Critique of Forms of Life |
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| Author:
| Jaeggi, Rahel |
| Translator:
| Cronin, Ciaran |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-98871-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $86.00USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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For liberals, the question "Do others live rightly?" seems to demand a follow-up question: "Who am I to judge?" Peaceful coexistence, in this view, is predicated on restraint from morally evaluating our peers. But Rahel Jaeggi argues that criticizing is not only valid but also useful. Moral judgment is no error--the error lies in how we go about it.
For liberals, the question "Do others live rightly?" seems to demand a follow-up question: "Who am I to judge?" Peaceful coexistence, in this view, is predicated on restraint from morally evaluating our peers. But Rahel Jaeggi argues that criticizing is not only valid but also useful. Moral judgment is no error--the error lies in how we go about it.