Reflections on how we live / Annette C. Baier.

Author/creator Baier, Annette
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionix, 275 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009034145
ISBN9780199570362 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0199570361 (hardback : alk. paper)