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The Limits of Morality
Ever felt that nagging tension between doing what’s ‘right’ and what actually makes the world better? Like, why do we have these moral red lines that sometimes seem to handcuff us from doing more good? Shelly Kagan’s “The Limits of Morality” throws a wrench in the comfortable idea that morality gives us clear boundaries and easy options. Spoiler: it’s messier, grimmer, and way more demanding than your average ethics chat.
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