Philosophy

Where does a potential child's moral weight come from?

The declining influence of the church need not spell doom for ethics.

What might make a victim worthy of blame?

Mind or body? What is it exactly that makes us who we are?

Under what conditions might someone deserve blame for inciting violence (even when they're the target)?

If responsibility tracks capability, then what makes a superhero so super?

How can we guarantee that the decisions we make today pave the way toward a brighter future tomorrow?

How do we determine those who deserve more than a mere helping hand?

How do we determine which of our selves' wishes we should honor?

Can we really be held accountable for what we don't know?

Can moral standing really be reduced to a weighing of the consequences?

On what grounds should we deem an entity worthy of personhood and all the moral and legal considerations that come with it?

What exactly are others owed when we find ourselves in the wrong and intend to make amends?

How do we settle on a course of action when we aren't convinced by any particular ethical framework?

How might we assess the harm that may or may not have occurred if things had gone differently?

How exactly does speaking in coded language transform our indecent utterances?

"I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link and yard by yard. I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it."

The particulars regarding moral knowledge put Santa's capacity for accurate assessment of others' moral character in grave doubt.

Plato and Aristotle seem to be at odds when it comes to explaining our attraction to pretty things.

In failing to appreciate the fullness of others' moral autonomy we do them a disservice.