“French lawyer Jacques Vergès is famed for defending some of the worst mass murderers in recent history. He says “everyone, no matter what he may have done, has a right to a fair trial.”” Der Spiegel, Interview with notorious lawyer Jacques Vergès. ‘There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Evil’: “He has met Mao Zedong, [...]
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‘There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Evil’
November 29th, 2008
Tags: history · Jacques Vergès · morality
Evolving Thoughs: The evolution of morality
June 24th, 2008
Evolving Thoughs, The evolution of morality: “Morality is an “acquired dialect”, which is a very useful metaphor. Like a dialect, it is conventional, and varies by geography. It is not inborn (although the capacity to acquire it, like that of language, is), and it doesn’t correlate with biology (a Sicilian raised in Japan would speak [...]
Seed Salon: Marc Hauser + Errol Morris
May 15th, 2008
Seed Salon, Marc Hauser + Errol Morris “Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris has made a career of trafficking in moral ambiguity and complexity. Evolutionary psychologist Marc Hauser has pioneered research into the idea of a universal morality grounded in biology. Hauser believes humans possess a moral grammar; Morris isn’t so sure. The two met when Morris [...]
Tags: errol morris · ethics · game theory · marc hauser · morality