The Ideal of a Rational Morality collects the most important essays by the distinguished moral philosopher Marcus G. Singer. Its guiding theme is the concept of a morality based in reason, which is presupposed in ordinary moral contexts and provides an ideal for improving ordinary morality and correcting moral judgements. Singer makes compelling claims that certain fundamental presuppositions are inescapable in moral thought, that fundamental moral principles can be proved, and that the concepts of truth and 'common sense' are essential to ethics.

This volume provides a selection of the shorter writings of the great nineteenth-century moral philosopher Henry Sidgwick. Sidgwick's monumental work The Methods of Ethics is a classic of philosophy, and this new volume is a fascinating complement to it. It will be a rich resource for anyone interested in moral philosophy or the development of modern analytical philosophy.

These 14 essays on the philosophy of the law address topics which include legislative intent and negative and positive freedom.

Ziel dieses Buches ist es festzustellen, wie moralische Urteile rational begründet, wie konfuse moralische Fragen rational aufgelöst und wie moralische Diskurse rational aufgebaut werden können. Damit wird nach Singer das Fundament gelegt für ein rationales Sytem der Moralphilosophie.