Tag: "ethics"

Thoughts on Oughts

Stephen Anderson reflects on responses to Hume’s argument that we can’t derive moral duties from facts.
[Issue 99: November/December 2013: Articles]

This One’s For You

by Joel Marks
[Issue 97: July/August 2013: Ethical Episodes]

Moral Relativism Is Unintelligible

Julien Beillard argues that it makes no sense to say that morality is relatively true.
[Issue 97: July/August 2013: Articles]

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Graeme Garrard on one of the few writers whose name has become an adjective.
[Issue 97: July/August 2013: Brief Lives]

The Undead Gourmet

Brendan Riley asks: is it okay to kill a zombie just because it wants to eat you?
[Issue 96: May/June 2013: Zombies & Philosophy]

Zombie Movie Morals (I)

Peter Stone thinks zombie films are about co-operation.
[Issue 96: May/June 2013: Films]

Some Like It Hot

Joel Marks has an amoral moment.
[Issue 96: May/June 2013: Ethical Episodes]

Zombie Movie Morals (II)

Sarah Stone draws lessons about leadership.
[Issue 96: May/June 2013: Films]

The Impossibility of Perfection by Michael Slote

Stephen Anderson asks Michael Slote if you really must be perfect to be moral.
[Issue 95: March/April 2013: Books]

Lying to Mother Teresa

Derek Harrison deceives a saint, and derives a moral lesson.
[Issue 95: March/April 2013: Articles]

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