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Morality: An Introduction to Ethics (Paperback)

by Bernard Williams (Author) "LET us at this stage of the argument about subjectivism take a brief rest and look round a special view or assemblage of views which..." (more)

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Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; New edition edition (25 Mar 1976)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0521290716
ISBN-13: 978-0521290715
Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than that, 9 Jul 2002

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This review is from: Morality: An Introduction to Ethics (Canto) (Paperback)

This boook is much better than the other reviews have suggested. One of the other reviewers stated that Williams is opinionated. I certainly don't disagree with that. If you want an introductory book that will present you with the various different positions commonly held in moral philosophy this is not the book for you. But if you accept the book for what it is, Williams' view of morality, presented in a fairly basic way, this is pretty good. I find myself coming back to it a lot.

Having said that, if you are looking for a single introduction to moral philosophy, I would recommend Piers Benn's Ethics.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't let Williams put you off from getting into philosophy!, 27 Dec 2000

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Tthis book always appears on recommended reading lists for philosophy students.

It is however not the best introduction to philosophy. Williams is extremely opinionated and judgemental in what he writes, for example in his description of the amoralist, there is little foundation for what he writes about this individual except for what appears to be his own opinion which i don't think he's put much thinking into.

However, the faults of what Williams says lead me to make criticisms of it and in making my criticisms i developed my own points of view.

The book is difficult to read, and this is not because the concepts are hard to grasp, but because Williams' style is awkward. It's been coded to appear to contain wisdom, but it doesn't tell you anything new.

If you want to read about morality, and actually enjoy and gain something out of it get Plato's Republic, which is enlightening and extremely entertaining at the same time (what more could you ask for?).

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1.0 out of 5 stars Empty and turgid, 12 Nov 2001

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... It is curious that this book is quite widely recommended as an introduction to moral philosophy. In fact Williams disguises the fact that he has nothing much interesting to say or anything new to add by a long-windedness and turgidity of style thought to make him sound philosophically respectable. (His sentences aren't that long -- they just take remarkable effort to get through.)

Williams is the typical example of someone created by the self-fulfilling world of academic philosophy. Indeed, if you want to read something by someone with a real passion for solving ethical problems, Plato would not be a bad start.

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