Obligations to People We Don’t Know
Obligations to People We Don’t Know “It’s a good thing, protecting other people’s homes.” –Himmel the Hero One of the classic moral problems is the issue of whether we haveRead Mor...
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Obligations to People We Don’t Know “It’s a good thing, protecting other people’s homes.” –Himmel the Hero One of the classic moral problems is the issue of whether we haveRead Mor...
In my previous essay, I considered various arguments that we have obligations to people we do not know. In this essay I will consider hunger in the United States ofRead More
Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin is a breeder of beagles for scientific research. It’s been a target of animal activism for about a decade, as the philosopher Aaron Yarmel d...
How should we think about sporting events hosted by nations who have routinely engaged in gross human rights violations? Take the case of a World Cup being hosted by a country whos...
Kant’s Categorical Imperative may be a good rule of thumb, but some reinterpretation may be in order.
Recently, the Foundation for Philosophical Orientation launched an essay contest asking a provocative question: “Is the left-right distinction still useful for political orientatio...
A familiar puzzle sits at the heart of contemporary legal and political philosophy. On the one hand, rights are taken to exist prior to political institutions, originating in a pri...
Occupational choice is for many an existential and deeply personal matter. An avowed goal of liberal societies has always been to permit citizens to make a choice about occupation...
After the murder of Michael Brown, protests took place which led to additional conflicts between citizens and police. Initially, the police met the protestors like an invading army...
There are two main ethical tribes that people belong to. In these tribes, people use different approaches to make what they believe are ethical decisions. Each tribe thinks the oth...
The history of moral philosophy in the West hinges principally on a handful of questions: Is there a God of some sort? An afterlife? Free will? And, perhaps most pressingly for hum...
Over the past two decades, we have watched the pillars of public knowledge gradually weaken. John Stuart Mill is probably turning in his grave at this. From social media platforms...
Have you ever been faced with a situation where the right decision was not immediately clear? Ethical dilemmas are a part of everyday life. Whether at work, at school, in relations...
Law professor Shaun Ossei-Owusu dissects the shortcomings of the American legal system and holds it to a fairer, more humane standard.
Honesty is under a lot of pressure today in areas of society ranging from politics to religion to celebrity culture to education. But honesty is also incredibly valuable and import...
Why do many autocrats hold at least somewhat competitive elections? And how should democrats engage, if at all, in such elections? Assuming that the answer to the first question is...
The situations of refugees and displaced people cry out for moral repair. Uprooted by severe threats to their lives and liberty, they are forced to undertake perilous journeys only...
AILA-registered landscape architects pledge to serve communities and protect the planet, yet these values often come into conflict with client-driven work. What can we do when work...
Years ago, Azim Shariff and Kathleen Vohs had their article, “What Happens to a Society That Does Not Believe in Free Will”, published in Scientific American. This article consider...
By Rollin Grams, Bible and Mission. How do we know what is the better choice between two morally right proposals? Ethics is not just about what is or is not morally right. It is...
Peaceful protest is a basic right and in a democratic state the police should not interfere with that right. However, protests do escalate and violence can occur. In the UnitedRead...
The fierce debate surrounding news about a medico reveals a deeper problem: a growing inability to disagree with fairness, humility and respect in an age dominated by social media...
I use the following clip from the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode “The Anonymous Donor” (May 2007) to discuss psychological and ethical egoism, and the role of motivation in moral act...
As I tell my students, the metaphysical question of personal identity has important moral implications. One scenario I use is a human in a persistent vegetative state. I say “human...
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