How Long to Read Ordinary Vices

How Long Does it Take to Read Ordinary Vices?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Ordinary Vices by Judith N. Shklar

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The seven deadly sins of Christianity represent the abysses of character, whereas Shklar's "ordinary vices"--cruelty, hypocrisy, snobbery, betrayal, and misanthropy--are merely treacherous shoals, flawing our characters with mean-spiritedness and inhumanity. Shklar draws from a brilliant array of writers--Moliere and Dickens on hypocrisy, Jane Austen on snobbery, Shakespeare and Montesquieu on misanthropy, Hawthorne and Nietzsche on cruelty, Conrad and Faulkner on betrayal--to reveal the nature and effects of the vices. She examines their destructive effects, the ambiguities of the moral problems they pose to the liberal ethos, and their implications for government and citizens: liberalism is a difficult and challenging doctrine that demands a tolerance of contradiction, complexity, and the risks of freedom.

How long is Ordinary Vices?

Ordinary Vices by Judith N. Shklar is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ordinary Vices Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Ordinary Vices aloud.

What Reading Level is Ordinary Vices?

Ordinary Vices is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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