This 2nd edition has been revised and updated throughout. Schroeder makes even the most difficult material accessible by offering crucial background along the way. Also included are exercises at the end of each chapter, chapter summaries, and a glossary of technical terms. Essential reading for all students of ethics and metaethics.

Mark Schroeder is professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California, USA. He is the author of Explanation and Expression in Ethics, Volumes 1 and 2 (2014 and 2015), Reasons First (2021), Slaves of the Passions (2007), and Being For: Evaluating the Semantic Program of Expressivism (2008).

Preface to the Second Edition Note for Instructors Acknowledgements 1. The Problems of Metaethics 2. The Noncognitivist Turn 3. The Frege-Geach Problem, 1939-1970 4. Expressivism 5. Moral Thought 6. The Frege-Geach Problem, 1973-1988 7. The Frege-Geach Problem, 1988-2008 8. Truth and Objectivity 9. Epistemology - Wishful Thinking 10. The Hybrid Gambit 11. Applications 12. Prospects. Glossary of Terms Structured Bibliography Index