Julian Baggini

Never saying never to torture

I maintain the importance of an absolute prohibition against torture, while acknowledging that even absolute prohibitions can sometimes be broken.[…]

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“Good ethical decision-making requires both a sound grasp of principles and acute sensitivity to the particulars of context. No moral[…]

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The metaphor of feeling torn is very powerful, but it’s in the detail that it stands up or breaks down.[…]

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I’m very flattered to have been included on this list in today’s Observer.

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“Andrew Marr explores how far empathy, or the lack of it, can explain cruelty. Simon Baron-Cohen proposes turning the focus[…]

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