Why your empathy can t scale up to save the world
The rules for behaving well in a society arguably depend on the size of that society. The structures, institutions and even the logic behind human co-operation change along the axes of space, population, and time. From camping trips to climate change conferences, IDEAS examines why scale matters so much to conversations about the common good.
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The rules for behaving well in a society arguably depend on the size of that society, says philosopher
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Posted: Apr 09, 2021 5:42 PM ET | Last Updated: April 9
Getting along on a camping trip is fundamentally different from how citizens co-operate in large societies. And global cooperation is a different game entirely. Philosopher Joseph Heath argues scale changes the logic of common good.(Shutterstock / anatoliy gleb)
The Outward Bound Trust pays tribute to Duke of Edinburgh with peaks challenge
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The Royal Standard and Scottish and Outward Bound Trust flags are flown on top of Ben Nevis in tribute to the Duke of Edinburg
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A charity has gone to great lengths – and heights – to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, its patron for nearly 70 years.
Instructors from The Outward Bound Trust scaled the UK’s three highest peaks – Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike – in memory of Prince Philip.
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Duke of Edinburgh. on board the boat Diligent.
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Previously unseen images of The Duke of Edinburgh during his schooldays at Gordonstoun have been released today ahead of his funeral.
The images were taken by the great-uncle of a former student who contacted the school following the duke’s death.
They show him in 1937, sailing one of Gordonstoun’s boats Diligent, and displaying his confidence at the helm – as well as his washing-up skills.