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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 7/9/2011
A lot of stuff has been happening. Let’s check it out: Sex In the New York Times, Dan Savage talks about different forms of relationships in an interesting article about how non-monogamous relationships may not be so bad. Keep things honest! … Continue reading
Benatar Part Three: His Anti-Natalist Position
In part one, I looked at his argument on why coming into existence is a harm. In part two, I looked at why always coming into existence is always a harm and how harmful coming into existence really is. In … Continue reading
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Benatar Part Two: How Bad is Coming Into Existence?
In a previous post, I went over Benatar’s argument on why coming into existence is always a harm, even if there is a small amount of it. Now, I will look at his next chapter and see how he argues … Continue reading
Benatar: Why Coming Into Existence is Always a Harm
This is an essay clarifying Benatar’s argument on why coming to existence is always a harm. I will be concentrating on his book, Better to Never Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, particularly on pp. 30-49. This the … Continue reading
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What Happens when an Entire Country Legalizes Drugs?
Things actually get better. As the article itself suggests: Life in Casal Ventoso, Lisbon’s troubled neighborhood, has improved. And new research, published in the British Journal of Criminology, documents just how much things have changed in Portugal. Coauthors Caitlin Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Thinking about Acting Immorally
Suppose action A is morally wrong. Person S does not plan to do A because s/he sincerely believes that doing it is wrong. However, s/he is very tempted to do A, and so S constantly thinks about doing A but … Continue reading
Serial Killers as “Criminals”
Here was an interesting question posted at Philosophy Forums: If Alcoholism has been proven to be a mental and physical, diagnosable addiction, and society can come to terms with this and forgive those whom have been diagnosed for wrongdoings brought … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part IV and V: Art and the Meridian
Since Part IV was really short, I decided to do Parts IV and V together on this blog. Part IV: Rebellion and Art “Art is the activity that exalts and denies simultaneously” (p. 253). What does this mean? The artist … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part III: Historical Rebellion
Part III: Historical Rebellion At this point, Camus wants to give a more detailed analysis of rebels in history. At the same time, he also wants to show what the difference is between rebellions and revolutions. I would suggest that … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part II: Metaphysical Rebellion
Part II: Metaphysical Rebellion What is metaphysical rebellion? Just like the slave rebels against the slave because the slave is rebelling against the constraints of the situation, the metaphysical rebel is doing the same thing. He’s rebelling against the creation, … Continue reading
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