May 10, 2011 by

Article: 5: The Brothers Karamazov

It’s the greatest philosophical novel ever written.  Here’s why. http://www.uri.edu/personal/szunjic/philos/karam.htm

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May 9, 2011 by

Article: Kant and Iraq War

Roger Scruton argues that Kant’s perpetual Peace would have supported intervention against Iraq: “the violence must be proportional to the threat,…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article 3: The case for Moral Realism

Torbjorn Tanssjo’s teaxtbook is one of the five I recommend in my bibliography. Tanssjo is a moral realist – and here’s…

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May 8, 2011 by

CASE STUDY 4: Arthur Andersen

When accountants Arthur Andersen were implicated in the collapse of Enron it shook the accountancy world.  After all, accountants are paid…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article: Are corporations morally responsible?

James Gray concludes in this article: “Although corporations are an entrenched force in our civilization that probably aren’t going anywhere soon,…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article: How to become a Philosopher

A third excellent ebook from James Gray. This one challenges all of us to become philosophers and change our own lives,…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article 2: What is Philosophy?

James Gray is an American philosophy blogger who has written some very clear introductions to several major issues.  Here is his…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article: 1 What is intrinsic value?

James Gray is a very clear writer who has helpfully explained in very simple language what is meant by intrinsic goodness….

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May 8, 2011 by

Article: 1: The development of meta-ethics

James Gray is a very clear writer, I think, who has generously left some short ebooks online. He is a naturalist…

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May 5, 2011 by

Article: Three approaches to the free will debate

Here is possibly the clearest explanation of the free will/determinism debate I have ever read.  If you use Robert Bowie, you…

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