Opinion Jimmy Alfonso Licon | 18 Nov 2020 Freedom of Speech and the Self-Defense Argument Know thine enemy? Is it better that offensive views be expressed than simply hidden from sight?
Philosophy Benjamin Rossi | 10 Nov 2020 Should Republicans and Democrats Be Friends? Can friendship overcome deep moral disagreement? Should it?
Is Moral Mediocrity Bad? A sense of duty or a sense of shame? What might mask use have to tell us about moral psychology? 5 Nov 2020 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
In Defense of Mill Contrary to popular belief, Mill's commitment to speech is capable of distinguishing good faith from bad faith efforts. 26 Oct 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Liability and Luck Our conceptions of legal and moral responsibility encourage less-than-ideal results. 13 Oct 2020 | Marshall Bierson
Misericordia and Trump’s Illness Can virtue ethics ever justify wishing harm to come to others? 5 Oct 2020 | John Hacker-Wright
Treating Principles as Mere Means How can we explain the unique moral wrong committed when we trade on our principles? 30 Sep 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
When Are Leaders Culpable? How do we know when those in command are at moral fault? How do we separate individual responsibility from the exploitation of trust? 15 Sep 2020 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
Moral Luck and the Judgment of Officials What responsibility do judges bear in assessing individual's moral culpability for outcomes that are the product of luck? 14 Sep 2020 | James M. Okapal
Under Discussion: Dog Whistles, Implicatures, and "Law and Order" Coded messages and dog whistles like "law and order" signify much more than their literal meaning suggests. 11 Sep 2020 | A.G. Holdier
How Many Children Must We Save? At what point does giving become obligatory and not merely charitable? How much can (and should) be demanded of us? 19 Aug 2020 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
Hypocrisy and the Fall of Falwell Inconsistency, self-deception, deceit? What is it about hypocrisy that provokes such strong feelings of moral outrage? 10 Aug 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
The Remote of Morty and the Ring of Gyges The most recent episode of Rick and Morty raises familiar questions about the value of virtue—and the harm of immoral action—in the absence of consequences. 21 May 2020 | Alexander Spencer
Figleaves, Bothsidesing, and the Ethics of Implication The disconnect between semantic and pragmatic meaning hides all sorts of political motive and epistemic claims. 13 May 2020 | A.G. Holdier
Moral Luck, Universalization, and COVID-19 Many who resist shelter in place orders cast their decision as a triumph of personal liberty over government overreach. But what of their duty to others? 15 Apr 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
States of Exception Is the emergency power currently granted governments circumscribed by law or is it a 'miracle' that transcends the norm? What are the implications of our answer? 14 Apr 2020 | Desmonda Lawrence
Expertise in the Time of COVID What can we do when we are in no position to judge? 10 Apr 2020 | Jamie Watson
The Witcher and the Lesser of Two Evils Netflix's recent adaptation delves into philosophical issues from the problem of dirty hands to questions of utilitarian calculus. 17 Jan 2020 | Jake Wojtowicz
MAGA, Morality, and the Paradox of Tolerance Tolerance does not, and cannot, require tolerating intolerant views. And it is not hypocrisy to say so. 17 Oct 2019 | Meredith McFadden
The Murder of Botham Jean and the Ethics of Forgiveness Much has been made of Brandt Jean's forgiveness of Amber Guyger. Under what conditions might forgiveness ever be inappropriate? 14 Oct 2019 | Evan Butts
On the Legitimacy of Moral Advice from the Internet Seeking out moral advice from, and offering moral advice to, strangers in a public forum is nothing new. What has changed are the qualifications to claim moral expertise. 8 Oct 2019 | Kenneth Boyd
Natural Law Theory and Human Rights Advocacy How should we understand the relation between law and morality? And what might this answer mean for human rights? 23 Sep 2019 | Evan Butts