Philip Reed is a professor of philosophy at Canisius University in Buffalo, New York. His scholarly interests are in ethics and moral psychology.
Virtues and vices
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Why so many plagiarists are in denial about what they did wrong
So often people claim ‘I didn’t mean to’, yet they fail to realise that plagiarism is more like speeding than theft
by Philip Reed
Stories and literature
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Why are there so few children’s books set in the suburbs?
Children’s literature thrives on beautiful, imaginative or surprising encounters – so no wonder it shuns the suburbs
by Philip Reed