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Full-Text Articles in Philosophy
Nietzsche And The Religion Of The Future, Steven Michels
Nietzsche And The Religion Of The Future, Steven Michels
Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications
This article examines the place of religion in Nietzsche’s writings and how it fits with the task of a “new philosopher.” Although Nietzsche opposes all otherworldly, monotheistic religions, it is incorrect to say that Nietzsche proposes atheism as a solution. Religion, he contends, is an essential part of any healthy culture. Nietzsche’s new philosophy would fashion gods consistent with the natural order of rank and the highest aims of man.
Nietzsche conceives of modernity not as progress but an unhealthy and dangerous break with tradition that he seeks to set right. Consequently, he turns to the greatness of antiquity. Nietzsche, …
Nietzsche On Truth And The Will, Steven Michels
Nietzsche On Truth And The Will, Steven Michels
Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications
The fundamental — and many would say lingering — challenge to Nietzsche concerns how he can ground the will to power, given what he says about metaphysics as a philosophic prejudice. Does his teaching not topple of its own weight/lessness? It is the standard objection to which all postmodern philosophers must respond. This article examines what Nietzsche says about the limits of truth and the role that experience and perspective have in setting standards by which we might live correctly. The will to power, Nietzsche instructs, is a claim on truth, confirmed only to the extent that it serves life …
Nietzsche, Nihilism, And The Virtue Of Nature, Steven Michels
Nietzsche, Nihilism, And The Virtue Of Nature, Steven Michels
Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications
Nietzsche’s view of nature and his attack on the platonic tradition has given him a reputation as a nihilist, a label he himself acknowledged. Yet what does Nietzsche mean by nihilism? and to what extent is he a nihilist? This article explores Nietzsche’s use of the term as it relates to modernity, his own postmodern project, and how it is connected with what Nietzsche calls “virtue.”
On Skepticism About Case-Specific Intuitions, James Mcbain
On Skepticism About Case-Specific Intuitions, James Mcbain
Faculty Submissions
Moral theorizing is often characterized as beginning from our intuitions about ethical cases. Yet, while many applaud, and even demand, this methodology, there are those who reject such a methodology on the grounds that we cannot treat people’s intuitions about ethical cases as evidence for or against moral theories. Recently, Shelly Kagan has argued that the reliance upon case-specific intuitions in moral theorizing is problematic. Specifically, he maintains that the practice of using intuitions about cases lacks justification and, hence, we ought to be skeptical about the evidential weight of moral intuitions. This leads Kagan to conclude that we ought …
'Mass Delusion' Or 'True Myth'? Pbs Considers The Question Of God, Stephen Asma
'Mass Delusion' Or 'True Myth'? Pbs Considers The Question Of God, Stephen Asma
Stephen T Asma
The Question of God is a new 4-hour miniseries from PBS. It is based on a long-running course taught by Harvard University psychiatry professor Armand Nicholi that compares the biographies and theories of Sigmund Freud, skeptic, and C. S. Lewis, believer. On balance, the miniseries succeeds as an introduction to complex issues.
Payment For Egg Donation And Surrogacy, Bonnie Steinbock
Payment For Egg Donation And Surrogacy, Bonnie Steinbock
Philosophy Faculty Scholarship
This article examines the ethics of egg donation. It begins by looking at objections to noncommercial gamete donation, and then takes up criticism of commercial egg donation. After discussing arguments based on concern for offspring, inequality, commodification, exploitation of donors, and threats to the family, I conclude that some payment to donors is ethically acceptable. Donors should not be paid for their eggs, but rather they should be compensated for the burdens of egg retrieval. Making the distinction between compensation for burdens and payment for a product has the advantages of limiting payment, not distinguishing between donors on the basis …
[Book Review Of] Living The Good Life: What Every Catholic Needs To Know About Moral Issues, By Mark Lowery, William E. May
[Book Review Of] Living The Good Life: What Every Catholic Needs To Know About Moral Issues, By Mark Lowery, William E. May
The Linacre Quarterly
No abstract provided.
“Ethics Education Is Of Great Benefit, David Keller
“Ethics Education Is Of Great Benefit, David Keller
David R. Keller
No abstract provided.
The Shortest Shadow: Nietzsche’S Philosophy Of The Two, Alenka Zupancic (Book Review), Steven Michels
The Shortest Shadow: Nietzsche’S Philosophy Of The Two, Alenka Zupancic (Book Review), Steven Michels
Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications
Book review by Steven Michels.
Zupančič, A. (2003). The shortest shadow: Nietzsche’s philosophy of the two. MIT Press.
ISBN 9780262740265
Playing Politics With Bioethics: Now That's Repugnant, Yvette E. Pearson
Playing Politics With Bioethics: Now That's Repugnant, Yvette E. Pearson
Philosophy Faculty Publications
In a recent Washington Post editorial, Leon Kass claimed that neither he nor the President's Council on Bioethics (PCB) is "playing politics with science." At this point, it is clear that nobody really buys this claim. Nonetheless, even if they are not playing politics with science, someone certainly is playing politics with bioethics, which is just as unacceptable, if not worse.
