Towards an adequate ethical theory

Abstract

The author re-examines Hare’s claim about universal prescriptivism as the most adequate ethical theory in the narrow sense. Validity of that standpoint is being verified in relation to some rival conceptions, and through the requirements which have to be satisfied in order that an ethical theory can be called adequate.

Keywords

• ethical theory
• moral theory
• ethical operators
• formal properties of the moral words
• universal prescriptivism