Category Archives: Friendship

Book Review: Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law by Elizabeth Brake

Posted on February 3, 2013 by shaunmiller

Marriage these days is confined to two people and the usual arrangement is between a man and a woman.  Lately, there has been growing acceptance of same-sex relationships and thereby same-sex marriage.  But anything more than this is going “too … Continue reading →

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Various Philosophers on Relationships: Polyamory, the Family, Friendship, and Singledom

Posted on August 24, 2011 by shaunmiller

This is my third, and possible last, installment on my interests in philosophy pertaining to the philosophy of love and sex.  My previous blog dealt with various philosophers on sex and the blog before dealt with various philosophers on love, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Ethics, Friendship, Hume, Kant, Love, Monogamy, Polyamory, Sexuality, Values | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

What I’ve Learned this Past Year — 2009 Edition

Posted on January 1, 2010 by shaunmiller

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 , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

On Keeping and Dissolving Friends

Posted on June 7, 2009 by shaunmiller

This past week, I had the good fortune of seeing too good friends of mine.  I won’t give their names, but I’ll say where they’re from: Seattle and LA.  I first visited Seattle in a coffee shop.  She was friendly … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Love, Paper Topic | 7 Comments