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Commitment

1 essay on commitment from the Consilium journal. Featuring Bertrand Russell, W.E.B. Du Bois, Jane Austen. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Ethics

When Is It Right to Break a Promise?

Three thinkers on broken promises. Russell says logic decides. Du Bois says justice overrides. Austen says character is what you do when keeping your word costs.

Bertrand RussellW.E.B. Du BoisJane AustenIntegrityCommitment

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