Norms and Practices Quotes

“Family life is guided by a complex, moving body of practical knowledge.”
― James D. Wallace, Norms and Practices

“The thesis is that benevolence is the perfection of people's appreciation of one another, a condition that supports the sociality necessary for complex practices and provides an appreciation of the point of those practices.”
― James D. Wallace, Norms and Practices

“When the madman asks for his hand grenade, of course, one will not give it to him.”
― James D. Wallace, Norms and Practices

“Typically (though not always), we are moved to criticize the practice of another community because their practice violates a norm we accept.”
― James D. Wallace, Norms and Practices

“Norms that contribute to the harmony of one practice with other practices and the larger life of the community will be among the norms of more important practices.”
― James D. Wallace, Norms and Practices