The ethical dangers of ethical sensitivity

Saul Smilansky

doi:10.1111/j.1468-5930.1996.tb00145.x

The ethical dangers of ethical sensitivity

Saul Smilansky

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

All ethical systems seem to call for more ethical sensitivity. The dangers to personal life of too much ethical sensitivity have received much attention lately, in attempts to limit the demands of morality. But the ethical dangers of ethical sensitivity have hardly been noticed I argue that, in a number of different ways, too much ethical sensitivity can be ethically harmful. The normative, the psychological and the pragmatic pictures are far more complex than is commonly realised.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-20
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Applied Philosophy
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.1996.tb00145.x
State	Published - 1 Apr 1996

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