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Brendan de Kenessey

Brendan de Kenessey is a fellow-in-residence at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. This fall, he will join the faculty of the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. Find him on Twitter @BrendanKenessey.

Latest articles by Brendan de Kenessey

The Big Idea
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The Big Idea

A philosopher explains why addiction isn’t a moral failure.

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