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Baier, Annette (1929–)


Subject Philosophy

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781405106795.2004.x


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New Zealander moral philosopher, born in Queenstown, New Zealand, Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh. Baier seeks to understand mental and moral phenomena, including reason and intentionality, in terms of human social being. As a scholar of Hume, she stresses the importance of sentiment and custom in moral life and argues against a conception of moral philosophy that attempts to find a system of universal moral rules. Her main work is Postures of the Mind: Essays on Mind and Morals (1985). ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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