The Objection That Never Arrived
What happens to an objection in the distance between the mouth that speaks it and the hand that signs the decision?
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Amar Murray joins panel on the moral foundations of the university in Toronto
The panel “Moral Foundations of the University: Beyond Classical Liberalism” at the University of Toronto, exploring the university’s truth-seeking mission.
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When does acknowledging an error become a substitute for correcting it, and how do institutions shield themselves from the consequences of what they have admitted?
Read the essayWhen Good Principles Are Not Enough
An inquiry into the limits of protection in the name of values, and the distance between principle and judgment when decisions become difficult.
Read the essayWho Defines the Condition?
On authority that may be obeyed without being sanctified, and who defines the conditions of obedience, review and accountability.
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