Moral Luck centres on questions of moral philosophy and the theory of rational action. That whole area has of course been strikingly reinvigorated over the last decade, and philosophers have both broadened and deepened their concerns in a way that now makes much earlier moral and political philosophy look sterile and trivial.

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Persons, character and morality; 2. Moral luck; 3. Utilitarianism and moral self-indulgence; 4. Politics and moral character; 5. Conflicts of values; 6. Justice as a virtue; 7. Rawls and pascal's wager; 8. Internal and external reasons; 9. Ought and moral obligation; 10. Practical necessity; 11. The truth in relativism; 12. Wittgenstein and idealism; 13. Another time, another place, another person.