A critical review of the developments of ethics over the last decade theory, is presented here in a lively and dense dialogue. The internal contradictions even the highest ethical aspirations invited to participate actively in the reflection
In Leticia, a village on the banks of the Amazon, the author builds a meeting between his alter ego and an elderly gentleman of Santo Domingo which is presented as his former teacher of rhetoric. The two men strike up a conversation about the foundations of morality.
In the first two of the six parts of the dialogue, I criticize the author's previous attempts to build a moral philosophy and especially the concept of justification for his book Lessons in ethics. According to the explanation of the ancient master, moral standards would by definition rules of conduct of which are considered to require a justification, but that can not be justified in themselves, such as statements, but must justify further against the affected . It would not agree with it, he continues, but in this case would be an option against morality and for arbitrariness, for the power of the individual or group.
In the third dialogue partners focus on the concept of justice and seek to clarify how to get to egalitarianism. The fourth part of the conversation is devoted to the question of moral universalism. A mock dialogue with a representative of ethical particularism has at this point to clarify the role of the options facing the nationalism and fascism. Other topics covered are: customs and conventions, the method of moral philosophy, moral motivation and the problem of corruption in modern societies.
Dialogues in Leticia include nice scenic effects and dialogue form allows contrasting intensely internal contradictions even the highest ethical claims. Reading thus becomes a true intellectual adventure with suspense.