Toward an Adequate Moral Theory: The Normative Ethics of Richard M. Hare
Author(s) Aleksandar Dobrijević Publisher Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade „Filip Višnjić“, Belgrade Published 2006 ISBN 86-82417-12-X Pages 198 Edition Fronesis
The central subject of this book is the reception and critical analysis of Hare’s constructivism. In Hare’s opinion, an appropriate combination of metaethics (universal perspectivism) and normative ethics (utilitarianism) allows for the formation of a complete and coherent moral system. The first part of the book considers Hare’s metaethical doctrine, while the second analyzes Hare’s multiple means of tying it together with his normative doctrine. In the third and final part, the book shows the so-called “theory of two levels” of normative moral thinking, including the aims of its creation.