Rituals of grief help us all
Communal commemorations may take arbitrary or even baffling forms, but they have an important role to play in civic life.
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Category: Articles & Essays
Moderation in all things?
Like most enduring wisdom, “everything in moderation” turns out to be nothing more than a vague rule of thumb, something to fall back on in the absence of any other information but certainly not a strict rule to be lived by.
ReadHume the humane
Hume believed we were nothing more or less than human: that’s why he’s the amiable, modest, generous philosopher we need now.
ReadWant the truth about alcohol?
Health advice too often follows the principle of the noble lie. Rather than being told the plain truth, we are told what the authorities believe will lead us to behave properly, when “properly” means not just in the way that is most prudent for ourselves, but what is seen to be morally appropriate. When the best current scientific evidence meets moralising paternalism, it is truth that starts to bend.
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Give me a break?
I need a holiday. Or should I say, I want a holiday?
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