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Author: "Emrys Westacott"

Why Do People Hate Hypocrisy?

Emrys Westacott argues that it’s not usually the hypocrisy itself that we hate.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026: Articles]

What’s So Bad About Smugness?

Emrys Westacott asks whether it really is a terrible moral failing.
[Issue 123: December 2017 / January 2018: Articles]

The Moral Countenance of Art

Emrys Westacott asks if we can really tell what it is that films and other art are either condemning or condoning.
[Issue 105: November/December 2014: Films]

Galahad vs Odysseus

Emrys Westacott on honour codes and strategic thinking in sport and beyond.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Articles]

Does Surveillance Make Us Morally Better?

Emrys Westacott asks a probing question.
[Issue 79: June/July 2010: Law, Tolerance and Society]

The Placebo Effect

A short story by Emrys Westacott about drugs, money and bioethics.
[Issue 55: May/June 2006: Short Story]

Relativism – An Allegorical Elucidation

Emrys Westacott comes to the aid of a much reviled theory.
[Issue 20: Spring 1998: Articles]