How liberalism lost its lustre
On the fading appeal of liberal democracy and more in the latest micro philosophy newsletter.
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The broken hallelujah
On the new film about Leonard Cohen’s most famous song and more in the latest microphilosophy newsletter.
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Going Along, Avoiding Blame
In “Complicit,” the behavioral ethicist Max H. Bazerman argues that “complicitors always surround the most famous evildoers.” More uncomfortably, he insists that complicitors include the likes of you and me.
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Are markets amoral?
It is the very amorality of markets that invites immorality. They encourage us to view interactions through the lens of pure cost and benefit, as though this were a value-free zone.
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Wrestling with the Almighty
“There are the bones of a very interesting book here. But what Brinkmann presents us with is a diary that reads like the notes for a book he couldn’t find the willpower to write.”
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