The Limits of Morality

by Shelly Kagan

Book Overview

Most people believe that there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand. Although it would often be meritorious, we are not, in fact, morally required to do all that we can to promote overall good. What's more, most people also believe that certain types of acts are simply forbidden, morally off limits, even when necessary for promoting the overall good. In this provocative analysis Kagan maintains that despite the intuitive appeal of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198239165
• ISBN13: 9780198239161
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"