Table of Contents

W. D. Ross: Note to the Original Edition (1949)
J. O. Urmson: Introduction to the paperback edition (1968)
Jim MacAdam: Editor's Introduction (2001)
Bibliography
1: H. A. Prichard: What Is The Basis of Moral Obligation?
2: Does Moral Philosophy Rest On A Mistake? (1912)
3: Duty and Interest (1928)
4: Kant's Fundamental Principles Of The Metaphysics Of Morals
5: A Conflict of Duties (1928)
6: Duty and Ignorance of Fact (1932)
7: The Meaning of Good In The Ethics Of Aristotle (1935)
8: Manuscript On Morals (1928-45)
9: Moral Obligation (1937)
10: Green's Principles of Political Obligation (1935-7)
11: The Object Of A Desire (1940)
12: The Obligation To Keep A Promise (c. 1940)
13: Exchanging (1940)
14: The Time Of An Obligation
15: The Psychology of Writing
16: Acting, Willing, Desiring (1945)
17: 'Ought' (1947)
Appendices: Letter From Cook Wilson To Prichard (1904)
Letter from Prichard to Ross (1932)
Index

About the Author

H. A. Prichard (1871-1947) was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University. Jim MacAdam is Emeritus Professor at Trent University, Canada.