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The idea that humans are special is more vulnerable than you would think

Published on August 22, 2010 By SiteEditor

The Ottawa Citizen – August 19, 2010
Preserving humanity: The idea that humans are to be considered special is more vulnerable than you would think
By Margaret Somerville

Wrestling with difficult questions is routine work for ethicists. But some are much more difficult than others. Recently, an editor asked me one that falls in the former category: What did I believe was presently the world’s most dangerous idea?