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Why moral suffering can be a good thing

Why moral suffering can be a good thing

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It's tempting to think suffering should be avoided at all costs, but moral suffering has its own distinct standing. It signals a moral conscience. Every day people consume real time violence, grief, war and genocide through screens and experience moral upending. Without a moral compass there’s no motivation to address necessary issues.


Guests in this episode:


Cynda Rushton is a nurse and a professor of nursing and bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.


Robert Meagher is an emeritus professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.


Thea Lim is a novelist, culture writer, and creative writing teacher in Toronto.

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