Playing the game: sport and virtue
As I write this, England will or will not be on the way to the finals of the World Cup, and that matter, like the…
As I write this, England will or will not be on the way to the finals of the World Cup, and that matter, like the…
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the…
While discussions about the philosophical foundations of judgements of right and wrong are often framed in terms of rational versus irrational perspectives, viz. those based…
In A Theory of Justice John Rawls conducted a famous thought experiment. He asked, if we were to imagine, behind a ‘veil of ignorance’, being…
Do you find yourself confused or bewildered by what passes for moral debate in the social milieu these days? Asking yourself why so many people…
Introduction Modernity has been characterised not only by the great benefits brought by the increase in scientific knowledge and the technologies that have flowed…
We often, particularly around this time each year, pride ourselves here in the UK on our having given birth to modern democracy in the context…
It is often suggested that obedience to the law is a virtue and by implication that respect for the law is a requirement of morality….
The idea of freedom of movement is often in the news these days, whether in relation to Britain’s seeking control over immigration from the EU…
Following the forced resignation of Travis Kalanick as CEO of Uber last month amidst allegations of rampant sexism, harassment, and misogyny in the workplace, the morality…