Ordinary Vices - Paperback
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Ordinary Vices - Paperback
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by Judith Nisse Shklar (Author)
The seven deadly sins of Christianity represent the abysses of character, whereas Judith Shklar's "ordinary vices"--cruelty, hypocrisy, snobbery, betrayal, and misanthropy--are merely treacherous shoals, flawing our characters with mean-spiritedness and inhumanity.
Shklar draws from a brilliant array of writers--Molière and Dickens on hypocrisy, Jane Austen on snobbery, Shakespeare and Montesquieu on misanthropy, Hawthorne and Nietzsche on cruelty, Conrad and Faulkner on betrayal--to reveal the nature and effects of the vices. She examines their destructive effects, the ambiguities of the moral problems they pose to the liberal ethos, and their implications for government and citizens: liberalism is a difficult and challenging doctrine that demands a tolerance of contradiction, complexity, and the risks of freedom.Back Jacket
Shklar looks to literature to find characters and situation that can tell us most about these vices. This analysis by storytelling draws from plays, novels, and philosophical works to reveal the nature and effects of the five vices, devoting one chapter to each and gathering evidence from a brilliant array of writers.
Number of Pages: 278
Dimensions: 0.83 x 9.16 x 6.04 IN
Publication Date: July 01, 1985
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