Should I Renounce a Religious Group That’s Taken a Bad Turn?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to remain a part of a religious organization that’s behaving in an unenlightened ...
Can Accepting Money for Volunteering Be the Right Thing to Do?
But they very generously offered to lower the repayment amount based on the number of days he spends volunteering at the ...
What’s the Rule About Looking at Women in Public?
What is the rule about looking at women in public? As a red-blooded male, I would like to stare, but of course that’s rude ...
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Kwame Anthony Appiah
This year’s BBC Reith Lecturer is Kwame Anthony Appiah, a British-born, Ghanaian-American philosopher, cultural theorist and novelist. Appiah specialises in moral and political philosophy ...
I’m a Cyclist. Must I Wait for the Light When I Know I Can Safely Cross?
I recently started using my bike as my main mode of transportation, and there are many intersections near my house that ...
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Is the essence of religion a belief in God… or something more?
Journalist, Sonia Sodha reflects on the first of Kwame Anthony Appiah's Reith Lectures. Ask anyone what it means to be religious and you’re likely to get some sort of variation on “believing ...
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The Ethicist
Advice on life’s trickiest situations and moral dilemmas from the philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah. SUBSCRIBER-ONLY NEWSLETTER Advice on life’s trickiest situations and moral dilemmas from the ...