First Links — 8.15.13

The Drone Philosopher
Marco Roth, n+1

Straussian Alienation and History
Claes G. Ryn, Epistulae

The Ethics of Favoritism
Stephen T. Asma, Fortnightly Review

Diocese Bans Funeral Eulogies to Avoid “Dumbing Down”
BBC

Imitation, Biography, and Moral Formation in Early Christianity
Benjamin Myers, ABC Religion & Ethics

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