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About shaunmiller

I have just completed a visiting position as an assistant professor at Dalhousie University. My ideas are not associated with my employer; they are expressions of my own thoughts and ideas. Some of them are just musings while others could be serious discussions that could turn into a bigger project. Besides philosophy, I enjoy martial arts (Kuk Sool Won), playing my violin, enjoying coffee around town, and experimenting with new food.

A New Look at Child Pornography

Posted on March 29, 2009 by shaunmiller

Think about why we consider child pornography wrong.  Legally (and morally), it’s because the child is being exploited.  However, the Supreme Court Case of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition marked a significant change to child pornography. In the case, child … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Law, Paper Topic, Pornography | 10 Comments

Music On the Fringes

Posted on March 27, 2009 by shaunmiller

I’m not much into the popular music these days.  Although, my favorite is Dave Matthews, I wouldn’t consider him “popular” because he’s hardly played on the radio and I usually like his stuff that isn’t played on the radio. Nonetheless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 2 Comments

Franz Kafka Airport found to be the Most Alienating Airport

Posted on March 24, 2009 by shaunmiller

I love the Onion News.  Check it out here.  It’d probably make sense if you’re familiar with his stories and philosophy.

Posted in Existentialism, Humor | 3 Comments

Is Obama a Socialist?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by shaunmiller

Answer: NO!  A real socialist answers the question and explains that Obama is just your typical neoliberal Democrat.  You can read it here. Quoting from the article: The funny thing is, of course, that socialists know that Barack Obama is … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Socialism | 6 Comments

Book Review: Meat, A Love Story by Susan Bourette

Posted on March 16, 2009 by shaunmiller

I’ve finished these books that I’ve had about food.  I also had this book so I figured, why not?  Out of all the books on food, this was my least favorite.  In fact, I’m thinking of selling this book if … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Culture, Vegetarianism | 2 Comments

Another Difference on Democrats and Republicans

Posted on March 11, 2009 by shaunmiller

In a previous post, I mentioned some major differences between Democrats and Republicans. I think what it mainly comes down to is negative and positive rights.  In this post, I want to mention another main difference but this goes straight … Continue reading →

Posted in Empiricism, Free Will, Paper Topic, Politics, Pragmatism, Rationalism | 3 Comments

Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Posted on March 9, 2009 by shaunmiller

Take a look around in your local supermarket in America.  It has so many varieties, differences, and features that we would think that it looks like something like this:   Indeed, we think of it as the ultimate variety for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Health, Vegetarianism | 5 Comments

Benefit of the Doubt: An Inconsistency in the Pro-Life Abortion Movement AND the Environment

Posted on March 5, 2009 by shaunmiller

I’ve come across another inconsistency.  Let me be clear.  I’m not saying that the pro-life movement is itself inconsistent.  Nor am I saying that anything within environmental ethics is inconsistent either.  Taking them both together, however, is where the inconsistency … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Environment, Global Warming, Paper Topic, Values | 3 Comments

Capital Punishment and Economics

Posted on March 2, 2009 by shaunmiller

Whether you’re for or against the death pentalty, everyone agrees that to execute a prisoner is much more expensive than life imprisonment.  Life imprisonment is about $800,000 per person.  To execute, it costs $2.3 million.  So executing a prisoner is … Continue reading →

Posted in Capital Punishment, Economics | 3 Comments

A New Study on Porn Consumption

Posted on March 1, 2009 by shaunmiller

A new study shown here states that conservatives consume more porn than liberals.  The study was done by looking at credit card numbers and seeing where the state was from.  The number one state to consume porn?  Utah!

Posted in Pornography | 4 Comments