the discussion illuminating and accessible.
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