Human Blindness

William James Studies 3 (2008)
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: Starting from William James's classic essay, I distinguish ten different sorts of human blindness.� I ask which, if any, of these can be eradicated, and conclude that it is neither desirable nor possible to make more than gradual improvements in our moral vision

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John Lachs
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