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Moral Vision: An Introduction to Ethics

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This book offers an introduction and analysis of meta-ethical theory regarding the source of moral value. The subject of the debate is the non-cognitivism - moral realism debate. If this means nothing to you, or very little, and you are interested in meta-ethics(!) then you would benefit from reading this book. If this is familiar territory, then you will re-read it many times, as I have. Why?

The text is beautifully written, in a lucid style combining rigorously structured argument and vibrant illustration by example. It is clear that the author understands the subject with depth and precision. Respective positions are constructed from their crude (but intuitive) first formulations, and worked-up into defensible sophisticated theory by means of objection. Whilst the discussion is conceptual, and contemporary, it acknowledges the historical basis of its derivation, and its relevance to surrounding literature. This is supplemented through providing helpful further reading lists at the end of each chapter.

This is a book that engages with the reader, so that one feels as if they are participating in the debate themselves. It is rewarding as one experiences a progressive and substantial appreciation of the subject throughout the work.