Sophie Grace Chappell is the author of numerous books and articles on ethics, ancient philosophy, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. She has taught at universities including the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Manchester. Since 2006 she has been Professor of Philosophy at The Open University.

• Introduction 1: What makes a good decision? 2: Three kinds of moral imagination 3: Intuition, system, and the 'paradox' of deontology 4: Impartial benevolence and partial love 5: Internal reasons and the heart's desire 6: On the very idea of criteria for personhood 7: Glory as an ethical idea 8: Nobility and beauty in ethics 9: Moral certainties 10: Why ethics is hard 11: The varieties of knowledge in Plato and Aristotle 12: Platonistic virtue ethics Bibliography

The book must be praised as an inspiring expression of an ethical vision with deep historical roots and urgent contemporary relevance . . . Timothy Chappell's book is itself an ethical exemplar, a study in the contemplation of value, a testament to ordinary goodness. Event those who disagree must contemplate his arguments; since "if we can't see individual specific things, we can't see anything at all."

Sophie Grace Chappell is the author of numerous books and articles on ethics, ancient philosophy, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. She has taught at universities including the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Manchester. Since 2006 she has been Professor of Philosophy at The Open University.

• Introduction 1: What makes a good decision? 2: Three kinds of moral imagination 3: Intuition, system, and the 'paradox' of deontology 4: Impartial benevolence and partial love 5: Internal reasons and the heart's desire 6: On the very idea of criteria for personhood 7: Glory as an ethical idea 8: Nobility and beauty in ethics 9: Moral certainties 10: Why ethics is hard 11: The varieties of knowledge in Plato and Aristotle 12: Platonistic virtue ethics Bibliography

The book must be praised as an inspiring expression of an ethical vision with deep historical roots and urgent contemporary relevance . . . Timothy Chappell's book is itself an ethical exemplar, a study in the contemplation of value, a testament to ordinary goodness. Event those who disagree must contemplate his arguments; since "if we can't see individual specific things, we can't see anything at all."

Sophie Grace Chappell is the author of numerous books and articles on ethics, ancient philosophy, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. She has taught at universities including the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia, the University of East Anglia, and the University of Manchester. Since 2006 she has been Professor of Philosophy at The Open University.

• Introduction 1: What makes a good decision? 2: Three kinds of moral imagination 3: Intuition, system, and the 'paradox' of deontology 4: Impartial benevolence and partial love 5: Internal reasons and the heart's desire 6: On the very idea of criteria for personhood 7: Glory as an ethical idea 8: Nobility and beauty in ethics 9: Moral certainties 10: Why ethics is hard 11: The varieties of knowledge in Plato and Aristotle 12: Platonistic virtue ethics Bibliography

The book must be praised as an inspiring expression of an ethical vision with deep historical roots and urgent contemporary relevance . . . Timothy Chappell's book is itself an ethical exemplar, a study in the contemplation of value, a testament to ordinary goodness. Event those who disagree must contemplate his arguments; since "if we can't see individual specific things, we can't see anything at all."