Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 3 – Essences
Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights,...
Ethics
Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 2 – Rights
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights,...
Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 1 – Capacities
EthicsPhoto by Alexandra Mirgheș on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights,...
The Skeevy Anesthesiologist
Photo by Matías Ramos on Unsplash I'm currently writing something about capacities and how they relate to morality. I thought...
Ethical Non-caring
There are approximately 7.85 billion people in the world. I care about dozens of them. Maybe over a hundred, but...
The Masochistic Misanthrope
Imagine a masochistic misanthrope. This person hates other people. It causes them great pain to be in company, to be...
Philosophy Phridays – Plotinus
Philosophy Phridays is a series where each Friday, I go to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, click on “random entry,” and...
The Death Penalty
The death penalty has been in the news a lot lately. I read recently that Oklahoma has approved nitrogen gas...
Anger
I hate anger. Of all the emotions, it's my least favorite. I'd rather feel sad or guilty than angry. Of...
Work Friends
Friendship has been a subject for philosophical thought since there has been philosophical thought. This only makes sense since friendship...
