Values in theory and practice
29 February 2016
Reflections on the hermeneutics of values – that is, on how we experience values in practice, or the so-called ‘integrity test’ in virtue ethics.
Let me start by introducing my refugee friend Mina, who lives in London on £36 a day, hasn’t seen her husband and four children in four years, and is the happiest person I know. Think about this, and I’ll come back to it later.