View from Here: On Affirmation, Attachment, and the Limits of Regret
by View from Here: On Affirmation, Attachment, and the Limits of Regret
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Must we always later regret actions that were wrong for us to perform at the time? Can there ever be good reason to affirm things in the past that we know were unfortunate? In this original work of moral philosophy, R. Jay Wallace shows that the standpoint from which we look back on our lives is shaped by our present attachments-to persons, to the projects that imbue our lives with meaning, and to life itself. Through a distinctive "affirmation dynamic," these attachments commit us to affirming the necessary conditions of their objects. The result is that we are sometimes unable to regret events and circumstances that were originally unjustified or otherwise somehow objectionable.
Product Details
- Oxford University Press Brand
- Jan 1, 2017 Pub Date:
- 9780190660758 ISBN-13:
- 0190660759 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 5.4 in * 0.7 in * 8.2 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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