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Daniel Callcut

Freelance Writer and Philosopher, UK

Daniel Callcut is a freelance writer and philosopher. He is a former SIAS Fellow at Yale Law School. He has taught and published on a wide range of topics including the philosophy of love, the nature of value, media ethics, and the philosophy of psychiatry. He is the editor of Reading Bernard Williams (Routledge, 2008). He lives in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

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Virtues and vices

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Toleration is an impressive virtue that’s worth reviving

To be tolerant you need both to sustain your moral beliefs and at the same time resist the temptation to act on them

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Knowledge and reason

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Want to know, even if it hurts? You must be a truth masochist

Do you seek knowledge at all costs, even if it harms you? Can’t leave well enough alone? You might be a truth masochist

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