BERNARD WILLIAMS MORALITY AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS § CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSPublished by the Press Syndicate ofthe University of Cambridge ‘The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 IRP 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA. 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia (©Bemard Williams 1972 Preface to the Canto edition © Bernard Williams 1998 ISBN 0521 457297 paperback First published in the USA by Harper & Row 1972 Published in Pelican Books 1973 Reissued by the Cambridge University Press 1976 Reprinted 1978 1980 1982 1987 1950 Canto edition 1993 Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Cambridge To ‘My Mother and FatherCONTENTS Preface to the Canto edition page xi Preface xvii The amoralist 3 Subjectivism: First thoughts 4 Interlude: Relativism 2» Subjectivism: Further thoughts 26 ‘Good’ 38 Goodness and roles 48 Moral standards and the distinguishing mark ofa man 55 God, morality, and prudence 6 What ismorality about? B Utilitarianism Cd