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  • Floreamus Una

    ‘It may be expedient but it is not just that some should have less in order that others may prosper.’ – John Rawls My regular exploration of niche sections of the internet recently brought an interesting little expression to my attention. The expression is ‘Floreamus Una’ – roughly translated as ‘Let us bloom together’ or…

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  • The Ubiquitous Virtues of the World

    ‘It is not possible, many argue, to insist on respecting both difference and sameness when it comes to moral values: on honoring individual and cultural diversity while also holding that certain moral values go to the heart of what it means to be human and always have, since the beginning of time, and always must…

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  • The Boundaries of Tolerance

    ‘Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.’ The above is a quote famously attributed to John Stuart Mill from his seminal essay On Liberty. As with any quote divested of its origin, it misses some…

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