Moral Prejudices: Essays on Ethics

Annette Baier delivers an appeal for our fundamental moral notions to be governed not by rules and codes but by trust: a moral prejudice. Along the way, she gives us the best feminist philosophy there is. Baier's topics range from violence to love, from cruelty to justice, and are linked by a preoccupation with vulnerability and inequality of vulnerability, with trust and distrust of equals, with cooperation and isolation. Throughout, she is concerned with the theme of women's roles. In this provocative exploration of the implications of trusting to trust rather than proscription, Baier interweaves anecdote and autobiography with readings of Hume and Kant to produce an entertaining, challenging, and highly readable book.

Author: Annette C. Baier
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 02/01/1995
Series: Essays on Ethics
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.16w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780674587168
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