The Virtues of Our Vices: A Modest Defense of Gossip, Rudeness, and Other Bad Habits

by Emrys Westacott

Book Overview

Are there times when it's right to be rude? Can we distinguish between good and bad gossip? Am I a snob if I think that NPR listeners are likely to be better informed than devotees of Fox News? Does sick humor do anyone any good? Can I think your beliefs are absurd but still respect you? In The Virtues of Our Vices , philosopher Emrys Westacott takes a fresh look at important everyday ethical questions--and comes up with surprising answers. He makes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691141991
• ISBN13: 9780691141992
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"