Representing a break away from the assumptions of debates, this book challenges philosophical arguments and attitudes. It is written for anyone intrigued by the questions about goodness and human life. This book offers a beginning for moral philosophy. Her discussion includes topics such as practical rationality and Nietzsche's immoralism. For those of us who feel that bioethics is rather unphilosophical today, Foot's work is a welcome challenge and support in remedying that defect.