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Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 3 – Essences

Gene Glotzer December 5, 2021 0 Comments

Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights, and essences. They bug me because they don’t, and can’t,…

Philosophy

Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 2 – Rights

Gene Glotzer December 3, 2021 0 Comments

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights, and essences. They bug me because they don't, and can't,…

Philosophy

Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 1 – Capacities

Gene Glotzer December 2, 2021 0 Comments

EthicsPhoto by Alexandra Mirgheș on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights, and essences. They bug me because they don't, and can't,…

Philosophy

The Skeevy Anesthesiologist

Gene Glotzer September 22, 2021 0 Comments

Photo by Matías Ramos on Unsplash I'm currently writing something about capacities and how they relate to morality. I thought of a scenario and just assumed it had been written…

Philosophy

Ethical Non-caring

Gene Glotzer May 8, 2021 2 Comments

There are approximately 7.85 billion people in the world. I care about dozens of them. Maybe over a hundred, but certainly less than 500. Which means there are approximately 7.85…

Philosophy

The Masochistic Misanthrope

Gene Glotzer September 26, 2020 1 Comments

Imagine a masochistic misanthrope. This person hates other people. It causes them great pain to be in company, to be pleasant, to be friendly. All of the social virtues hurt…

Philosophy

Philosophy Phridays – Plotinus

Gene Glotzer March 27, 2020 0 Comments

Philosophy Phridays is a series where each Friday, I go to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, click on “random entry,” and then write about whatever comes up. This week’s random entry…

Philosophy

The Death Penalty

Gene Glotzer May 2, 2015 3 Comments

The death penalty has been in the news a lot lately.  I read recently that Oklahoma has approved nitrogen gas as a way to kill people.  The Boston Marathon bombing…

Philosophy

Anger

Gene Glotzer March 21, 2015 0 Comments

I hate anger.  Of all the emotions, it's my least favorite.  I'd rather feel sad or guilty than angry.  Of course, as a human being, I do feel angry from…

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Work Friends

Gene Glotzer September 20, 2014 0 Comments

Friendship has been a subject for philosophical thought since there has been philosophical thought.  This only makes sense since friendship is such an important part of human life.  As with…

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