ARGUMENT IN MIXED COMPANY: MOM'S MAXIM VS. MILL'S PRINCIPLE

Publisher： Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN： 1755-1196|10|27|31-43

ISSN： 1477-1756

Source： Think, Vol.10, Iss.27, 2010-12, pp. : 31-43

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Abstract

It is impolite to discuss matters of religion or politics in mixed company. So goes the popular adage which all of us were supposed to have learned as children from our mothers. Let's call it Mom's Maxim. We tend to accept Mom's Maxim. But is it philosophically sound? In this short essay, we raise some objections to Mom's Maxim and make a case for an alternative which we call Mill's Principle.

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