1st Edition

Morals and Politics The Ethics of Revolution

By William Ash Copyright 1977
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1977. Ethics is the most practical branch of philosophy: its immediate concern is with people's actions. Yet most philosophers do little to relate ethics intelligibly to the human situation. In this inquiry into the nature of ethics, William Ash draws on the relevant works of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin to present the theory and practice of Marxist ethics. He offers an... Read more

Acknowledgements;  1. Values – The Meaning of Value Judgment  2. Rights – The Meaning of Normative Judgement  3. Obligations – The Meaning of Ought Sentences  4. Morals and Politics;  Notes;  Bibliography;  Index

Biography

William Ash-  re-worked version of an earlier book, 'Marxism and Moral Concepts', published by Monthly Review Press, New York, in 1964.