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_a170.42 _bMID |
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100 | _aMidgley, Mary | ||
245 | _aCan't we make moral judgements? | ||
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_bBloomsbury Academic, _aLondon : _c2017 |
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_axi, 171 p. ; _bill., _c22 cm |
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_b799.00 _cINR _d01 |
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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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