Category Archives: Polyamory

Compersion: From Emotion to Orientation

Posted on March 24, 2025 by shaunmiller

This is an expansion of a blog post I did in Thouin’s blog: What is Compersion? When I first read Marie Thouin’s book What is Compersion? I was struck by the many ways she defines compersion: This third definition is … Continue reading →

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Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage, Part Two: Should New Relationships Be Legitimate?

Posted on July 9, 2015 by shaunmiller

In part one, I discussed the relationship between the government and marriage and I showed that I was torn between the last two options, but with an inclination toward the second option.  In this post, I’ll be looking at different … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (July 5, 2015)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by shaunmiller

Emotions The History of Slut-Shaming from Rome to cyberspace. Ethics Through the work of Molly Crocket, taking anti-depressants makes one more moral, taking dopamine-enhancing drugs can make one more selfish.  The interesting thing about this is that taking drugs can … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Dec. 24, 2014)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by shaunmiller

Culture Here’s an artist’s rendition of how our culture has been consumed by technology and materialism.  Note: although they are SFW, they are very edgy. Ethics A study shows that altruistic behavior can be trained like a muscle.  On just … Continue reading →

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