Carolina QuotesOnce you start offering reasons for ignoring the interests of others, however, reasoning itself will usually draw you into a kind of universality."
Kwame Anthony Appiah Connected to the Carolinas
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Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers. Kwame Anthony Appiah discussing moral reasoning and universal concern for others.
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