Abstract

This collection of gracefully written essays can serve as an excellent introduction to the major trends in recent analytic ethics. Though most of Aiken's positive theses have been developed in detail by others, he blends them into a unique total outlook. Throughout, he is concerned to show the practical significance of the analytic temper in moral philosophy and gives eloquent expression to the tension between individual choice and commitment to the rule-regulated behavior of the community.--R.J.B.