Abstract:
An attempt is made in this paper to assess the relationship between morality
and human life. This is argued that such an assessment requires a change in
perspective from right conduct that is pervasive in the large part of liberal
moral theory, to good life. This is only such a perspective change that makes
the transfiguration of morality within human life of narrative unity and
integrity possible. The perspective of good life is proposed to be based on the
adoption of a higher order attitudinal stance ± the stance of selflessness. The
argument begins with the perspective of right conduct in order to prove its
inadequacies and secondly the perspective of good life is put forth to show
that the object of morality is the whole human life ± life in its full unity.