You-re probably never going to be a saint. Even so, let-s face it: you could be a better person. We all could. But what does that mean for you? -In a world full of suffering and deprivation, it-s easy to despair-and it-s also easy to judge ourselves for not doing more. Even if we gave away everything we own and devoted ourselves to good works, it wouldn-t solve all the world-s problems. It would make them better, though. So is that what we have to do? Is anything less a moral failure? Can we lead a fundamentally decent life without taking such drastic steps? -Todd May has answers. He-s not the sort of philosopher who tells us we have to be model citizens who display perfect ethics in every decision we make. He-s realistic: he understands that living up to ideals is a constant struggle. In A Decent Life, May leads readers through the traditional philosophical bases of a number of arguments about what ethics asks of us, then he develops a more reasonable and achievable way of thinking ab
