Morality

If we don’t rethink the concept of progress, it could point society toward oblivion

Opinion: Understanding progress—what it is, what it isn’t, and what it’s good for—requires us to ask questions that we’re not asking right now. And the stakes are very high.

Video warns of “the dangers of law school”

Students poke fun at their future profession

The morality of animals

Elephants recognize themselves, chimps feel empathy

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The professor who (might have) loved his daughter (in the wrong way)

A prominent prof at Columbia is accused of incest.

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The case of the Chilean miners

In my column for the print version of the mag this week I raise some philosophicalish questions about the legal status of the Chilean miners. Take a quote from Wigan Pier, add a chunk of Lon Fuller and some speculation about what might go wrong, and half-bake it for a bit, and presto.

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What Canadians really believe

FULL STORY: From the death penalty to same-sex relationships, a new poll shows huge shifts.