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020			_a9781474298001
082			_a170.42 _bMID
100			_aMidgley, Mary
245			_aCan't we make moral judgements?
260			_bBloomsbury Academic, _aLondon : _c2017
300			_axi, 171 p. ; _bill., _c22 cm
365			_b799.00 _cINR _d01
490			_aBloomsbury revelations series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aHow 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 Midgely 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.
650			_aJudgment, Ethics
650			_aMoral conditions
650			_aMoral philosophy
650			_aBhagavat Gita
650			_aBible
650			_aEnlightenment
650			_aGod
650			_aGreeks
650			_aFreedom value
650			_aScepticism
650			_aNietzsche
650			_a Sartre
650			_aP.D.James
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