
Hiding from Humanity
Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America''s most influential philosophers, presents a critique of the role that shame and disgust play in our individual and social lives and, in particular...
Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America''s most influential philosophers, presents a critique of the role that shame and disgust play in our individual and social lives and, in particular...