The Right and the Good

The Right and the Good
AuthorW. D. Ross
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics
Published1930
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Right and the Good is a 1930 book by the Scottish philosopher David Ross. In it, Ross develops a deontological pluralism based on prima facie duties. Ross defends a realist position about morality and an intuitionist position about moral knowledge. The Right and the Good has been praised as one of the most important works of ethical theory in the twentieth century.