<strong>Formal Ethics</strong> is the study of formal ethical principles. The most important ofthese perhaps even the most important principle of life is the go... » 

Formal Ethics is the study of formal ethical principles. The most important ofthese perhaps even the most important principle of life is the golden ruleTreat others as you want to be treated. Although the golden rule enjoyssupport amongst different cultures and religions in the world philosopherstend to neglect it. Formal Ethics gives the rule the attention it deserves.Modelled on formal logic Formal Ethics was inspired by the ethical theories ofKant and Hare. It shows that the basic formal principles of ethics like thegolden rule are very similar to principles of logic and gives a firm basisfor our ethical thinking. As an introduction to moral rationality FormalEthics also considers nonformal elements and is applied to areas of practicalconcern such as racism and moral education «