Contents
Chapter 1: “The Cat that Walks by Himself”
Matthew Keeps a Stiff Upper Lip
The Trials and Tribulations of Mr. Bates
Like the Dowager Countess, Kant is So Very Misunderstood
“A Great Kindness” or Just Plain Wrong?
Should Daisy Have Told William the Truth?
Chapter 3: “Put that in Your Pipe and Smoke It”
“Fragile Feminine Sensibilities,” Indeed
The Performativity of the Crawleys
Cora and O’Brien: Two of a Kind
Isobel Crawley and the Dowager Countess—Oh My!
“I Underestimated Your Enthusiasm”
Chapter 4: Hume’s Moral Philosophy and Thomas’s Moral Corruption
When Thomas is Good—and Denies it
Chapter 5: Marriages, Miscarriages, and Morality at Downton
My Dear Lord Grantham, What is Moral Realism?
There’s No Place for Skepticism at Downton
Daisy May Not Have Book Smarts, But She Has Moral Knowledge
Daisy Can Cook, but is She Reliable?
Chapter 6: “Why Would She Want to Be a Secretary?”
Just Normal Dinner Conversation
“Not If it Isn’t in Their Best Interests,” Indeed!
Do you Take Your Paternalism Hard or Soft, Sir?