Advising others on crucial life choices ‘immoral’ says Cambridge philosopher

Dr Farbod Akhlaghi argues that everyone has a right to ‘self authorship’, which is violated even by well-meaning advice

Giving friends and relations advice about crucial life choices such as whether to take a new job or start a family is immoral, according to a new paper by a Cambridge philosopher.

Dr Farbod Akhlaghi, a moral philosopher at Christ’s College, argues that everyone has a right to “self authorship”, so must make decisions about transformative experiences for themselves.