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Humanity in the Balance

Humanity in the Balance

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The chapters appear in order. Each one builds on those that came before, but each is also written so a new reader can pick it up and find their way back if they need.

01

Blowing out the Light

A 1960s chemistry lesson, 9/11, and discovering MacIntyre's After Virtue: how the loss of common morality framed the search.

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02

Conundrums of Morality

From Adam Smith to ancient Egyptian pyramid texts: was common morality always there, or did religion invent it?

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Humanity in the Balance

Long-form essays by Geoff Fielding on humanity, war, common morality, and the choices we face.

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