Abstract

We have as yet seen no reason to think that the language of virtues can replace a language of norms for purposes of public moral discourse (though the one may exist alongside and interact with the other). The language of norms is likely to have a certain priority for the articulation of morality(n), particularly if the role of morality(n) is seen as analogous to the role of law. If the analogy is extended to cover not only the role of morality(n) but its form, then morality(n) will be seen as a system of norms, as law often is.