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- Published on: 8 April 2015
- Published on: 8 April 2015Rejecting Demand AbsolutismShow More
In his commentary on Francesca Minerva's paper 'Conscientious Objection in Italy'[1], Roger Trigg writes, "mutual respect is easy for people who agree", and, "it is against the spirit of democracy to ride roughshod over other's [sic] beliefs"[2]. His point is apposite: in a democratic society an individual's conscience in matters of ethical controversy ought not to be compromised by popular sensitivities. Sharp disagree...
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