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Bound by convention : obligations and social rules /

This work argues that being bound by a social convention can be valuable for its own sake. People need meaning in their lives, and conventions infuse our acts and attitudes with significance, rendering them right or wrong. Such rules bind us not just in virtue of their usefulness but also because th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owens, David (David J.) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Convention (Philosophy)
Social ethics.
Social interaction > Philosophy.
Convention (Philosophie)
Interaction sociale > Philosophie.
Jurisprudence.
LAW.
Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY.
Social ethics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work argues that being bound by a social convention can be valuable for its own sake. People need meaning in their lives, and conventions infuse our acts and attitudes with significance, rendering them right or wrong. Such rules bind us not just in virtue of their usefulness but also because their absence would impoverish our social world.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191918599
0191918598
9780192649478
0192649477
9780192649485
0192649485