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Moral Evaluations

During an interview with a philosophy professor at BYU, he made the point that all evaluations by humans have elements of or are clearly filled with moral accountability issues. This theme resounded with my own feelings about my evaluations.  These quotes illustrate-

I think it's very difficult to think of an issue of accountability that doesn't quickly become a moral issue.

 I need to add some more over time.

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