First published in 1977. Ethics is the most practical branch of
philosophy: its immediate concern is with people's actions. Yet
most philosophers do little to relate ethics intelligibly to the
human situation. In this inquiry into the nature of ethics, William
Ash draws on the relevant works of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin
to present the theory and practice of Marxist ethics. He offers an
explanation of the moral aspect of Marx's dictum: 'The philosophers
have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point,
however, is to change it.' The book includes, perhaps for the first
time in so considered a form, an assessment of Mao Tsetung's
contribution to Marxist moral philosophy, together with the ethical
implications of such developments in social practice as the
Proletarian Cultural Revolution. The author deals with the question
of value by analysing the concept of 'good'; with the question of
claims on people and things by analysing the concept of 'right';
with the question of the limits and scope of freedom of choice and
action by analysing the concept of 'ought'.' Clearly written in
order to 'de-mystify' the subject, the book challenges readers to
test the author's enlightened, Marxist approach in terms of the
ethical ordering of their own society.
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