Review of Why be Moral? : The Egoistic Challenge by John van Ingen [Book Review]

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 74 (4) (1996)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

Van Ingen's aim aim is to vindicate the moral life by mounting and then meeting a powerful challenge. But he makes it so easy to be moral - it is enough to care about one other person - and so tough to be amoral - it involves being absolutely selfish - that his challenge is no challenge at all. It's not much of a vindication of morality if the morality you vindicate makes Tony Soprano a moral person

Author's Profile

Charles R. Pigden
University of Otago

Analytics

Added to PP
2014-01-20

Downloads
423 (#36,360)

6 months
52 (#70,099)

Historical graph of downloads since first upload
This graph includes both downloads from PhilArchive and clicks on external links on PhilPapers.
How can I increase my downloads?