To care for anyone else enough
to make their problems one's own,
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James Croft: What Would You Live For?
Posted on 19 Mar 2017
The story of the martyr who sacrifices themselves for their community or values is prevalent across cultures: Socrates, Martin Luther King, and Jesus are all said to have given their lives for what they believed in. But what are the ethics of self-sacrifice, and is it more ethical to choose to “live” for your beliefs?
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