An Ethical Guidebook to the Zombie Apocalypse: How to Keep Your Brain without Losing Your Heart, by Bryan Hall

John Shand has mixed feelings about a book using horror film scenarios to teach moral philosophy

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February 6, 2020

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February 6, 2020

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