A Foundation for Living Ethically

Today, many people seem to think they can reject ethics, and even think that success requires its rejection. Others think they can choose what ethical principles to accept and reject, because (they think) it is just personal and subjective. A lot of talk that relates to ethics is confused or confusing. In the face of this we might despair, or resort to scrambling for popularity, power and material success, knowing that our victory, should it occur, may be fickle and transient, and it will probably cost us personally. In this book you will find a plausible foundation for living an ethical life, based on five core human values. It is a foundation that will strengthen you personally in all that the world challenges you with. It begins with the simple idea of ethics as having regard for the well-being of others. This is not to suggest that you can be perfect or superior to others, but it is to say you can live ethically, and also that it is a worthwhile way to live.