For 10 points, name this author of Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy.
In a book on an earlier philosopher, this man discussed a representation of reality that can adequately account for all other true representations, claiming that while such an absolute conception exists for scientific inquiry, it does not for moral philosophy. This thinker used the story of Gauguin leaving his family to become a painter as an example of where rational and moral justifications clash. In one book, he argues that philosophers inevitably fail in trying to create an impartial ethical system that (*) transcends all cultures and individuals, and particularly attacks obligation-based morality's focus on "ethical purity." In an essay, this thinker wrote that morality's claim as an overriding value implies chance events can determine whether our decisions are right or wrong. An essay by Thomas Nagel further developed his concept of "moral luck." For 10 points, name this author of Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy.
In a book on an earlier philosopher, this man discussed a representation of reality that can adequately account for all other true representations, claiming that while such an absolute conception exists for scientific inquiry, it does not for moral philosophy.
(Sir) Bernard (Arthur Owen) Williams