This introduction to ethics tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.

Preliminaries; Preface; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 Seven threats to ethics; 2 Some ethical ideas; 3 Foundations; Appendix; Notes and further reading; Picture credits; Bibliography; Index.