Preface;
PART ONE: THE STATUS OF ETHICS:
1 The Subjectivity of Values:
1 Moral scepticism;
2 Subjectivism;
3 The multiplicity of second order questions;
4 Is objectivity a real issue?;
5 Standards of evaluation;
6 Hypothetical and categorical imperatives;
7 The claim to objectivity;
8 The argument from relativity;
9 The argument from queerness;
10 Patterns of objectification;
11 The general goal of human life;
12 Conclusion;
2 The Meaning of 'Good':
1 The general meaning of 'good';
2 'Good' in moral contexts;
3 Obligations and Reasons:
1 'Is' and 'ought';
2 The meaning of 'ought';
3 Varieties of reason;
4 Institutions;
4 Universalization:
1 The first stage of universalization: the irrelevance of numerical differences;
2 The second stage of universalization: putting oneself in the other person's place;
3 The third stage of universalization: taking account of different tastes and rival ideals;
4 Subjective elements in universalization;
PART TWO: THE CONTENT OF ETHICS:
5 The Object of Morality:
1 Consequences of moral scepticism;
2 A device for counteracting limited sympathies;
3 The form of the device;
4 Game theory analysis;
5 The content of the device: conservatism or reform?;
6 Utilitarianism:
1 Act utilitarianism;
2 The ethics of fantasy;
3 Morality in the narrow sense;
4 Rule utilitarianism;
5 The 'proof of utility;
6 Utility as desire-satisfaction;
7 The malleability of morality;
7 Consequentialism and Deontology:
1 Conceptions of the good;
2 The rationale of universalization;
3 The need for secondary principles;
4 Special relationships and the form of moral principles;
5 Ends and means;
6 Absolutism and the principle of double effect;

8 Elements of a Practical Morality:
1 The good for man;
2 Egoism, rights, and property;
3 Liberty;
4 Truth-telling, lies, and agreements;
5 How princes should keep faith;
6 Virtue;
7 The motive for morality;
8 Extensions of morality;
9 The right to life;
10 Conclusion;
PART THREE: FRONTIERS OF ETHICS:
9 Determinism, Responsibility, and Choice:
1 Voluntary or intentional actions;
2 The straight rule of responsibility;
3 Causal determinism and human action;
4 Hard and soft determinism;
10 Religion, Law, and Politics:
1 The theological frontier of ethics;
2 Contacts and overlaps between morality and law;
3 Political applications and extensions of morality;
Notes and References.

An insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persuasively argues, don't exist. His refutation of such facts is based on their metaphysical 'queerness' and the observation of cultural relativity.