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Why Old Things Matter

James, Simon P.

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It is, I suggest, unclear whether any old inanimate objects deserve to be treated with respect simply because they are old. Yet this does not entail that an object’s age has no bearing at all on the question of how it may permissibly be treated. I defend the claim that those who fail to take seriously the histories of old inanimate objects typically deserve to be criticized on aretaic grounds. Such people, I argue, tend to lack the virtue of humility.

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James, S. P. (2015). Why Old Things Matter. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 12(3), 313-329. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-4681038

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 26, 2015
Deposit Date Feb 11, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Moral Philosophy
Print ISSN 1740-4681
Electronic ISSN 1745-5243
Publisher Brill Academic Publishers
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 3
Pages 313-329
DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-4681038
Keywords Respect, Age, Virtue ethics, Inanimate objects, Narrative, Humility.

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