Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 3 – Essences
Gene GlotzerPhoto 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,…
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, and essences. They bug me because they don't, and can't,…
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, and essences. They bug me because they don't, and can't,…
The Skeevy Anesthesiologist
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…
Ethical Non-caring
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…
The Masochistic Misanthrope
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 Phridays – Plotinus
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…
The Death Penalty
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…
Anger
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…
Work Friends
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…