Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk
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- Jul 21, 2020
- #Philosophy
We are all guilty of it. We call people terrible names in conversation or online. We vilify those with whom we disagree, and make bolder claims than we could defend. We want to be s...
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ISBN: 0190900156
ISBN-13: 9780190900151
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Rob Henderson @robkhenderson
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Dec 23, 2020
- Curated in Best books I read in 2020
"if politics becomes a morality pageant, then the contestants have an incentive to keep problems intact...politics becomes a forum to show off moral qualities...people will be dedicated to activism for its own sake, as a vehicle to preen"
Steven Sinofsky @StevenSinofsky
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Dec 11, 2022
6/ Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk by @JustinTosi @BrandonWarmke is a must read if you are debating the goings on here on twitter. So much of what we experience can be explained by the patterns herein. No easy answers but a great framework.