The Cruelty Aesthetic, Pride, and Solar in Danville
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Moral mistakes can happen when we let an emotion slide from one object to another. How close is our enjoyment of cruelty in fiction to our acceptance of it in reality? Pride too can slip from a love of good things to a desire for superiority. Rick Steves hopes to make his high-impact travel business … Continue reading The Cruelty Aesthetic, Pride, and Solar in Danville →
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