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Title:
The virtues of our vices : a modest defense of gossip, rudeness, and other bad habits
Author:
Westacott, Emrys.
ISBN:
9781400839506
Publication Information:
Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations
Abstract:
Are there times when it's right to be rude? Can we distinguish between good and bad gossip? Am I a snob if I think that NPR listeners are likely to be better informed than devotees of Fox News? Does sick humor do anyone any good? Can I think your beliefs are absurd but still respect you? In The Virtues of Our Vices, philosopher Emrys Westacott takes a fresh look at important everyday ethical questions--and comes up with surprising answers. He makes a compelling argument that some of our most common vices--rudeness, gossip, snobbery, tasteless humor, and disrespect for others' beliefs--often ha.
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