Monthly Archives: December 2013

Protected: Plumbing the Depths

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Scylla or Charybdis? The Homeric Trolley Problem

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

The recent publication of two new books on ethics have got me thinking about one of my favorite Homeric stories. David Edmonds’ Would You Kill the Fat Man? (Princeton) and Thomas Cathcart’s The Trolley Problem (Workman) each deal with an … Continue reading →

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Doug Seiters

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

The following is a talk I gave at the Sewanee Emeritus Association Annual Banquet in honor of Doug Seiters on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the old Sewanee Inn. When Laurence Alvarez contacted me a few months ago asking me … Continue reading →

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