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Values and Virtues in Philosophy and Psychology

Values and Virtues in Philosophy and Psychology

Posted on 30 September 2024 by

During the recent general election campaign in the UK, I received a flyer through my door from a local independent candidate who claimed to value, among other things, humanitarianism. He […]

Epistemic Virtues for Lawyers

Epistemic Virtues for Lawyers

Posted on 14 November 2022 by

Criticism of lawyers is ubiquitous. Thomas More, the author of Utopia, believed there is no need for lawyers in an ideal world, as its inhabitants will plead their own cause. […]

Legal Character Evidence Prohibitions and the Opacity of Character

Legal Character Evidence Prohibitions and the Opacity of Character

Posted on 14 June 2021 by

We tend to think another person’s character helps explain why she acts as she does. When we observe patterns in how others act, we take this to be evidence of […]