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With a doctrine that he calls "the wisdom of repugnance ," and which states, basically, that if you find something repugnant — if you just don't think it's right — then it must be wrong.
Whether repugnance really offers wisdom depends, of course, on what you find repugnant.
One result is that what in life would be an overwhelming reaction of repugnance to the enormity of a murder (never mind shock and grief) risks being foregone for the sake of more action, more excitement and another climax.
Besides, he felt much repugnance for that sort of happiness, bought at the chemist's and taken away in the vest-pocket, and he compared the ecstasy it induces to that of a maniac for whom painted canvas and rough drop-scenes take the place of real furniture and gardens balmy with the scent of genuine flowers.
They paint scary pictures of society growing humans for spare body parts or as custom-designed children.This "wisdom of repugnance ", as Dr Kass likes to see it, has been embraced by both conservatives and liberals.
So while it is normal to react to these tragedies with varying degrees of moral repugnance , let us not be shocked.
China knows that memories of Nazi Germany evoke a more visceral repugnance in the West than do those of the Soviet Union.
That is, my friend donates his kidney to your friend, if you donate your kidney to me.Other times, the economist's job is just to remind people that their repugnance imposes costs on others, and leave it to the public in its wisdom to decide which they would rather live with.
Moreover, despite more than three decades contemplating bioethics, he remains reluctant to posit answers to the moral questions raised by modern science.Most importantly, Mr Kass's "wisdom of repugnance " is not an argument that implies we ought not to overcome fertility or cure a crippling illness because envisioning humans with horns, wings, gills and tails is discomforting.
But recruiters still routinely use deception and force, says the IOM, and the proportion of under-age girls is far higher, particularly among ethnic Vietnamese.The repugnance the trade provokes among both local authorities and international aid donors has helped expedite the progress of a much-delayed anti-trafficking bill.
Leprosy often elicits repugnance.
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The word "repugnance" functions primarily as a noun , denoting a strong feeling of dislike, aversion, or disgust. Ludwig's examples show it used to describe reactions to moral issues, actions, or ideas, highlighting its role in expressing intense negative sentiments. Ludwig AI confirms that "repugnance" is correct and usable in written English.
Expression frequency: Very common
