Literature and Writing Desmonda Lawrence | 11 Sep 2019 Iris Murdoch and the Moral Dimensions of Literature Is morality to be found in abstracted and universalizable concepts and theories, or in the subjective, situatedness of characters rooted in their earthly contexts? What can literature tell us about our moral universe?
Featured Matthew S.W. Silk | 9 Sep 2019 Disagreements in Ethical Reasoning: Opinion and Inquiry Disagreement about our moral duties and obligations is inevitable. But this does not show that morality is a matter of opinion or that ethics is subjective.
Should We Celebrate the Death of an Enemy? What are our responsibilities to those who have caused harm? What are and are not appropriate responses to a fallen foe? 4 Sep 2019 | Evan Butts
Determinism and Punishment Should it be revealed that our actions are not as autonomous as we assume them to be, how might this impact our conception of punishment and desert? 15 Aug 2019 | Marko Mavrovic
The Free-Speech Defense and a Defense of Free Speech Mill endorsed free and open debate as a machine capable of refining and reinforcing truth. There were, however, limits. On his view, political correctness is not a restriction of free speech but a basic tenet. 13 Aug 2019 | Desmonda Lawrence
Population Growth and Anti-Natalist Philosophy Arguments regarding the immorality of procreation are on the rise given concerns of overpopulation and humans' contribution to climate change. 1 Aug 2019 | Evan Butts
Moral and Existential Lessons from "Chernobyl" The miniseries takes up a number of philosophical themes (e.g., what it means to know, the nature of authority, the virtue of humility), but chief among these is our existential confrontation with the Absurd. 26 Jul 2019 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Is Shaming an Important Moral Tool? Shaming occurs everyday, both in real life and on the internet. Does it have the desired effect of getting people to change their actions, or is it a tool best left unused? 8 Apr 2019 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Christchurch: White Supremacism, Politics and Moral Evil How do we define moral evil? And how do the events that happened in Christchurch and afterwards inform this definition? 4 Apr 2019 | Desmonda Lawrence
Climate Change and the Philosophical Pitfalls of Grounding Duty to Future Generations In climate change rhetoric, we often focus on future generations. What's the moral underpinning of this argument? 1 Mar 2019 | Desmonda Lawrence
Antinatalism: The Tragedy of Being Born A businessman is suing his parents for causing his life. What's behind this antinatalist belief? 22 Feb 2019 | A.G. Holdier
From Blackface to Homophobic Tweets: Prioritizing Deontology over Consequentialism? The recent scandals of blackface and blatant racism in Virginia are obviously bad. Are laws that lead to racist intent equally so? 13 Feb 2019 | Kiara Goodwine
Nasty, Brutish and Online: Is Facebook Revealing a Hobbesian Dystopia? Was Thomas Hobbes right about human nature, and is Facebook proving it? 11 Feb 2019 | Desmonda Lawrence
Self-Care in the Late Capitalist Era Self-care is crucial, but is it overly commodified? 7 Jan 2019 | Amy Elyse Gordon
Bothsidesism and Why It Matters Bothsidesism means acknowledging that moral equivalence is dangerous: just because there are two sides of an issue doesn't mean they're ethically equal. 2 Jan 2019 | Kenneth Boyd
New Year’s Resolutions and The Problem of Self-Promising Is breaking your New Year's resolution the same as breaking a promise? Philosophers might give us an answer. 1 Jan 2019 | A.G. Holdier
Why You are Wrong to Donate to the #BorderWall GoFundMe Campaign Opinion: The GoFundMe campaign supporting the building of the proposed border wall has some fundamental philosophical problems. 24 Dec 2018 | A.G. Holdier
Why Are Political Debates So Difficult?: A Holiday Survival Guide Why do we argue with family over the holidays, and how can we start to bridge the gap? 3 Dec 2018 | Kenneth Boyd
Saving Animals in Emergencies: The California Wildfires In times of emergency, it's often hard for families to decide what to do with their pets. What should be our moral obligations towards our domesticated animals? 26 Nov 2018 | Haley Thompson
Rethinking Modification of the Natural World Humans have been modifying the natural world for millennia. But what is right -- the way the world was, or what we change it to be? 22 Nov 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Trump, Puerto Rico, and the Ethics of Skepticism Skepticism can be healthy, but it can also be misplaced. President Trump seems to use the tactic at the wrong times. 16 Oct 2018 | Kenneth Boyd
What’s Wrong with Hypocrisy? Why does hypocrisy feel so much worse than other moral wrongs? And what part is it playing in the Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Scandal? 27 Aug 2018 | A.G. Holdier