Tag: "applied ethics"

On Retributive Punishment

Oliver Waters asks, is retributive justice justified in a modern society?
[Issue 163: August/September 2024: The Politics of Freedom]

The Domesticated Foxes of Bastøy

Veronique Aïcha considers the ideology of imprisonment.
[Issue 163: August/September 2024: The Politics of Freedom]

The Black Widow Case

Dave Hangman on a crucial lawsuit taking place the day after tomorrow.
[Issue 163: August/September 2024: Fiction]

Harley Schwadron’s Cartoon (2)

by Harley Schwadron
[Issue 163: August/September 2024: Cartoon]

Is Driving Fossil-Fuelled Cars Immoral?

Rufus Duits asks when we can justify driving our carbon contributors.
[Issue 162: June/July 2024: Articles]

When to Hold Your Friends’ Feet to the Fire

Jordan Myers argues, against Christine Korsgaard, that we shouldn’t always hold our friends morally responsible.
[Issue 161: April/May 2024: Articles]

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)

by Terence Green
[Issue 161: April/May 2024: Philosophical Haiku]

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Shashwat Mishra introduces Ayn Rand’s massive novel promoting self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism.
[Issue 160: February/March 2024: Classics]

The Best Criticism of Ethical Egoism

Stephen Leach gives you an unbiased reason why you shouldn’t be selfish.
[Issue 157: August/September 2023: Articles]

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

by Terence Green
[Issue 155: April/May 2023: Philosophical Haiku]