Issue 54, 3rd quarter 2011
Happy Birthday, David Hume
Ronald Dworkin
Pages 22-31
Diamonds in the cosmic sands
“Even the statement ‘There are no such things as moral duties’ is a claim about moral duties. There is no neutral position. If I say, ‘Are there any such things as moral duties?’ and you say, ‘No’, you’re not being neutral. You’re making a decision. You’re deciding that rich people have no duty to help poor people. That’s what you’re saying.”