What makes a good excuse?

08/05/2020 28 min
What makes a good excuse?

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Episode Synopsis

Explaining the situation or avoiding your responsibilities - are excuses valid and is there an art to them?

Image: Kārlis Dambrāns via Wikicommons

Things mentioned in this podcast:
- ‘Sorry about the speeding, I was having sex’ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11143817/businessman-fled-police-rolls-royce/
- Dr Paulina Sliwa on the philosophy of excuses https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-makes-a-good-excuse-a-cambridge-philosopher-may-have-the-answer

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