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ARGUMENT IN MIXED COMPANY: MOM'S MAXIM VS. MILL'S PRINCIPLE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2010

Scott Aikin  and
Robert Talisse
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It is impolite to discuss matters of religion or politics in mixed company. So goes the popular adage which all of us were supposed to have learned as children from our mothers. Let's call it Mom's Maxim. We tend to accept Mom's Maxim. But is it philosophically sound? In this short essay, we raise some objections to Mom's Maxim and make a case for an alternative which we call Mill's Principle.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 10 , Issue 27 , Spring 2011 , pp. 31 - 43
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2011

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