Can't we make moral judgements?:

"How many times do we hear the statement 'It's not for me to judge'? It conveys one of the most popular ideas of our time: that to make judgements of others is essentially wrong. In this classic text, the renowned moral philosopher Mary Midgley turns a spotlight on the ever popul...

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Main Author: Midgley, Mary 1919-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2017
Edition:Bloomsbury revelations edition
Series:Bloomsbury revelations
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Summary:"How many times do we hear the statement 'It's not for me to judge'? It conveys one of the most popular ideas of our time: that to make judgements of others is essentially wrong. In this classic text, the renowned moral philosopher Mary Midgley turns a spotlight on the ever popular stance in society that we should not make moral judgements on others. Guiding the reader through the diverse approaches to this complex subject, she interrogates our strong beliefs about such things as the value of freedom that underlie our scepticism about making moral judgements. She shows how the question of whether or not we can make these judgements must inevitably affect our attitudes not only to the law and its institutions but also to events that occur in our daily lives, and suggests that mistrust of moral judgements may be making life even harder for us than it would be otherwise. The texts and philosophers discussed range from Nietzsche and Sartre to P.D. James and the Bhagavad Gita. The Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new preface from the author."...Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Description:"First published 1991 in the Mind Matters series by Bristol Classical Press"...Title page verso. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 171 pages)
ISBN:9781474297998
9781474297981

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