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Meeting II · Friday 8 JANUpcoming

What do we owe other people?

When does being a good person become an unreasonable demand for self-sacrifice?

The Philosophy
Schur, Part 2 · Ch. 5–8
The Tales

  1. The Six Swans

    Vol. I, No. 49Susan Wolf · moral saints

    Six years of silence, and she nearly burns at the stake rather than speak. Is she a moral saint, and would Wolf want her to be one?

  2. The White Snake

    Vol. I, No. 17Motive and moral desert

    Every kindness gets repaid. Is it still kindness if the world always pays you back?

  3. The Old Grandfather and the Grandson

    Vol. I, No. 78Shame vs. guilt

    The parents change once they see themselves through their child's eyes. Is that shame or guilt, and does it matter?

  4. Hansel and Gretel

    Vol. I, No. 15When rules break

    In the first edition it's their own mother who wants them gone. The children trick and kill to survive. Which rules were they allowed to break?

  5. Godfather Death

    Vol. I, No. 44When rules break

    The doctor breaks Death's rule twice to save a life. Love, greed, or both?

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