WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. The philosophical story of H. A. Prichard (1871-1947) and W. D. Ross (1877-1971) is the story of intuitionism’s progress from the rather bare bones statement of this metaethical position that we find in Prichard to the fairly well fleshed out version that we find in Ross. Selections from W. D. Ross, The Right and The Good , Chapter 2. Gregory B. Sadler 2,218 views [W D Ross; Philip Stratton-Lake] Home. Ross’s Moral Theory The next theory we will consider comes from William David Ross (1877-1971) While mostly deontological, Ross’s theory is somewhat in between stricter deontological theories, like Kant’s, and teleological theories, like utilitarianism. By W. D. Ross. Ross (Kant). The Right and the Good, a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the eminent scholar Sir David Ross, is now presented in a new edition with a substantial introduction by Philip Stratton-Lake, a leading expert on Ross.Ross's book is the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant moral theory in British philosophy for much of the nineteenth and early Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library ... Summary: Written by a great scholar, this is a classic of twentieth-century philosophy. The Right and the Good, a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the eminent scholar Sir David Ross, is now presented in a new edition with a substantial introduction by Philip Stratton-Lake, a leading expert on Ross. W. D. Ross, The Right and the Good, 1930. [1] The lecture supplement is to a selection in Ethical Theory: Classic and Contemporary Readings (sixth edition), eds. Ross' discussion of the prima facie duty of Justice in chapter 2 of his work The Right and the Good. When a plain man fulfils a promise because he thinks he ought to do so, it seems clear that he does so with Available at ... when I think it right to do the latter at the cost of not doing the former, it is not ... good for good and forbidding us to return good for evil, and that I do suggest that ... the only thing that is good in and of itself is the Good Will. This essay does not pretend to fully set forth W. D. Ross’s "moral intuitionist" theory, which is considerably more sophisticated than a brief discussion can show. If you'd … W. D. Ross's Moral Theory. 2) Susan Wolf, “Moral Saints” Virtue Ethics (rough sketch of Aristotelian Eudaimonism) It seems to have gone over well, this first time that I’ve done it. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 1 Selections from: W. D. Ross, The Right and the Good (1930) What Makes Right Acts Right? It resembles a deontological theory in that these duties prescribe general kinds of acts, and they do not rest on their possible consequences. This book ha s been printe d digitally and produced in a standard specification in order to ensure its continuing availability OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRBSS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford 0X2 6DP