For use in my courses, additions to my Texts in Philosophy page. Justice Brennan, excerpt from Furman v. Georgia 408 U. S. 238 (1972), and Justice Stewart, excerpt from Gregg v. Georgia (1976). Stephen Hicks, “Ethics for a Democratic Republic” (2015). Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals (1785). Stanley Milgram, excerpt from Obedience to […]
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Some questions based on this chart (via Michael Strong): 1. Households’ paid income increased by a combined six hours, from 50 to 56 hours per week of paid work. So are households richer by 12% or so? 2. Housework declined by a combined 10 hours per week. Are houses now dirtier or messier? Or has
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[In the 1920s, Professor Alfredo Rocco became Minister of Justice in Italy under Benito Mussolini. This essay was originally published in 1925, and this translation1 by Dino Bigongiari (Columbia University) was published in 1926. It is here also in PDF format. More Texts in Philosophy at my site.] The Political Doctrine of Fascism By Alfredo Rocco Fascism
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Educating a child is a hugely philosophical project. How does one become a fully-functional adult with a zest for all that life has to offer—and acquire the knowledge, skills, and habits to pursue it? Homework, traditionally conceived, is not part of the answer. And when we consider the sadly large number of young people who
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* The original hoax article, “The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct,” was published by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay in the academic journal Cogent Social Sciences. * Simultaneously they published this lambasting commentary. * Salon‘s Phil Torris deflated the hoax’s significance in a scathing piece. * Professor James Taylor agreed, arguing that the hoax
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My primer on Political Ethics was published as a white paper at the Berens Foundation site. Each of the 22 sections of about 500 words discusses the essential rights and responsibilities of a major participant in the political process or explicates a key ethics concept in politics. Ethics for a Democratic Republic Table of Contents:
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Some of my books, articles, and reviews available in audio form are collected at my Audio Publications page, which I’ve updated this month.
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[This is a Spanish translation of “Profits: Good, Bad, and Obscene,” originally published in English at EveryJoe.] A nadie le gusta perder dinero, pero el lucro genera actitudes polarizadas. Como ocurre con la mayoría de los fenómenos con carga moral—la competencia, la riqueza, la pobreza, la propiedad—lograr superar las discusiones confusas, requiere algunas distinciones sutiles. Acerquémonos
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The Pope continues to be rather silent about the disaster in Venezuela. Why? Here a supporter of Pope offers his best gloss of the Pope’s underwhelming response to socialist-dictatorship Venezuela. Earlier the Pope had a nice visit to socialist Bolivia. And before that a gentle visit to communist-dictatorship Cuba. But Pope Francis does goes out
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Chelsea Manning is out of prison — but here are the whistle-blowing questions for both those exulting and those gnashing their teeth. “Whistleblowing and Government Secrets, Chelsea Manning edition.” “In his final days in office, President Obama commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning. While in the employ of the US Army, Manning had downloaded
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