J. L. Mackie. Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong (1977)
‘Morality is not objective – it does not have an independent existence. As objectivity is fundamental to moral concepts, all morality is in error. We should create a non-objective morality, as a refined version of existing morality.’ My notes recording the contents of the book, see a separate post for my comments on the book.
Mackie’s Ethics: Right and Wrong
John Mackie’s 1977 book ‘Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong’ strongly influenced my views on ethics, mainly from my reactions against it. I analyse where I think Mackie got it wrong and how my current perspective incorporates ideas from the book. See a separate post for my notes recording the book’s contents.