Moral Vision: How Everyday Life Shapes Ethical Thinking

Cady draws on I. Murdoch, S. Langer, M. Nussbaum, and the American pragmatists to develop a rich conception of moral vision that includes the goods of pluralism, nonviolence, and coherence…His clear arguments and use of texts would be helpful for students working through issues of metaethical theory and praxis.

There are two things I find frustrating. One is that although I spent a lot of time in graduate school studying ethical theories, I find that they aren’t very helpful in trying to resolve real-life dilemmas…The other frustration is that serious ethical disagreements rarely seem to get resolved, and good arguments – or at least, what seem like good arguments to me – rarely seem to change anyone’s mind. A new book by Duane Cady…has given me fresh insight on both of these perplexities.