{"product_id":"why-its-ok-to-be-amoral-paperback","title":"Why It's OK to Be Amoral - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald de Sousa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that self-righteous moralism has replaced religion as a source of embattled and gratuitous certainties. High-minded moral convictions invoke the authority of sacred moral truths; but there are no such truths. In reality, moral passions are rooted in atavistic emotional dispositions and arbitrary social conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald de Sousa\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, was born in Switzerland and educated at New College, Oxford (BA) and Princeton (PhD). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rationality of Emotion \u003c\/i\u003e(1987), \u003ci\u003eWhy Think? Evolution and the Rational Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), \u003ci\u003eEmotional Truth \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eLove: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). A number of his interviews and debates are available on YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45852546367685,"sku":"9781032232836","price":43.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/OICIRNsT9f9781032232836.webp?v=1771454509","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/why-its-ok-to-be-amoral-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}