What make someone a good human being? Is there an objective answer
to this question, an answer that can be given in naturalistic
terms? For ages philosophers have attempted to develop some sort of
naturalistic ethics. Against ethical naturalism, however, notable
philosophers have contended that such projects are impossible, due
to the existence of some sort of gap between facts and values.
Others have suggested that teleology, upon which many forms of
ethical naturalism depend, is an outdated metaphysical concept.
This book argues that a good human being is one who has those
traits the possession of which enables someone to achieve those
ends natural to beings like us. Thus, the answer to the question of
what makes a good human being is given in terms both objective and
naturalistic. The author shows that neither 'is-ought' gaps, nor
objections concerning teleology pose insurmountable problems for
naturalistic virtue ethics. This work is a much needed contribution
to the ongoing debate about ethical theory and ethical virtue.
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