Abstract

The author's objective is to defend what he regards as a moderate or middle position on the relationship between the moral point of view and the point of view of the individual. Unlike those who hold that the two must always collide and those who hold that they must ultimately coincide, the author holds that there is a potential for congruence between them. His pursuit of this issue leads to a review of "morality's content, authority, scope, and deliberative role". The rather complex argumentative structure of the work reflects in part the rich combinatorial possibilities of these factors, taken separately and together.