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Helga Varden

Helga Varden
Professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Traumatized Heroes

Living with wrongdoing

February 21, 2024 • by Helga Varden
Hope for the future is only possible if we choose peace by stopping the killing and resist the temptation of avenging heroism....

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Traumatized Heroes
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How to Move Beyond Our Endless Disagreements over Abortion Policies

A Kantian solution to what seems an insoluble moral conflict

November 8, 2023 • by Helga Varden
Philosophy can help us understand why such laws do not and, in fact, cannot depend upon our deeply personal beliefs. The Kantian philosophical tradition, for instance, has the advantage of appealing to anyone who is committed to each person’s right to freedom....

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How to Move Beyond Our Endless Disagreements over Abortion Policies
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