Study Questions

  1. What two types of answers does Prichard think can be given to the skeptical question “Why should I do the things I’ve always believed I ought to do?” What problems does he raise for each of these answers?
  2. How does Prichard think we can come to have moral knowledge? How does his view differ from the views he discusses in the first half of his paper? Which do you think is more plausible?
  3. According to Prichard, what is the difference between morality and virtue? From what kinds of motives do moral actions and virtuous actions arise, on his view?
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