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REPLY TO JONES-LEE1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2007

JOHN BROOME
JOHN BROOME*
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University of Oxford
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It is not the job of philosophy to give direct practical advice either to people or to governments. Nevertheless, moral philosophy is immensely significant in practical matters. It influences the way we think and act, but only slowly as it filters through the process of public debate. I hope Weighing Lives will have a practical influence, but it is not meant to be a directly practical guide.

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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , November 2007 , pp. 385 - 387
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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