The Right and the Good

by Ross, David; Stratton-Lake, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780199252640
• ISBN10: 0199252645
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Philip Stratton-Lake
A note on the text	1	(1)
Bibliography	li
The Meaning of `Right'	1	(15)
What Makes Right Acts Right?	16	(49)
Appendix I. Rights	48	(8)
Appendix II. Punishment	56	(9)
The Meaning of `Good'	65	(10)
The Nature of Goodness	75	(59)
What Things Are Good?	134	(8)
Degrees of Goodness	142	(13)
Moral Goodness	155	(20)
Editor's Notes	175	(4)
Index	179