Moral Responsibility

Moral Responsibility, Volume 1 of the Very Short Introductions Ser, examines the complex nature of ethical accountability. This philosophy text explores the web of evaluations and attitudes that define human commitment to moral responsibility from childhood through adulthood. Paul Russell analyzes the practical problems associated with these commitments, addressing the puzzles and perplexities that often lead to skepticism within the fields of ethics and morality.

This volume in the Very Short Introductions Ser provides a balanced perspective on the human ethical predicament, avoiding both extreme optimism and bleak pessimism. As a concise guide to social philosophy and political thought, Moral Responsibility offers a professional analysis of how to handle moral obligations in a truthful and humane way. This work fits within the broader categories of politics and social sciences, providing a sharp introduction to a challenging philosophical subject.