This volume investigates the current state of metaethical inquiry by presenting a collection of original research on the foundations of ethics. Editor Russ Shafer-Landau compiles peer-reviewed essays that address the intersection of ethical theory with metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The work serves as a primary record of contemporary scholarly discourse within the field of moral philosophy.

Scholars and students of philosophy recognize this series as a primary venue for high-level metaethical research. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is intended for an audience already well-versed in the nuances of contemporary analytic philosophy.