In my bioethics course, we’re in the middle of a three week tour through the issues of cloning, stem cell research, and abortion. There seem to be three important camps on the status of the embryo (or fetus as things progress, but embryos are what I’ll be concerned with here). Either it’s a person, it’s [...]
Some interesting things on the web: The rooms where writers write. I’m embarrassed to say that I know very few of these authors. My favorites are Carmen Gill’s, Seamus Heaney’s, and David Hare’s. What are yours? Uncertain Principles: What is String Theory. Almost comprehensible. I Use This! Indispensable compendium of Mac programs. Gives a good [...]
My apologies for the short hiatus. It was Homecoming weekend here at UMR (come to think of it, the last one at UMR) and there were many and various events and dinners to attend. But now back to our (non-computer related) regular programming. This post is about what Kant calls his “second proposition” in the [...]
As many of you know, after years of not just using Windows, but being the guy (er, nerd) who fixes everyone’s Windows machines, I have been using nothing but Mac for the last two and a half years. There are two things that make the Mac so much more than a Windows alternative for newbies [...]
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It occurred to me (and was reported to me) that I might have scared the curds out of too many people with my previous post linking to Jon Cogburn’s experiences in the job market. And it’s true,
One of my favorite Kantian commentators (and moral philosophers in general) is Christine Korsgaard, and I’ve been turning to her work on Kant (as well as others) as I thoroughly read through the Groundwork. The article I’m quoting from below is her “Kant’s Analysis of Obligation: The Argument of Groundwork I”, from Paul Guyer’s anthology. [...]
Americans Demand Increased Governmental Protection from Selves “The fact is, personal responsibility doesn’t work,” Nathansen said. “Take a good look at the way others around you are living, and I’m sure you’ll agree. It’s time for the American people to demand that someone force them to do something about it.” vs. Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire [...]
As I’ve pointed out before in this series, Kant does not believe that human beings’ purpose is to be happy. The presence of reason suggests we are here for much more. Furthermore, and I think Kant is right about this, giving ourselves the goal of being happy in even a moderately complicated life (where happiness [...]
I’m not on the job market but oh, there was a time… And it is all captured perfectly in this post by Jon Cogburn. The graphics, in particular, are eerily accurate. I do think he’s on to something with the small tension between baby-boomer philosophers and Gen X philosophers. I’d like to have a look [...]
There is an excellent article in today’s Washington Post about what would and would not constitute “socialized” medicine in our country. We read an article on healthcare in my bioethics class by the same author. Update: The article, which according to what I read yesterday appeared on A17 of the actual Washington Post, has completely [...]
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