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April 27, 2013

John Mikhail on Battery and Morality

Hitting someone without their consent, spitting at someone, or throwing a ball hard at their head: these are all examples of what in Tort Law is called battery. John Mikhail thinks that  our judgments that people who commit battery are blameworthy reveals someting important about morality and its sources. 

Listen to John Mikhail on Battery and Morality

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Posted at 11:46 AM in Ethics, Law |

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