
On the moral obligation to stop shit-stirring
Utilitarians provoke to elicit reflection, but we need earnest advice, not shit-stirring, to face complex moral challenges
by Nicholas Agar
Nicholas Agar is professor of philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. His most recent book is How to Be Human in the Digital Economy (2019) and his writing has appeared in Ethics and Nous, among other journals. He lives in Wellington.