“Flynn presents a challenging, thought-provoking and thouroughly distinctive approach to ethical theory.”—Brian Trainor, Australian Journal of Political Science “A very good read. . . . A refreshing approach to the problem of how to defend humane ideals when you have given up the objective truth of moral statements.”—M.J. Cresswell, New Zealand Journal “Time and again, Flynn has spurred debate and ... Read moreopened up entirely new fields of scholarship. This book is an ambitious attempt to integrate philosophy, psychology, and sociology to provide an evidential case for humane ideals.”—Stephen J. Ceci, editor of The Nature Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings “Flynn shows that a humane and progressive liberalism can produce powerful arguments in the social and political realm, while abandoning what he regards as discredited and unhelpful notions of ethical proof and objectivity. There is nothing quite like this in literature—nothing that matches the power of Flynn’s meta-ethical discussion and sustained first-level arguments. The chapters on the dilemmas and difficulties in modern social policy on race and class are magnificent.”—Jeremy Waldron, author of Social Justice Show Less