Can't We Make Moral Judgements?
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Can't We Make Moral Judgements?

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  2. English
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Can't We Make Moral Judgements?

About this book

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 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. The Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new preface from the author.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781474298001
eBook ISBN
9781474297981
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the Bloomsbury Revelations Edition
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 Can We Base Freedom on Ignorance?
  7. Chapter 2 Starting From Where We Are
  8. Chapter 3 Why There is Trouble Over Knowledge
  9. Chapter 4 Scepticism and Liberty
  10. Chapter 5 Why Must We Not Interfere?
  11. Chapter 6 The Fear of Society
  12. Chapter 7 The Public Side of Morality
  13. Chapter 8 Individuals in the Modern Melting-pot
  14. Chapter 9 Individualism, Solitude and Privacy
  15. Chapter 10 Morality and Harm
  16. Chapter 11 Rethinking Relativism
  17. Chapter 12 How Large is a Culture?
  18. Chapter 13 Varieties of Subjectivism
  19. Chapter 14 The Problem of Private Validity
  20. Chapter 15 Social Darwinist Egoism
  21. Chapter 16 Moving Forward Through the Modern World
  22. Chapter 17 Doubts, Reasonable and Otherwise
  23. Chapter 18 What About Values?
  24. Chapter 19 Back to the Main Question
  25. Chapter 20 How Much Have Things Changed?
  26. Envoi
  27. Index of Proper Names

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