Beschreibung:
How are the demands of morality related to the needs, interests, and projects of people? Are they a burden, or are they good for us? Are they nothing but arbitrary impositions, or should we expect them to be justified? And will the answers to these questions tell us why and whether we should be moral? In this short, accessible text, William Nelson
Preface -- Introduction: Why be Moral? -- The Greek Tradition -- Self-Discipline and Tranquility -- Happiness and the Virtues -- Modern Moral Philosophy -- The Moral Point of View -- Self-Interest, Altruism, and Social Conventions -- Utilitarianism -- Contemporary Reflections -- A Contractualist Framework for Morality