Dr. Ally Louks and the question of harmful smells
"smells are harmless, even if they're uncomfortable."
Last night I started a great new book by Dr. Claire Horisk on the ethics of offensive jokes.
Early on, Horisk makes the following comment:
Not all offensive things are harmful—like bad smells—but we might argue that a person who deliberately causes offense to another person is harming them, at least a little.1
This reminded me of some similar comments mad…
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