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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part I: The Rebel
This really isn’t a book review per se, but since this is a challenging book, this review is more for myself. It’s a restatement of Camus’ arguments and my own two cents. So this will be a combination of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Camus, Ethics, Existentialism
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Marx’s Critique of the Liberal Notion of Freedom
I just finished Peter Singer’s Book on Marx. I thought it was well-written and Singer does an excellent job of explaining Marx’s position and his overall philosophy. In the end, Singer gives an evaluation of Marx and explains Marx’s critique … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Marx, Paper Topic, Peter Singer
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What I’ve Learned this Past Year — 2009 Edition
Instead of doing New Years Resolutions, I’ve decided to look in the past and see how I’ve learned. To me, if one hasn’t learned things within the past year, then it’s as if one hasn’t gained wisdom. And if that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethics, Existentialism, Experts, Friendship, Government, Logic, Love, Politics, Pragmatism, Relationships, Religion, Respect, Same-Sex, Teaching, Values, War
Tagged Capitalism, Economics, Ethics, Government, Health, Libertarianism, Politics, Religion, Rights, Teaching
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Peter Singer on Charities
I got this on my philosophy calendar: [Peter Singer] poses a deal to earn money to buy a new TV by “selling” a homeless child to a corporation that will harvest his organs for transplants. Way bad, we agree. But, … Continue reading
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For those who don’t think clearly. . .
“I have a right to own a gun because the constitution says so.” — You’ve just embraced cultural relativism. “God would never allow that.” — You’ve just embraced Divine-Command Theory.
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guns, Rights
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Peter Singer on Health Care
The ever controversial philosopher, Peter Singer has opined his view that we need to reform health care and fast. You have advanced kidney cancer. It will kill you, probably in the next year or two. A drug called Sutent slows … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Peter Singer, Utilitarianism
Tagged Health, Peter Singer, Utilitarianism
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Capital Punishment and Compensatory Justice
For those who hold capital punishment is just based on retribution, it seems to suggest that logically speaking, you should also be for reparations for black people. Let me show how: Retribution is basically stating that there is some sort … Continue reading
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Obama and Cheney on the World: Who’s Living in the Real World?
Answer: NEITHER OF THEM! Although Obama seems to be more practical, he’s still holding on to an ideology and we can see this through the whole torture debates. Here is their philosophical positions as I can see it: OBAMA: Since … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Torture
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Being vs. Doing Again: Application in Ethics
I previously posted a blog about Being vs. Doing. It was dealing with how people looked at the world and weather a “being” philosophy has a higher status than a “doing” philosophy, or vice-versa. I think this would also apply … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Capital Punishment, Empiricism, Epistemology, Ethics, Paper Topic, Rationalism, Same-Sex
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Torture is to Our Disadvantage
Two articles from Newsweek. The first one deals with how implementing torture has made us hardened. For example, ten years ago, you would’ve thought that water boarding is torture, just plain wrong. But now, most Americans find water boarding acceptable, … Continue reading
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