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The pioneering moral philosopher Annette Baier presents a series of new and recent essays in ethics, broadly conceived to include both engagements with other philosophers and personal meditations on life. Baier's unique voice and insight illuminate a wide range of topics. In the public sphere, she enquires into patriotism, what we owe future people, and what toleration we should have for killing. In the private sphere, she discusses honesty, self-knowledge, hope, sympathy, andself-trust, and offers personal reflections on faces, friendship, and alienating affection.
The rights of past and future persons -- For the sake of future -- Discriminate death dealing: you may kill whom, and how? -- Can philosophers be patriots? -- Why honesty is a hard virture postrcript -- Getting in touch with your own feelings -- How to get know one's mind: some simple ways -- The moral perils of intimacy -- Feelings that matter -- Demoralization, trust, and the virtures -- Sympathy and self- trust -- Putting hope in its place -- How to lose friends: some simple ways -- Alienating affections -- Faces, and other body parts -- Other minds: jotting towards an intellectual self-image.
A majority of the essays were published previously.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010