Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong

This book presents a comprehensive and clear treatise on moral theory, challenging the notion of objective values and proposing that morality is a construct rather than a discovery. It delves into the content of ethics, examining morality as a functional device that adapts to human conditions. The author critiques both utilitarian and absolutist views, exploring the intersections of ethics with psychology, metaphysics, theology, law, and politics. The work is known for its distinctive version of subjectivism, termed the 'error theory', and is designed to provoke thought and discussion among both general readers and those engaged in philosophical studies.

Published 1977

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