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Smith was fortunate that, thanks to six years of study at Oxford, he had acquired the spoken and written English of England. Hume’s English by contrast was always that of a Scotsman, and he never lost his strong Scottish accent. He might be acknowledged across Europe as one of the intellectual titans of the age, but until the end of his life, he remained anxious about “Scotticisms” in his writings, relying on English friends to check his manuscripts before publication so any such blemishes could be removed.
Gramsci's Common Sense
Kate Crehan
In a perfect moral storm, we should expect “shadow solutions” to the problem at hand that reflect only the limited concerns of those with the power to act. Such “solutions” are morally problematic. Not only are they typically inadequate as a matter of substance, but they also create the dangerous illusion of real action, and this serves as a distraction through which continued buck-passing can be perpetrated. Unfortunately, this account is highly plausible in the climate case.
A Perfect Moral Storm
Stephen M. Gardiner
Sell us the future generations and you will be spared. The message is the same as before: given that you will not be affected personally, why would it concern you politically? Why fight for others than yourself, be they your children or your grandchildren? Look no further than the tip of your nose. What does it matter after all, since you yourselves – it’s a promise – will be able to dodge the raindrops.
The Ungovernable Society
Grégoire Chamayou
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