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The Virtues of Our Vices Westacott.indb 1 7/30/11 10:55 AM Westacott.indb 2 7/30/11 10:55 AM The Virtues of Our Vices A Modest Defense of Gossip, Rudeness, and Other Bad Habits Emrys Westacott Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford Westacott.indb 3 7/30/11 10:55 AM copyright © 2012 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William street, Princeton, new Jersey 08540 in the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 oxford street, Woodstock, oxfordshire OX20 1TW press.princeton.edu All rights reserved Library of congress cataloging-in-Publication Data Westacott, emrys. The virtues of our vices : a modest defense of gossip, rudeness, and other bad habits / emrys Westacott. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-691-14199-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. vices. 2. conduct of life. i. title. BJ1534.W47 2012 179’.8—dc22 2011006595 British Library cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Garamond Premier Pro and raleigh Gothic Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ Printed in the United states of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Westacott.indb 4 7/30/11 10:55 AM To Vicky Westacott.indb 5 7/30/11 10:55 AM Westacott.indb 6 7/30/11 10:55 AM Contents introduction 1 1 The rights and Wrongs of rudeness 13 2 The ethics of Gossiping 53 3 on snobbery: is it sinful to Feel superior? 100 4 “That’s not funny—that’s sick!” 162 5 Why should i respect your stupid opinion? 215 Acknowledgments 261 notes 265 index 289 Westacott.indb 7 7/30/11 10:55 AM Westacott.indb 8 7/30/11 10:55 AM The Virtues of Our Vices Westacott.indb 9 7/30/11 10:55 AM
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