On the Decline of the Genteel Virtues: From Gentility to Technocracy
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This innovative book proposes that what we think of as "moral conscience" is essentially the exercise of reflective judgment on the goods and ends arising in interpersonal relations, and that such judgment constitutes a form of taste. Through an historical survey Mitchell shows that the constant pendant to taste was an educational and cultural ideal, namely, that of the gentleman, whether he was an ancient Greek citizen-soldier, Roman magistrate,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:3030203565
ISBN13:9783030203566
Release Date:August 2020
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:292 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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