I do not want to throw out the akhlaq texts because I think they do help us think about what it means to live a good life. I just think that we may be better off taking their questions as important ones to be answered, without adopting their answers.

Everything is in flux, constantly changing and reforming. The discipline of the self is never complete, just as group formation is a continual work in progress.

Ayubi’s book is an example of rich feminist-critical and philosophical ethics.

If the ideal, elite, ethical man is defined in terms of his ability to suppress others, then the redistribution of power, no matter who will now benefit from it, cannot be the solution.