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A review by daphne2000
Ethics: A Very Short Introduction by Simon Blackburn
DNF @ 70%
I don't consider myself an expert on ethics or super knowledgeable on philosophy in general, but I think I know too much to really enjoy this book. To be fair, this is an introductory text, so I don't blame the author.
The one real critique I have for the book was that it wasn't presented impartially. When the author presented critiques of different ethical theories, he acted like the critiques completely took down the theory and that no sane person would have an opinion that was different from his. I don't know if that was his intention, but he came off as though he was convinced that his opinions were the only correct ones out there.
I don't consider myself an expert on ethics or super knowledgeable on philosophy in general, but I think I know too much to really enjoy this book. To be fair, this is an introductory text, so I don't blame the author.
The one real critique I have for the book was that it wasn't presented impartially. When the author presented critiques of different ethical theories, he acted like the critiques completely took down the theory and that no sane person would have an opinion that was different from his. I don't know if that was his intention, but he came off as though he was convinced that his opinions were the only correct ones out there.