Philisophical Study Of Responsibility, William Doug Bolden
Philisophical Study Of Responsibility, William Doug Bolden
Honors Capstone Projects and Theses
No abstract provided.
Looking For Answers In All The Wrong Places, Earl Spurgin
Looking For Answers In All The Wrong Places, Earl Spurgin
Earl W. Spurgin
In recent years, many business ethicists have raised problems with the "ethics pays" credo. Despite these problems, many continue to hold it. I argue that support for the credo leads business ethicists away from a potentially fruitful approach found in Hume's moral philosophy. I begin by demonstrating that attempts to support the credo fail because proponents are trying to provide an answer to the "Why be moral?" question that is based on rational self-interest. Then, I show that Hume's sentiments-based moral theory provides an alternative to the credo that points toward a more fruitful approach to business ethics. Along the …
Center For Professional Ethics, Spring 2004, Case Western Reserve University
Center For Professional Ethics, Spring 2004, Case Western Reserve University
Center for Professional Ethics
Table of Contents:
- Bonhoefer and King: Legacies and Lessons
- An Extraordinary Man: Case Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
- It's About Ethics: An Interview with Robert P. Lawry
- Current Ethical Controversies in Internal Research: A Talk by Ruth Maklin
- Director's Corner: Civic Duty, Civic Courage by Robert P. Lawry
- News and Notes
Moral Callings And The Duty To Have Children: A Response To Jeff Mitchell, James Mcbain
Moral Callings And The Duty To Have Children: A Response To Jeff Mitchell, James Mcbain
Faculty Submissions
Jeff Mitchell argues that the good reason for having children is that parenthood is a “moral calling” and that one should heed the call out of a sense of duty and responsibility for the good of society. I argue such a “moral calling” account is mistaken, first, in that Mitchell problematically assumes the “basic intuition” is mistaken and, second, it fails to provide the epistemic conditions for the warranted belief that one would probably make a good parent (a central consideration of Mitchell’s). Thus, such a “moral calling” rationale for the having of children is not superior to rationales that …
The Goals And Merits Of A Business Ethics Competency Exam, Earl W. Spurgin
The Goals And Merits Of A Business Ethics Competency Exam, Earl W. Spurgin
Philosophy
My university recently established a business ethics competency exam for graduate business students. The exam is designed to test whether students can demonstrate several abilities that are indicative of competency in business ethics. They are the abilities to "speak the language" of business ethics, identify business ethics issues, apply theories and concepts to issues, identify connections among theories and concepts as they relate to different issues, and construct and critically evaluate arguments for various positions on business ethics issues. Through this paper, I hope to begin a discussion among business ethicists about both the merits of a competency exam and …
A Model Of Animal Selfhood: Expanding Interactionist Possibilities, Leslie Irvine
A Model Of Animal Selfhood: Expanding Interactionist Possibilities, Leslie Irvine
Human and Animal Bonding Collection
Interaction between people and companion animals provides the basis for a model of the self that does not depend on spoken language. Drawing on ethnographic research in an animal shelter as well as interviews and autoethnography, this article argues that interaction between people and animals contributes to human selfhood. In order for animals to contribute to selfhood in the ways that they do, they must be subjective others and not just the objects of anthropomorphic projection. Several dimensions of subjectivity appear among dogs and cats, constituting a “core” self consisting of agency, coherence, affectivity, and history. Conceptualizing selfhood in this …
Ethics And The 21st Century University, Judith Bailey
Ethics And The 21st Century University, Judith Bailey
Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers
Papers presented for the Center of the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University
[Book Review Of] Issues For A Catholic Bioethic, Edited By Luke Gormally, John Hartley
[Book Review Of] Issues For A Catholic Bioethic, Edited By Luke Gormally, John Hartley
The Linacre Quarterly
No abstract provided.
[Book Review Of] Catholic Bioethics And The Gift Of Human Life, By William E. May, Paul F. Deladurantaye
[Book Review Of] Catholic Bioethics And The Gift Of Human Life, By William E. May, Paul F. Deladurantaye
The Linacre Quarterly
No abstract provided.
[Book Review Of] Danny, The Murder Of A Man With Down Syndrome, By Patricia Smith And George Smith, Eugene F. Diamond
[Book Review Of] Danny, The Murder Of A Man With Down Syndrome, By Patricia Smith And George Smith, Eugene F. Diamond
The Linacre Quarterly
No abstract provided.
