A Wild West of the Mind

by George Sher

Book Overview

Can unexpressed thoughts be morally wrong? Are people subject to moral condemnation not only for their malicious, biased, and cruel actions, but also for their private malice, biased beliefs, and ugly fantasies? Although many would answer "yes," George Sher argues in A Wild West of the Mind that none of the main approaches to morality support this view and that to accept it would be to relinquish an essential aspect of our mental freedom. To preserve...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197564674
• ISBN13: 9780197564677
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.4"