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Bertrand Russell Is Dead; British Philosopher, 97

By Alden Whitman — 1970

“Three passions, simple but strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”

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The Moral Landscape: Thinking About Human Values in Universal Terms

If there are more and less effective ways for us to seek happiness and to avoid misery in this world—and there clearly are—then there are right and wrong answers to questions of morality.

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Sam Harris
2010
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Moral Confusion in the Name of “Science”

Science can, in principle, help us understand what we should do and should want — and, perforce, what other people should do and want in order to live the best lives possible.

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Sam Harris
2010
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