"Drinking, Texting, and Moral Arguments from Analogy"

Think 16 (45):15-26 (2017)
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In this dialogue, I illustrate why moral arguments from analogy are a valuable part of moral reasoning by considering how texting while driving is, morally speaking, no different than drunk driving.

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