Reasons and the Good [Hardcover]

InReasons and the GoodRoger Crisp answers some of the oldest questions in moral philosophy. Fundamental to ethics, he claims, is the idea of ultimate reasons for action; and he argues controversially that these reasons don't depend on moral concepts. He investigates the nature of reasons themselves, and how we come to know them. He defends a hedonistic theory of well-being and an account of practical reason according to which we can give some, though not overriding, priority to our own good over that of others.

Introduction
1. Morality
2. Reasons
3. Knowledge
4. Well-being
5. Practical Reason
6. Equality

Roger Crisp'sReason and the Gooddefends, in a forthright and amiable style, quite an array of doctrines in metaethics and normative ethics, many of which challenge orthodoxy.... this bold and sweeping work contains quite a number of provocative discussions of interest to theoretical ethicists of many stripes. --Chris Heathwood,Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews