Hare and Critics: Essays on Moral Thinking

Abstract

R m hare's utilitarianism differs from other formulations in two important respects. first is the way in which he argues to his utilitarianism from his analysis of moral language. second is the importance he attaches to the distinction between two levels of normative moral thought. this volume's original essays criticize a range of issues including universalizability, moral psychology, the problem of "other minds," external preferences, "the fanatic," and the role of commonsense moral principles. of particular interest is hare's response to his critics with both an essay and a detailed point-by-point commentary.