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Death from COVID-19: JAMA Network editorial co-authored by Tyler J. VanderWeele

December 20, 2020

Deaths from COVID-19:

"The year 2020 ends with COVID-19 massively surging, as it was in the spring, to be the leading cause of death. The accelerating numbers of deaths fall far short of fully capturing each devastating human story: every death represents untold loss for countless families. Ending this crisis will require not only further advances in treatment but also unprecedented commitment to all aspects of prevention, vaccination, and public health. Only by doing so can future years see this illness revert back to the unfamiliar and unknown condition it once was."

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'The Loneliness Pandemic' [Harvard Magazine] featuring our research on well-being during COVID-19

December 17, 2020

The newest edition of Harvard Magzine is dedicated to the subject of loneliness. The opening article of the issue, "Loneliness Pandemic: The psychology and social costs of isolation in everyday life" by Jacob Sweet, features our research on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic further explained...

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The Moral and Epistemological Problem of Admiration in Fame - Wojciech Kaftanski, presentation at University of Tilburg

December 17, 2020

Wojciech Kaftanski will be presenting at Philosophy of Fame and Celebrity workshop at Tilburg Univeristy. In his paper, entitled "The Moral and Epistemological Problem of Admiration in Fame", Wojciech argues that fame, together with its modern form of celebrity challenges the moral and epistemological value of admiration espoused widely by moral exemplarists. More specifically, in contrast to the view held by, among others, Linda Zagzebski that admiration is disclosive of moral and non-moral excellences, I argue that, at least in some cases, admiration can arise in us in response...

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