 A New Discipline
by Fred Seddon
I have been president of the West Virginia Philosophical Society since 1988 and there have been many first during my tenure, but this one may be the most important. It is not everyday that one hears about a new discipline, but at the Spring Meeting held on Mar. 28-29 in Wheeling, WV, Professor Ted Drange, one of my fa... (Read more...)
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Low-quality thinking on "rationality": A chronological index of highly-relevant quotes
by Ed Thompson
A first effort to summarize the historical errors associated with published philosophical thought on the subject of "rationality" (Read more...)
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Martin Wolf and the Soft Way against Globalization
by Manfred F. Schieder
An analysis of Martin Wolf's book "Why Globalization Works", pointing out that his support lacks the required recognition of the basis that makes globalization efficient. (Read more...)
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The 4 Main Kinds of Ethics: An Introduction.
by Ed Thompson
The purpose of this short essay is to introduce the 4 main ways that we can think about morality and to get a glimpse at how those 4 mutually-exclusive and altogether-exhaustible views result in radically different ethical recommendations. (Read more...)
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A World of Devils -- and Political Perfection
by Kyrel Zantonavitch
Having outstanding people in the nation and the government vs. having an outstanding socio-economic and political system. (Read more...)
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Event-based Morality
by Joseph Rowlands
How do you judge a person's moral commitment? How do you tell whether someone is virtuous or not? The answer to these questions can change the way you see morality.
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Is Altruism Really About Self-Sacrifice?
by Joseph Rowlands
Sometimes it's difficult to communicate radical ideas to people unfamiliar with them. An excellent example of this is the Objectivist view that altruism is at its essence a morality of self-sacrifice. If you were to describe altruism as aiming at self-sacrifice, or suggest it is a morality aimed at death, you'd proba... (Read more...)
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