Ethics, Evil, and Fiction

by Colin McGinn

Book Overview

McGinn's latest brings together moral philosophy and literary analysis in a way that illuminates both. Setting out to enrich the domain of moral reflection by showing the value of literary texts as sources of moral illumination, McGinn starts by setting out an uncompromisingly realist ethical theory, arguing that morality is an area of objective truth and genuine knowledge. He goes on to address such subjects as the nature of goodness, evil character,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198238770
• ISBN13: 9780198238775
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Insightful work by a great modern philosopher

Prior to reading this work I had only read works by C. McGinn on the philosophy of mind. McGinn is a first rate philosopher and his foray into ethics is further proof of his talent. His method of analysis in this volume is quite interesting and contemporary. It should be a useful addition to the bookshelves of anyone seriously interested in ethical thinking.