Whatever happened to good and evil? / Russ Shafer-Landau.

Acknowledgments ; Preface ; PART I: THE STATUS OF MORALITY ; 1. The Nature of the Problem ; 2. The Philosophical Terrain ; PART II: AGAINST MORAL SKEPTICISM ; 3. Moral Error ; 4. Moral Equivalence ; 5. Moral Progress and Moral Comparison ; 6. Dogmatism ; 7. Tolerance ; 8. Arbitrariness ; 9. Contradiction and Disagreement ; 10. Relativism and Contradiction ; 11. Is Moral Skepticism Self-Refuting? ; PART III: MORAL OBJECTIVITY DEFENDED ; 12. How Ethical Objectivism Solves the Problem of Moral Skepticism ; 13. Universality, Objectivity, Absolutism ; 14. The (Un)Importance of Moral Disagreement ; 15. Does Ethical Objectivity Require God? ; 16. Where Do Moral Standards Come From? ; 17. Values in a Scientific World ; 18. Moral Knowledge I: Four Skeptical Arguments ; 19. Moral Knowledge II: The Regress Argument ; 20. Why Be Moral? ; Conclusion ; Synopsis of the Major Arguments ; Glossary

"Writing in a clear style and employing many examples to illustrate theoretical arguments, Russ Shafer-Landau identifies the many weaknesses in contemporary moral skepticism and devotes considerable attention to presenting, and critiquing, the most difficult objections to his view. Also included in the book are a helpful summary of all the major arguments covered, as well as a glossary of key philosophical terms. Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? is ideal for a variety of philosophy and ethics courses and compelling reading for anyone interested in the idea of right and wrong."--BOOK JACKET.