Tag: "applied ethics"

Philosophy For Everyday Life

Massimo Pigliucci considers the usefulness of philosophy.
[Issue 154: February/March 2023: The Art of Living]

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Brian J. Collins critiques Yuval Noah Harari’s ethical and political incoherence.
[Issue 154: February/March 2023: Books]

Can Eating Meat Be Justified?

Each answer below wins a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.
[Issue 147: December 2021 / January 2022: Question of the Month]

Expanding the Original Position to Animals

Matthew Chalmers applies the political philosophy of John Rawls to creatures great and small.
[Issue 146: October/November 2021: Articles]

Against Veganism

Chris Belshaw makes the case for rearing animals for their meat and produce.
[Issue 146: October/November 2021: Articles]

The Promise of Artificial Intelligence by Brian Cantwell Smith

Joshua Schrier asks whether artificial real intelligence is possible.
[Issue 144: June/July 2021: Books]

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659-1719)

Martin Jenkins considers the way of the samurai.
[Issue 132: June/July 2019: Brief Lives]

The Ethics of Education in the Secular State

Andrew Copson considers some ethical problems for secular education in a pluralistic world.
[Issue 129: December 2018 / January 2019: A Moral Education]

The Not So Golden Rule

Dan Flores argues that the Golden Rule can’t be followed, even in principle.
[Issue 125: April/May 2018: Articles]

The Golden Rule Revisited

Paul Walker and Ally Walker wonder if the Golden Rule could be a stand-alone ethic.
[Issue 125: April/May 2018: Articles]