Tag: Prudence

January 21, 2024

Dear Prudence The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse (EPUB)

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Free Download Guy Fletcher, "Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse"
English | ISBN: 0198858264 | 2021 | 224 pages | EPUB | 399 KB
Philosophers have long theorized about what makes people’s lives go well, and why, and the extent to which morality and self-interest can be reconciled. However, we have spent little time on meta-prudential questions, questions about prudential discourse-thought and talk about what is good and bad for us; what contributes to well-being; and what we have prudential reason, or prudentially ought, to do. This situation is surprising given that prudence is, prima facie, a normative form of discourse and cries out for further investigation of what it is like and whether it has problematic commitments. It also marks a stark contrast from moral discourse, about which there has been extensive theorizing, in meta-ethics.

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April 8, 2023

Dear Prudence Liberating Lessons from Slate.com’s Beloved Advice Column [Audiobook]

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Free Download Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com’s Beloved Advice Column (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0B64HMM1C | 2023 | 8 hours and 52 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 254 MB
Author: Daniel M. Lavery
Narrator: Daniel M. Lavery
Based on the long-running Slate advice column, a collection of the most eye-opening, illuminating, and provocative installments during Daniel M. Lavery’s tenure as the titular Prudence. Every week, millions of readers visit Slate for the irresistible "Dear Prudence," an advice column that promises a healthy dose of reality and good humor alongside its indispensable suggestions and life lessons. The ever-hilarious and insightful Danny Lavery was one of "Dear Prudence"’s most beloved columnists, and he recounts his time as Prudie in this side-splitting, candid collection-complete with new commentary and exclusive stories-drawing out the broader themes of his informative, unfailingly illuminating guidance. This is the go-to guide for anyone who’s just trying to figure it all out-with a helpful nudge.

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