Moral Writings [Paperback]

This is the definitive collection of the ethical work of the great Oxford moral philosopher H. A. Prichard (1871-1947). Prichard is famous for his ethical intuitionism: he argued that moral obligation cannot be reduced to anything else, but is perceived by direct intuition. The essays previously included in the posthumous collectionMoral Obligationare now augmented by a selection of previously unpublished writings from Prichard's manuscripts, allowing for the first time a full view of his distinctive contribution to moral philosophy, at just the time when intuitionism is enjoying a revival of interest.

Note to the Original Edition (1949),W. D. Ross
Introduction to the paperback edition (1968),J. O. Urmson
Editor's Introduction (2001),Jim MacAdam
Bibliography
1. What Is The Basis of Moral Obligation?,H. A. Prichard
2. Does Moral Philosophy Rest On A Mistake? (1912)
3. Duty and Interest (1928)
4. Kant'sFundamental Principles Of The Metaphysics Of Morals
5. A Conflict of Duties (1928)
6. Duty and Ignorance of Fact (1932)
7. The Meaning of Good In The Ethics Of Aristotle (1935)
8. Manuscript On Morals (1928-45)
9. Moral Obligation (1937)
10. Green's Principles of Political Obligation (1935-7)
11. The Object Of A Desire (1940)
12. The Obligation To Keep A Promise (c. 1940)
13. Exchanging (1940)
14. The Time Of An Obligation
15. The Psychology of Writing
16. Acting, Willing, Desiring (1945)
17. 'Ought' (1947)
Appendices: Letter From Cook Wilson To Prichard (1904)
Letter from Prichard to Ross (1932)
Index

H. A. Prichard(1871-1947) was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University.Jim MacAdamis Emeritus Professor at Trent University, Canada.