Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?

This is a brief introduction to ethics with a point of view. This book addresses meta-ethical questions that go beyond what most introductory ethics books address which are normative theories (egoism utilitarianism etc.) and applied ethics (abortion capital punishment etc.)stead this book focuses on whether our ethical views on such matters can themselves be true or false and if so whether their truth lies in personal or cultural opinion or some objective independent standard. With many examples and an emphasis on argumentative clarity this book is ideal for introductory ethics and philosophy courses and the interested general reader.