Why Be Moral?

What reasons do we have to be moral, and are these reasons more compelling than the reasons we have to pursue non-moral projects? Ever since the Sophists first raised this question, it has been a focal point of debate. __Why be Moral?__ is a collection of new essays on this fundamental philosophical problem, written by an international team of leading scholars in the field. Table of contents Introduction Part I: Investigating the Question Why Be Moral – A Pseudo-Problem? Why Be Moral: A Meaningful Question? Part II: Exploring Viable Answers Why Be Moral? A New Answer to an Old Question Aristotle on Virtuous Questioning of Morality The Egoistic Answer Why Be Moral? An Argument from the Human Condition in Response to Hobbes and Nietzsche Morality, Self-Constitution, and the Limits of Integrity What is Kant’s Precise Answer to the Question ‘Why Be Moral’? The “Why Be Moral?” Question and the Meaning of Life Why Be Moral? A Kierkegaardian Approach Acknowledging the Moral Law “Why Be Moral?” Pragmatism’s Attempt to Dismiss the Issue Is the Overridingness of Moral Reasons a Semantic Fact? Williams on Integrity, Ground Projects and Reasons to Be Moral Contributors Index

What reasons do we have to be moral, and are these reasons more compelling than the reasons we have to pursue non-moral projects? Ever since the Sophists first raised this question, it has been a focal point of debate. Why be Moral? is a collection of new essays on this fundamental philosophical problem, written by an international team of leading scholars in the field.