Ethics

Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez's classic on ethics returns with a new cover. In this volume, Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez introduces the reader to the fundamental problems of ethics. Using clear and accessible language, with theoretical rigor, and observing the requirements of systematic foundation and investigation, Sánchez Vázquez examines the social factors that contribute to the practice of morality. He also shows that morality is a form of human behavior that only materializes when people live in society: morality necessarily exists to fulfill a social function. While courageously taking personal positions, critically analyzing disparate opinions, and avoiding the dogmatism that transforms ethics into a set of norms, Vázquez outlines the concept of a new morality, one that is in keeping with current needs and possibilities and contributes to leading humanity toward a truly universal morality. “An inspired and inspiring thinker, Adolfo Sanchez Vazquez undogmatically explored several of the sources of historical-dialectical materialism and vigorously maintains that it is essential for our current and future contemporaries.” – Mario Sergio Cortella.