Philosophy Dustin Crummett | 2 Jun 2022 Rethinking “Rethinking the Moral Status Debate” Can moral standing really be reduced to a weighing of the consequences?
Opinion Benjamin Rossi | 2 Jun 2022 Rethinking the Moral Status Debate On what grounds should we deem an entity worthy of personhood and all the moral and legal considerations that come with it?
What Does It Take to Make an Apology? What exactly are others owed when we find ourselves in the wrong and intend to make amends? 23 Feb 2022 | T. Parker Haratine
What If You Aren’t Sure What’s Moral? How do we settle on a course of action when we aren't convinced by any particular ethical framework? 8 Feb 2022 | Giles Howdle
The Curious Case of Evie Toombes: Alternative Realities and Non-Identity How might we assess the harm that may or may not have occurred if things had gone differently? 25 Jan 2022 | Dustin Crummett
The Ethics of “Let’s Go, Brandon” How exactly does speaking in coded language transform our indecent utterances? 11 Jan 2022 | A.G. Holdier
Losing Ourselves in Others "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." 22 Dec 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Can Santa Know Who’s Naughty or Nice? The particulars regarding moral knowledge put Santa's capacity for accurate assessment of others' moral character in grave doubt. 20 Dec 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Wrapping Christmas Presents: Some Lessons from Ancient Philosophy Plato and Aristotle seem to be at odds when it comes to explaining our attraction to pretty things. 16 Dec 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Faramir’s Insight In failing to appreciate the fullness of others' moral autonomy we do them a disservice. 7 Dec 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Reproductive Autonomy and Climate Change Must even my private choices be constrained by what is in everyone else's best interests? 13 Sep 2021 | Giles Howdle
Vainglories Are Like Ogres — Part III: The Layer Problem Is there any philanthropic act wholly divorced from ego which might be truly selfless? 10 Aug 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Vainglories Are Like Ogres — Part II: Why is Vainglory Such a Big Deal? We care about reputation for a host of reasons, but recognizing when it drives us toward the wrong thing takes work. 6 Aug 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Vainglories Are Like Ogres — Part I: Defining Vainglory What are the telltale signs that might indicate when a healthy regard for how we're perceived becomes something else? 4 Aug 2021 | Marshall Bierson
The Virtuous Life and the Certainty of Death What does it take for us to be properly attuned to our inevitable passing and that of all others? 16 Jul 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Considered Position: On Voluntary Non-Vaccination – Real World Complications How might access to information change our obligation to the unvaccinated? 29 Apr 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Considered Position: On Voluntary Non-Vaccination – Types of Reasons Depending on the justification, we might still have an obligation to curb behavior in order to protect the unvaccinated. 27 Apr 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Considered Position: On Voluntary Non-Vaccination – The Difference Voluntariness Makes Does the fact that vaccination is widely available change our moral situation in respect to those who remain unvaccinated? 23 Apr 2021 | Marshall Bierson
A Problem with Emotions Anger, grief, and even joy affect our moral reasoning in ways still left unexplored. 1 Apr 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Intuitions and the Duty to Aid What do our intuitions actually tell us? What moral weight should we grant them? 5 Mar 2021 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
What Good Is Ignorance? Not all knowledge is important. There are a great many things we are better off remaining ignorant of. 11 Feb 2021 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
On the Rationality of the Capitol Rioters On what basis should we assess rational action? Should that judgment make space for things like false beliefs or moral considerations? 22 Jan 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
