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The fetishism of morality

Peter Shiu-Hwa Tsu (ANU): How the Ceteris Paribus Principles of Morality Lie. From the Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy, Bradford Skow (MIT): Preferentism and the Paradox of Desire; Steven Weimer (BGSU): Beyond History: The Ongoing Aspects of Autonomy; David Killoren (Wisconsin): Moral Intuitions, Reliability, and Disagreement; Olivia Bailey (Oxford): What Knowledge is Necessary for Virtue? From Rationality, Markets and Morals, Robert Sugden (Dusseldorf): Can a Humean Be a Contractarian? The fetishism of morality: Jonathan Ree revives the idea of moral progress. Apes and ethics: Margaret Somerville on the origins of ethics — Big Bang or Deity and why it matters. A review of A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Behind the Curtain by Tamler Sommers. The sweet smell of morality: Courtney Humphries on how scent can shape our thinking. An interview with Jonathan Glover on books on moral philosophy. A review of The Ethics of the Lie by Jean-Michel Rabate. Morality is not necessarily good: An interview with Hans-Georg Moeller, author of The Moral Fool: A Case for Amorality (and more). Five words in and you've decided: New research suggests our brains react almost instantaneously to statements that challenge our moral values. A review of Reasonably Vicious by Candace Vogler. A review of Ethics and Experience: Life Beyond Moral Theory by Timothy Chappell. A review of The Retrieval of Ethics by Talbot Brewer. Extreme altruists reap joy from sacrifice; do they tap into something within all of us? If you do not donate to aid agencies, you are doing something wrong. A review of Peter Singer Under Fire: The Moral Iconoclast Faces His Critics. A review of The Moral Significance of Styles of Life by John Kekes.