Abelard's Actions Are Good and Bad, Right and Wrong

Abelard asks us to imagine two people who want to sponsor a poor house. Groucho and Harpo are equal in their moral zeal, but with differing results. The only reason Groucho has the house built, and Harpo does not, is that Groucho can do so,. Abelard: Actions by themselves are neither good nor bad, so we need to look elsewhere for right and wrong.