If you agree with G. E. Moore that the nature of goodness is fundamental to philosophical ethics, you should want to read this book. Decades of linguistic work on terms such as 'right,' 'must,' and 'ought' have illuminated the nature of rightness and obligation. Parallel work on 'good' has not yet had a similar impact on philosophical theorizing about goodness.This book will change that, for the better.
David Conan Wolfsdorf is Professor of Philosophy at Temple University in Philadelphia. Previously he taught at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He is the author of Trials of Reason (Oxford University Press, 2008) and Pleasure in Ancient Greek Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2012).
