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4th Annual Felician Ethics Conference

Richard Brown wrote 2 weeks ago: I have presented at two of these conferences and each time it has been a fun and rewarding experienc … more →

Tags: Metaethics, MIsc BS, Normative Ethics

Bankruptcy for Justice?1 comment

In Darkest Night wrote 3 weeks ago: Barb and Tim Farlow elected to have a malpractice suit against a Toronto hospital heard in small cla … more →

Tags: Annie Farlow, Disability and the Law, ethics, Eugenics, Families, General, Infants, Law and public policy, Life and Death

Secular Christmas!

Richard Brown wrote 1 month ago: Well, the holiday season is upon us again… As some of you may know, I am no fan of Santa Claus … more →

Tags: Philosophy of Religion

complications in commercializing curriculum

thisfieldisrequired wrote 1 month ago: This NYT article piqued my curiosity: Selling Lesson Plans Online Raises Cash and Questions Basicall … more →

Tags: ethics, Education, saw it in the news, curriculum, lesson plans, Teachers

wasting food2 comments

thisfieldisrequired wrote 1 month ago: Even though I try really hard to buy only the groceries we need and in amounts we can use, my husban … more →

Tags: ethics, Food & Eating, ethics of food & eating, Eating, Philosophy, Moral, Food, Morality, Wasting

Lego

Daniel Fincke wrote 1 month ago: xkcd, of course. Your Thoughts? … more →

Tags: Bio-Medical Ethics, Comic Strips, Legos, xkcd, Organ Donation, Unity, Compositional Wholes, personal identity

business-izing higher ed: I'm not scared

thisfieldisrequired wrote 1 month ago: A few days back, this post about higher ed in the UK appeared over on one of my favorite blogs, Femi … more →

Tags: Education, Politics, ethics, Philosophy, College, technology, Competition, Higher Education, higher ed

more thoughts on veganism and well-being

thisfieldisrequired wrote 1 month ago: I was thrilled to receive this thoughtful comment on my last post on my vegan experiment: Comment fr … more →

Tags: ethics, Virtue Ethics, Food & Eating, ethics of food & eating, Eating, Philosophy, Moral, Moral Philosophy, vegetarian

Colleges Refuse to Lead Community Ethics Development

cefefellows wrote 1 month ago: Our academies of higher education are fine purveyors of knowledge. Yet, there is something missing. … more →

Tags: ethics, Academies, College(s), Higher Education, Universities

Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End of Life Decision Making

Spirit of our Time wrote 1 month ago: The following expert panel has just been announced. Given that Bill C-384, legalizing euthanasia and … more →

Tags: Disability, Law and public policy, Bioethics, Community-University, Medical Interventions, Life and Death, Infants, Community Outreach, euthanasia

competition is as american as apple pie, except in education6 comments

thisfieldisrequired wrote 2 months ago: Recently, I saw the above video on Facebook. Basically, it illustrates the argument that a public op … more →

Tags: Education, school choice, Politics, Current Events, Health Care, ethics, Philosophy, health-care reform, Healthcare

Loving Wives And Loving Countries1 comment

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: On Bloggingheads, philosophers Simon Keller and Niko Kolodny dissect love.  If you don’t have … more →

Tags: ethics, Contemporary Ethics, philosophical ethics, Morality, moral psychology, Virtues, Love, racism, Unconditional Love

Philosophical Ethics: Rawls's Maximin Principle13 comments

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: In a series of posts this semester, I am going to blog all (or almost all) the lecture topics for th … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Contemporary Ethics, ethics, historical ethics, Historical Philosophy, Law, Law & Politics, Morality, News Discussion

Philosophical Ethics: Can We Uphold A Moral Law And A Principle That We Should Break It?10 comments

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: In a series of posts this semester, I am going to blog all (or almost all) the lecture topics for th … more →

Tags: andrew sullivan, Civil Liberties, Contemporary Ethics, duty, ethical pluralism, ethics, Law, Law & Politics, moral psychology

why being vegan can be bad for you5 comments

thisfieldisrequired wrote 2 months ago: I had written some notes on this topic a while back, but I lost them, so here goes nothing. You migh … more →

Tags: ethics, Food & Eating, ethics of food & eating, Nutrition, Eating, Philosophy, vegetarian, Vegetarianism, Food

Philosophical Ethics: A Possible Kantian Formula For Determining The Permissibility Of Self-Defense2 comments

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: In a series of posts this semester, I am going to blog all (or almost all) the lecture topics for th … more →

Tags: autonomy, Contemporary Ethics, duty, ethics, historical ethics, Morality, philosophical ethics, Torture, categorical imperative

Judge This: Who Is Responsible For This Death?10 comments

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: A new variation of James Rachels’s classic thought experiment against the distinction between … more →

Tags: Philosophy, ethics, Contemporary Ethics, Bio-Medical Ethics, Moral Dilemmas, Chaos Pet, Killing, letting die, Active Euthanasia

My Thoughts On Blasphemy Day

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: So today is “Blasphemy Day.”  Here’s what it’s about: Blasphemy Day Internat … more →

Tags: Nietzsche, Atheism, Civil Liberties, Separation of Church and State, pat condell, free speech, Law, Politics, Secularism

Judge This: Should The US Military Be Sponsoring The Proselytization Of US Troops?1 comment

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 months ago: Unreasonable Faith reports on news that it’s already happening: “Operation Straight Up” has be … more →

Tags: ethics, News, News Discussion, Separation of Church and State, World Affairs, military, religious extremism, Religion In Military, Christianity in Military


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