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Adrian Moore on Bernard Williams on Ethics

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Exploring the Distinction Between Ethics and Morality in Bernard Williams' Philosophy

This chapter explores Bernard Williams' philosophical distinctions between ethics and morality, emphasizing ethics as a broader concept of living while morality is a more modern specificity. It critiques utilitarianism and Kantian deontology, asserting that they share key assumptions and that morality must not overshadow essential dimensions of human existence.

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