Ian Hinckfuss

The Moral Society -- Its Structure and Effects

CONTENTS

• FOREWORD

• PREFACE

• INTRODUCTION

• 1 THE MEANING OF 'MORAL'
  • 1. 1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Moral Statements, Moral Terms and Moral Nihilists
  • 1.3 A Distinction between Moral Terms and Terms Used for Moral Discourse -- A Criticism of Certain Arguments for Naturalism.
  • 1.4 Absolute and Relative Views of Morality
  • 1.5 Objective and Subjective Views of Morality -- Moral Nihilism
  • 1.6 The Univeralisability of Moral Obligations
  • 1.7 The Source of Moral Knowledge -- Conscience, Empiricism, Moral Rationalism and Moral Scepticism
  • 1.8 Non-moral Implications of Moral Statements
  • 1.9 The Alleged Prescriptivity of Statements Concerning the Existence of Moral Obligations Immorality and Amorality -- Amoral Societies
  • 1.10 The Alleged Overriding Nature of Moral Considerations
  • 1. 11 Nominalism and the Existence of Moral Obligations
  • Notes for Chapter 1

• 2 THE MORAL SOCIETY -- ITS STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The Perpetuation of Morality -- Some Implausible Views
  • 2.3 The Moral Upbringing
  • 2.4 The Moral Hierarchy
  • 2.5 Moral Deserts
  • 2.6 Moral Knowledge
  • 2.7 The Case for Moral Nihilism
  • Notes for Chapter 2

• 3 THE CONSEQUENCES OF MORALITY
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Elitism of the Moral Society
  • 3.3 The Authoritarianism of the Moral Society
  • 3.4 Moral Denigration and Guilt
  • 3.5 Economic Inequality and Revolution
  • 3.6 The Theory that Morality does not Matter
  • Notes for Chapter 3

• 4 THE ALLEGED USEFULNESS OF MORALITY
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Is Morality of any Use in Conflict Resolution?
  • 4.3 The Alternative -- Conflict Resolution Without Morality
  • 4.4 Rational Resolution of Conflicts
  • 4.5 Morality when Conflict Resolution Fails to be Rational or when Rational Procedures Fail to Resolve the Conflict
  • 4.6 Is Utilitarianism of any Utility?
  • 4.7 Mitigating the Consequences of Limited Sympathy
  • Notes for Chapter 4

• 5 CONCLUSION
  • Notes for Chapter 5

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