Reflections on how we live
Annette C. Baier
Edition 1
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Title and Author
Reflections on how we live / Annette C. BaierPublication Details
آکسفورد : Oxford University Press، 2010مPhysical Description
ix, 275 p.; 24 cm.Subject
EthicsLanguage
انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The rights of past and future persons -- For the sake of future generations -- Discrimin.ite death-dealing: who may kill whom, and how? -- Can philosophers be patriots? -- Why honesty is a hard virtue postscript -- Getting in touch with our own feelings -- How to get to know one's own mind: some simple ways -- The moral perils of intimacy -- Feelings that matter -- Demoralization, trust, and the virtues -- Sympathy and self-trust -- Putting hope in its place -- How to lose friends: some simple ways -- Alienating affection -- Faces, and other body parts -- Other minds: jottings towards an intellectual self-image