Category Archives: Paper Topic

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

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

My Meaning of Life

Posted on December 24, 2008 by shaunmiller

This comes from a previous post but I didn’t want to go too far off on that post, so I decided to write a completely different post for this one.  For me, the meaning of life comes down to doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Paper Topic, Values | 3 Comments

The Strange Case of the Rejuvenated Artist and Art

Posted on December 19, 2008 by shaunmiller

Everyone recognizes this portrait.  It is over 500 years old!  Leonardo Da Vinci painted it and it now hangs at the Louvre in Paris.  One of the unfortunate aspects of its age is that it’s slowly deteriorating.  The humidity, age, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aesthetics, Culture, Paper Topic | 12 Comments

Language, Offensiveness, and Equality

Posted on November 11, 2008 by shaunmiller

I’ve finished a biography of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.  Wittgenstein really sparked the idea of how language expresses how we see the world.  So language-users see the world when they use a different language, or as Wittgenstein would say, a “form … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Language, Paper Topic, Race, Respect, Same-Sex, Values | 18 Comments

The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans

Posted on November 3, 2008 by shaunmiller

When I teach political philosophy, I usually include some test online to determine where one fits politically in America.  In the end, a student wanted to thank me for providing that test because she can now get more involved politically … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Government, Paper Topic, Politics, Rights | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Systems vs. Individuals: Is the Fault of Morality within the Institution or without?

Posted on October 23, 2008 by shaunmiller

I haven’t fully developed this line of thought, so I’m only presenting something that I’ve observed rather trying to make heads or tails of this. Many people have looked at certain institutions and claimed that the institution itself is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Capital Punishment, Ethics, Paper Topic, Pornography | 2 Comments

Two Socratic Teachers

Posted on October 13, 2008 by shaunmiller

I’ve had this idea for a week now and I’m considering writing a paper on this. Socrates is known as the archetype of philosophy.  His Socratic Method is the paradigm of what Western philosophy is all about.  You go through … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Paper Topic, Socrates, Teaching | 6 Comments

Palin’s View on Abortion

Posted on October 3, 2008 by shaunmiller

Gov. Sarah Palin has received a lot of heat for being really extreme on her view of abortion. Just to recap, Palin’s view is that abortion is impermissible except for cases where the mother’s health or life is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Election, Abortion, Ethics, Paper Topic, Politics | 5 Comments