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In Praise of General Moral Principles

November 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

By Michael Mulnix
Philosophy Department

Michael Mulnix

One commonly held belief in the study of ethics takes moral claims to be somehow dependent upon social and individual circumstance, wherein the moral status of an action is a function of the environment in which it is carried out. The position of ‘moral particularism,’ however, uses this commonsense belief to [...]

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New SOAS Faculty 2008

November 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Dan Albert (History Department) has joined Salem State College from London’s Science Museum, where he oversaw the land, sea, and air transport collections. Prior to expat life he taught Maritime Studies at the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts as well as history at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. He studies [...]

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