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Moral Moments

The Golden Rule Redux

by Joel Marks

One of the joys of philosophy is to keep coming back to the same thing. There is always more to think about; there are always new discoveries to be made. Sometimes an earlier understanding will be completely overthrown. An entire life – indeed, a centuries-long tradition – can be devoted to a single idea, mining its never-ending wealth. Or for the restless of mind, the alternative is to ponder one thesis or phenomenon, in due time jump to another, then someday return to the first.

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