Moral Prejudices: Essays on Ethics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674587168)

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
ISBN-10: 0674587162
ISBN-13: 9780674587168
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1995
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.16w x 0.89d