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Minding the gap : moral ideals and moral improvement /

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The book is an exploration of how we narrow the gap between our moral ideals and our actual selves. It develops an account of moral improvement as a practical project requiring a good moral neighborhood. Moral neighborhoods are constructed through social practices that instantiate moral ideals in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stohr, Karen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Moral motivation.
Ethics.
Social ethics.
Table of Contents:
  • The gap
  • Where we stand
  • Moral identities
  • Moral aspirations
  • Moral neighborhoods
  • Moral stagecraft
  • Social pretense
  • Self-deprecation
  • Being agreeable
  • The veil of philanthropy.