About Me
- Russell Blackford
- Australian philosopher, literary critic, legal scholar, and professional writer. Based in Newcastle, NSW. My latest books are THE TYRANNY OF OPINION: CONFORMITY AND THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM (2019); AT THE DAWN OF A GREAT TRANSITION: THE QUESTION OF RADICAL ENHANCEMENT (2021); and HOW WE BECAME POST-LIBERAL: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOLERATION (2024).
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I liked it, but this comment: "Secular reason adds another layer atop these evolved behaviors, helping us extend our moral sentiments far beyond our small group of friends and relatives — even to animals" is misleading. I don't need "secular reason" to feel compassion for suffering animals.
This article was well written, and my first impression was that it had all been said before.
Then I looked at the comments.
So many people have either commented without reading, are just too dense and self righteous to think, or both.
I guess article like this will have to be written over and over again.
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