Word: moralisms
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...abuse of Iraqi prisoners was not merely the deplorable acts of individuals but also an expression of America's legal and moral position in Iraq. Americans are riding roughshod over international laws designed to prevent such abuses. They put their prisoners of war outside the reach of all law, even U.S. justice. Meanwhile, the hatred that is so necessary for Osama bin Laden to reach his goal of a global holy war is radiating directly from Iraq. From bin Laden's viewpoint, the Iraq war must already be a greater success than the 9/11 attacks. Leendert D. De Rust Durbanville...
...motion goes on to note that Hunt had no criminal record, no substance abuse history and “extremely high moral standards of self-conduct...
...MORAL PHILOSOPHY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Professor Emeritus Stanley Cavell recently published the book Cities of Words: Pedagogical Letters on a Register of Moral Life, which marries moral philosophy and classic Hollywood comedies to fashion a new philosophy of looking at life and learning to live with oneself...
...person who is not a social conservative, don’t feel at home in this club if we’re going to be going out there and expressing our support for the [constitutional ban on same-sex marriage], for policies where the government attempts to impose moral order on the public,” he says. “I don’t think the club has to be an organization that takes stances on issues that are divisive among Republicans at Harvard. I don’t think that’s particularly productive...