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Op-Ed: Occupiers Begin 'To Build A New Democracy', Stephen D'Arcy
Op-Ed: Occupiers Begin 'To Build A New Democracy', Stephen D'Arcy
Stephen D'Arcy
A defence of the Occupy movement.
Categorical Imperative As The Source Of Morality, Joyce Lazier
Categorical Imperative As The Source Of Morality, Joyce Lazier
joyce lazier
No abstract provided.
Ethics And Experience: Life Beyond Moral Theory, Harry Gensler, S.J.
Ethics And Experience: Life Beyond Moral Theory, Harry Gensler, S.J.
Harry J. Gensler, S.J.
The article reviews the book "Ethics and Experience: Life Beyond Moral Theory," by Timothy Chappell.
Coerced Confessional, Miracle Exoneration: The Case Of Ex-Monster Jerry Hobbs, Stephen Asma
Coerced Confessional, Miracle Exoneration: The Case Of Ex-Monster Jerry Hobbs, Stephen Asma
Stephen T Asma
No abstract provided.
Love, Sex Shouldn't Be Free, Andrew Blitman
Hayek's Philosophical Psychology, Leslie Marsh
Hayek's Philosophical Psychology, Leslie Marsh
Leslie Marsh
Hayek's philosophical psychology as set out in his The Sensory Order (1952) has, for the most part, been neglected. Despite being lauded by computer scientist grandee Frank Rosenblatt and by Nobel prize-winning biologist Gerald Edelman, cognitive scientists -- with a few exceptions -- have yet to discover Hayek's philosophical psychology. On the other hand, social theorists, Hayek's traditional disciplinary constituency, have only recently begun to take note and examine the importance of psychology in the complete Hayek corpus. This volume brings together for the first time state-of-the-art contributions from neuroscientists and philosophers of mind as well as economists and social …
Can Businesses Be Too Good? Applying Susan Wolf's 'Moral Saints' To Businesses, Earl Spurgin
Can Businesses Be Too Good? Applying Susan Wolf's 'Moral Saints' To Businesses, Earl Spurgin
Earl W. Spurgin
Susan Wolf famously argues that moral sainthood is not an ideal for which persons should aim because it requires one to cultivate moral virtues to the exclusion of significant, nonmoral interests, and skills. I find Wolf's argument compelling in her context of persons, and seek to demonstrate that it remains so when the context is expanded to businesses. I argue that just as moral perfection precludes individuals from challenging societal norms and traditions in ways that benefit us, moral perfection prevents businesses from challenging norms and traditions in ways that can promote positive social change. I also describe, and respond …
Nozick’S Taxation Is Forced Labor Argument, Jason Waller
Nozick’S Taxation Is Forced Labor Argument, Jason Waller
Jason Waller
No abstract provided.
Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction, Harry Gensler, S.J.
Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction, Harry Gensler, S.J.
Harry J. Gensler, S.J.
No abstract provided.