Honouring and Admiring the Immoral

Is it appropriate to honour and admire people who have created great works of art, made important intellectual contributions, performed great sporting feats or shaped the history of a nation if those people have also acted immorally? This book provides a philosophical investigation of this important...

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Main Authors: Alfred Archer (Author), Benjamin Matheson (Author)
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