April 2025
April 2025
The Philosopher-Novelist
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Apr 2025
Iris Murdoch was one of the "Oxford Quartet" of moral philosophers. Most famous for her novels like "The Bell," "The Black Prince," and "The Sea, The Sea" (which won the Booker Prize in 1978), Murdoch also made hugely important contributions to moral philosophy.
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Apr 2025
Every law has a letter and a spirit. The letter of the law says “don't drive faster than 65,” but everyone knows that really means 70. In fact, if everyone around you is doing 70, it can be unsafe to go under 65. The spirit of the law is not to enforce some precise speed but to keep everyone safe.
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