This book is an introduction to moral philosophy. Kerner defines ethics as the study of what makes life worth living and gives it meaning. Rather than cataloguing how various ethical theories bear on issues such as abortion, discrimination or nuclear deterrence, he poses the central question, is objective moral knowledge possible? Through an exacting study of his three chosen authors, Mill, Kant and Sartre, Kerner reaches the conclusion that Sartre has given the best answer to the question. In the sphere of morality there are no objective answers; there are only questions directed at our deep subjectivity. Kerner's previous works include "The Revolution in Ethical Theory".
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Part 1 Mill and the ethics of happiness: a first look at Mill's hedonism; Mill's arguments for hedonism; pleasure as reason for action; what is pleasure?; universalistic consequentialism; utilitarian revisionism; utilitarianism and freedom. Part 2 Kant and the ethics of duty: morality and religion; the good will and the motive of duty; the moral law and Kant's formalism; rule- and act-deontology; man as an end in itself; freedom as autonomy. Part 3 Sartre and the ethics of subjective commitment: some comparisons and conclusions; subjectivity and intersubjectivity; freedom, facts and values; anguish, forlornness and despair; Sartre on the emotions; emotions as judgements; the existentialist ethics.
