Monthly Archives: January 2009

Why is Global Warming a political issue?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by shaunmiller

I can understand why these big issues become political.  I understand why abortion is a political issue.  I get that.  I understand why the war in Iraq is a political issue.  And I can certainly understand why freedom of speech … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Experts, Global Warming, Politics | 7 Comments

An Inconsistency Within the Abortion Debate

Posted on January 18, 2009 by shaunmiller

I’ve been prepping up to teach abortion in my ethics class.  Teaching abortion is either really fun to teach, or really disastrous.  It’s one of those topics that can get into really heated discussions, which is the best in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Ethics, Paper Topic, Rights, Values | 13 Comments

Loving Who You Are vs. Loving What You Do

Posted on January 17, 2009 by shaunmiller

When it comes to love, it seems to be the exception out of all emotions.  After all, it makes sense to be angry, sad, or joyful for a few minutes, a couple hours, or even a full day.  But with … Continue reading →

Posted in Paper Topic, Relationships | 5 Comments

Book Review: Socrates in Love by Christopher Phillips

Posted on January 10, 2009 by shaunmiller

There are two types of philosophy books.  There are the serious types that you typically read in philosophy classes and that professional philosophers read.  They present problems in philosophy and are asked to be taken seriously.  Then there are the … Continue reading →

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Israel and Hamas: What counts as Victory?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by shaunmiller

There’s an article at the Christian Science Monitor about what each sides constitutes victory.  This fight looks pretty serious and there hasn’t been this extreme kind of fighting since the 80’s. The article is interesting because it looks at both … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 4 Comments

Dogmatic Politics

Posted on January 4, 2009 by shaunmiller

I’ve never understood why certain positions automatically claims you in a political camp.  To me, this is very dogmatic.  Dogmatism just tells me that you’re not thinking about why you have the beliefs that you do, and that whenever someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Education, Paper Topic, Respect, Rights, Values | 4 Comments