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David and Tamler continue their intermittent \\u201cclassic paper series\\u201d with an episode on Jonathan Bennett\\u2019s \\u201cThe Conscience of Huckleberry Finn\\u201d (published in 1974\\u2014before the reason vs. emotion debate was all cool again).\\xa0Using fictional and historical examples, Bennett raises a number of questions that are central to our understanding of human morality, such as what ought to guide our behavior--human sympathy or moral beliefs? Do emotions like empathy/sympathy have judgments built into them? Are these emotions dumb? Is morality dumber? Why was Jonathan Edwards such an asshole? Plus, we talk about the implications of a poll that suggests that most Native Americans aren\\u2019t offended by the name \\u201cRedskins\\u201d for the Washington D.C. NFL team.

Episode Links

• New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren\\u2019t offended by Redskins name by By John Woodrow Cox, Scott Clement and Theresa Vargas [washingtonpost.com]\\xa0
• Bennett, J. (1974). The conscience of Huckleberry Finn.\\xa0Philosophy, 49, 123-134. [earlymoderntexts.com]
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\\xa0[wikipedia.org]
• Heinrich Himmler\\xa0[wikipedia.org]
• Jonathan Edwards\\xa0[wikipedia.org]
• Pizarro, D. (2000).\\xa0Nothing more than feelings?: The role of emotions in moral judgment.\\xa0Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 30,\\xa0355-375. [peezer.net]

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