Mark Alfano

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University

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Mark Alfano is an associate professor of philosophy at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

Written by Mark Alfano

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LAUGHTER AND COMEDY

A sense of humour – even a dark one – is a moral virtue

A sense of humour is a moral virtue that can help people flourish, even in dire conditions that are conducive to unhappiness

by Mark Alfano & Mandi Astola

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VIRTUES AND VICES

‘Moral molecules’ – a new theory of what goodness is made of

Seven basic moral elements could be the building blocks of morality, recombining as needed to form new moral molecules

by Oliver Scott Curry, Mark Alfano, Mark Brandt & Christine Pelican