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A review by xkrow
Inner Virtue by Nicolas Bommarito
Won't score this because of my bias towards Professor Bommarito.
I read this as part of Professor Bommarito's course on moral psychology. It blended well with the other selections. His style definitely improved in his later work, but this was still an incredibly easy read for what it is (a philosophy dissertation). The ideas presented give a lot of food for thought. It was surprising when Professor Bommarito pointed out the lack of work in this area and how little inner emotions are seen as areas where more work can be done. We are definitely an action driven society, but all our greatest literature dives into characters' minds. Our films try their best to portray the inner lives of characters through their own tricks. So why is this a controversial thing? Weird. I enjoyed the final message. Yes, it may be simple: don't assume the inner lives of others. But it is effective and needed, especially in a day and age where we are more and more connected to people across the world. Parasocial relationships do not privy us to the minds of others, and we should be careful not to assume reasons behind others' actions
I read this as part of Professor Bommarito's course on moral psychology. It blended well with the other selections. His style definitely improved in his later work, but this was still an incredibly easy read for what it is (a philosophy dissertation). The ideas presented give a lot of food for thought. It was surprising when Professor Bommarito pointed out the lack of work in this area and how little inner emotions are seen as areas where more work can be done. We are definitely an action driven society, but all our greatest literature dives into characters' minds. Our films try their best to portray the inner lives of characters through their own tricks. So why is this a controversial thing? Weird. I enjoyed the final message. Yes, it may be simple: don't assume the inner lives of others. But it is effective and needed, especially in a day and age where we are more and more connected to people across the world. Parasocial relationships do not privy us to the minds of others, and we should be careful not to assume reasons behind others' actions