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an informal philosophy blog by Gregg Shores

Category: Morality

Dialog on Morality, Part II: Moral Relativism

We are continuing our discussion of morality, inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Foundations Theory and the insights it provides into … More

Alex Rosenberg, Carter Gillies, David Hume, J. S. Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Jonathan Haidt, Joshua Greene, Lebowski, Nazis, Plato, Rick Lenon, Rodney King, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, United Nations

Dialog on Morality, Part I

  “Yes, of course I got your list of demands.” New Yorker caption contest   People have been wondering about … More

Carter Gillies, Dan Kaufman, Evolution, Fascism, Jonathan Haidt, Joshua Greene, Justice, Rick Lenon, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nagel, Wittgenstein

Justice vs Nationalism

Not so long ago, calling any right-wing personality or group “fascist” would have sounded over-the-top hysterical, entirely too alarmist. Not … More

Bob Dylan, Fascism, Gordon Brown, John Lennon, Jonathan Haidt, Justice, Nationalism

Loyalty vs Justice

When should loyalty trump justice? Never? Always? My answer: never! Unless it involves my family. Then I say: always! Justice … More

Jonathan Haidt, Ryan Lizza, Thomas Jefferson

Season of the Witch

Can science be the source of human values? The only source? That’s the idea behind Secular Scientific Humanism. SSH is … More

Alex Rosenberg, Copernicus, Darwin, David Brooks, Evolution, Galileo, Michelle Goldberg, Reformation, Ross Douthat, Sam Harris, Sean Carroll, Steven Pinker

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