Bücher der Reihe Swansea Studies in Philosophy

It is widely held in contemporary moral philosophy that moral agency must be explained in terms of some more basic account of human nature.

Rush Rhees questions the viability of moral theories and the general claims they make in ethics. To recognise why philosophy cannot answer such questions for us is an affirmation, not a denial, of their importance.

This collection of essays explores the area of ethics in relation to issues such as the nature of moral endeavour and the request for a justification of moral endeavour. Professor Phillips considers the work of Thomas Nagel and Peter Winch in this book.