Writing and the Moral Self

Originally published in 1991, this book analyses the relation between writing and ethics in a number of social contexts – in politics, in the university, in daily social practice, and finally in the ethical structure of language itself.

Originally published in 1991, this book analyses the relation between writing and ethics in a number of social contexts – in politics, as language discloses its connections to the institutions of totalitarianism and democracy; in the university, as contemporary scholarly ideals find an uncomfortably accurate representation in the stylistic forms of academic writing; in daily social practice, ranging from the status of truth in journalistic writing to the connection between pronouns and affirmative action; and finally in the ethical structure of language itself.

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