Morality: An Introduction to Ethics (Canto Classics) by Bernard Williams (PDF)

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In Morality Bernard Williams confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy, and offers a stimulating alternative to more systematic accounts which seem nevertheless to have left all the important issues somewhere off the page. Williams explains, analyses 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. A classic in moral philosophy.

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Editorial Reviews: Book Description Bernard Williams’s remarkable essay on morality confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy.

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⭐Everything was okay with the book.

⭐This book was very difficult to follow. The author repeatedly took a concept that could be summarized in 3 sentences, and then stretched it into a chapter by repeating and adding useless fluff. I understand he was attempting to provide support, but as someone who is very logic-minded and prefers bullet-points, this was not the book for me.That being said he made a few good points on morality and sub-categorized the concept.Also the delivery was good, it arrived on time with no hassle. so 5/5 for that.

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⭐Williams was perhaps the most profound philosopher to emerge out of the analytic tradition in the the second half of the twentieth century. This book, written as a short introduction to moral philosophy, is the most accessible of all his works. Whether or not they convince you, his criticisms of subjectivism, relativism, and utilitarianism are ones that every student of the subject should be familiar with.

⭐An important text on moral philosophy and serves well as a summary (or, more precisely, as one of a number). However, the writing style is highly abstract and one may need to be fully awake/alert to grasp the sense. More concrete examples may have helped.

⭐A brief but deep review of various approaches to understanding morality. For me, the most interesting was “project of diffusing relativism” and significantly weakening utilitarian attitudes towards morality.The one thing that other commenters also noticed is that the book is relatively hard to read. Although it does not contain much technical jargon, paragraph long sentences make it somewhat difficult to follow, especially for non-English speakers.Overall i would recommend this book to people interested in exploring various aspects and approaches to understanding morality and ethics.

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