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Everyday ethics: When should we lift the lockdown?

  • Written by Lee McIntyre, Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
The roads are open, but not yet the shops.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

A lot of people are facing ethical decisions about their daily life as a result of the coronavirus. Ethicist Lee McIntyre has stepped in to help provide advice over the moral dilemmas we face. If you have a question you’d like a philosopher to answer, send it to us at u...

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