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CONVERSING WITH THOSE WITH WHOM WE DISAGREE: A RESPONSE TO AIKIN AND TALISSE'S ‘ARGUMENT IN MIXED COMPANY: MOM'S MAXIM VS. MILL'S PRINCIPLE' (THINK 27)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2012

Brenda Watson
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‘Mom's Maxim’ states that it is impolite to discuss religion or politics in mixed company. Instead, Aikin and Talisse want us to heed Mill's Principle: ‘He who knows only his own side of a case knows little of that.’ They want us actively to engage in debate with those who may disagree with us. To fail to do so may lead to irresponsible judgements, implied if not actually stated, of all those who hold positions different from our own. This points to a ‘dark side’ of Mom's Maxim.

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Think , Volume 11 , Issue 31 , Summer 2012 , pp. 81 - 95
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2012

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