Full Idea
A moral system seems necessarily to be one aimed at removing particular dangers and securing certain benefits.
Gist of Idea
A moral system must deal with the dangers and benefits of life
Source
Philippa Foot (Morality and Art [1972], p.6)
Book Reference
Foot,Philippa: 'Moral Dilemmas' [OUP 2002], p.6
A Reaction
I thoroughly approve of this approach to morality, which anchors it in real life, rather than in ideals or principles of reason.