What does ‘local’ actually mean?
Being able to shop near your home can be good for the environment, the economy and a sense of community — all while boosting house prices. But how truly local are these businesses?
ReadBeing able to shop near your home can be good for the environment, the economy and a sense of community — all while boosting house prices. But how truly local are these businesses?
ReadAttaching a price to a human life is the height of poor taste. It obscures the distinction between two very different kinds of value – the monetary and the existential. However, there are situations in which one can, should or even must set aside any thought of the sanctity of human life and make cold, hard calculations.
ReadA review of Ravenous by Henry Dimbleby and Jemima Lewis and Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy by Anne Barnhill and Matteo Bonotti for the TLS (April 28, 2023) which explores the issues of food and public health.
ReadAn article for Index on Censorship (Vol 52, No 3) on what is right and wrong in the idea that we ought to privilege the viewpoints of those with lived experience.
ReadWhile it’s heartening to be reminded that there are at least some issues on which all decent people agree, if we look more closely at the conditions that have allowed for this outbreak of ethical agreement, they could be as much a cause of concern as they are of reassurance.
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