[Book Review Of] Euthanasia, Ethics And Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation, By John Keown, William E. May, Michael J. Mcgivney
[Book Review Of] Euthanasia, Ethics And Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation, By John Keown, William E. May, Michael J. Mcgivney
The Linacre Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Au Seuil Du Chaos : Devoir De Mémoire, Indicible Et Piège Du Devoir Dire, Issac Bazié
Au Seuil Du Chaos : Devoir De Mémoire, Indicible Et Piège Du Devoir Dire, Issac Bazié
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
That literature has not entirely lost its means when faced with great human tragedies is a fact widely debated when it comes to the Holocaust. This text relies on a discussion of the unspeakable in order to reflect on the texts written about Rwanda’s genocide. Reading those texts’ thresholds reveals a tension of writing between history and fiction, “devoir de mémoire” and near resignation of speech.
The Song Sparrow And The Child: Claims Of Science And Humanity, Joseph Vining
The Song Sparrow And The Child: Claims Of Science And Humanity, Joseph Vining
Books
For centuries public claims on behalf of science have been made about our nature and the nature of the world as a whole. Over the twentieth century such claims on behalf of science have grown deeper and stronger. More and more they are total claims, cosmological in the largest sense, and they have evoked opposition equally deep and strong.
There is the scientist in all of us. There is, too, the lawyer and law in all of us, which we realize the moment we serve as a witness or citizen juror. This book explores what the legal mind and ear …
Immigration (Reference Entry), Harry Van Der Linden
Immigration (Reference Entry), Harry Van Der Linden
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
"Immigration," published in Ethics, Revised Edition, pages 715-17, reprinted (or reproduced) by permission of the publisher Salem Press. Copyright, ©, 2004 by Salem Press.
Kantian Ethics (Reference Entry), Harry Van Der Linden
Kantian Ethics (Reference Entry), Harry Van Der Linden
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
"Kantian Ethics," published in Ethics, Revised Edition, pages 806-08, reprinted (or reproduced) by permission of the publisher Salem Press. Copyright, ©, 2004 by Salem Press.
The Utility Of Offshoring: A Rawlsian Critique, Julian Friedland
The Utility Of Offshoring: A Rawlsian Critique, Julian Friedland
Julian Friedland
Most prominent arguments favoring the widespread discretionary business practice of sending jobs overseas, known as ‘offshoring,’ attempt to justify the trend by appeal to utilitarian principles. It is argued that when business can be performed more cost-effectively offshore, doing so tends, over the long term, to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number. This claim is supported by evidence that exporting jobs actively promotes economic development overseas while simultaneously increasing the revenue of the exporting country. After showing that offshoring might indeed be justified on utilitarian grounds, I argue that according to Rawlsian social-contract theory, the practice is nevertheless …
Minds That Matter: Seven Degrees Of Moral Standing, Julian Friedland
Minds That Matter: Seven Degrees Of Moral Standing, Julian Friedland
Julian Friedland
No abstract provided.
Peter Carruthers And Brute Experience; Descartes Revisited, Lisa M. Kretz Ph.D
Peter Carruthers And Brute Experience; Descartes Revisited, Lisa M. Kretz Ph.D
Lisa Kretz
Peter Carruthers argues in favour of the position that the pains of non-human animals are nonconscious ones, and from this that non-human animals are due no moral consideration.1 I outline Carruthers’ argument in Section II, and call attention to significant overlap between Carruthers’ standpoint regarding non-human animals and Rene Descartes’ position. In Section III I specify various ways Carruthers’ premises are undefended. I argue that we are either forced to take seriously an absurd notion of pain experience that fails to be adequately defended, or we are forced to accept an underlying problematic ideology Carruthers shares with Descartes that begs …
Heidegger E A Possibilidade De Uma Antropologia Existencial, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Heidegger E A Possibilidade De Uma Antropologia Existencial, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Andre de Macedo Duarte
The present investigation intents to discuss Heidegger’s reflections on science by focusing both on his analysis of it in Being and time and on his reflections concerning the possibility of an existentially grounded anthropology, exposed in the Zollikoner Seminare. In spite of the important transformations that affected Heidegger’s thinking concerning science after the Kehre, I shall argue that what unifies his understanding of it throughout his work is the deconstructive subordination of science to the ontological investigaton. By thus proceeding, Heidegger was able to criticize the dangerous objectifying and reifying tendencies implied by traditional scientific approaches of the human being, …
Biopolitica Y Diseminación De La Violencia: La Crítica De Arendt Al Presente, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Biopolitica Y Diseminación De La Violencia: La Crítica De Arendt Al Presente, Andre De Macedo Duarte
Andre de Macedo Duarte
In his work Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life, Giorgio Agamben affirms that Arendt and Foucault were the contemporary political theorists that best understood the modern dramatic political shifts that culminate in the Nazi and Stalinist extermination camps. This text explores this insight and proposes to establish an Arendtian diagnosis of the present under the paradigm of biopolitics, defined as the unifying character of different contemporary violent phenomena such as: preventive and humanitarian wars; fanatical suicidal terrorist attacks aiming at the complete annihilation of its opponents; the utilization of chemical and bacteriological mass destructive weapons by States against civilian …