Moral Argument: Theory and Practice

There is a ’boom' in the teaching of ethics, across the nation and across diverse schools and departments of the arts and sciences and the professions. This is surely a good thing. And it’s apt to continue. And that is also a good thing. The question is of course: What in the way of ethics ought to be taught? This is an arguable matter to be sure, not to say one on which jealous disciplines wage minor holy wars.