Ordinary Vices by Judith Nisse Shklar
Judith Shklar draws from a brilliant array of writersMoliere and Dickens on hypocrisy, Jane Austen on snobbery, Shakespeare and Montesquieu on misanthropy, Hawthorne and Nietzsche on cruelty, Conrad and Faulkner on betrayalto reveal the nature and effects of the vices.
These are civilized excursions, literate and sensitive, and I cherish the book for its effort to move us out of the metalanguage and into the heart of darknessOnce we acknowledge the ordinariness of ordinary vices, the banality of normal badness, we may find ourselves not so distant from the moral monsters of human history, who may simply be us, writ large. -- A. C. Danto * Times Literary Supplement *
The book is a delight to read. At every turn of the argument it spurs one to think, and gives added pleasure with each new perplexity it raises. Readers who relish thinking for its own sake will be happy to join in the sheer exuberance of it. -- Ronald Beiner * Times Higher Education Supplement *
A distinguished book, full of wit, humanity, and insight… It is also, and more importantly, a moral psychology for liberals. -- Michael Walzer
The book is a delight to read. At every turn of the argument it spurs one to think, and gives added pleasure with each new perplexity it raises. Readers who relish thinking for its own sake will be happy to join in the sheer exuberance of it. -- Ronald Beiner * Times Higher Education Supplement *
A distinguished book, full of wit, humanity, and insight… It is also, and more importantly, a moral psychology for liberals. -- Michael Walzer
Judith N. Shklar (1928–1992) was John Cowles Professor of Government at Harvard University and a MacArthur Fellow. Her many books include American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion, Ordinary Vices, and Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674641761 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674641760 |
| Title | Ordinary Vices |
| Author | Judith Nisse Shklar |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1985-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
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