Wooler.Scottus

This blog is concerned with most topics in applied philosophy. In particular it is concerned with autonomy, love and other emotions. comments are most welcome

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Thursday, 11 November 2010

Hobbs and Heroes

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At the BBC radio 3’s free thinking festival at The Sage in Gateshead Angie Hobbs posed the question do we need heroes? In her discussion H...

Sunday, 31 October 2010

The Roots of Cruelty

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Paul Bloom writing in the New Scientist of 16/10/10 states the following “It is no surprise that modern humans can be selfish and cruel, but...

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

The Obese, Muggers and NICE

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's citizens' council thinks it might be right to offer grossly unhealthy pe...

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Valid Consent, Good Consent and Asymmetric Competence

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In this posting I want to consider the topic of informed consent. Eric Chwang is interested in the difference between the standard need...

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

The Decriminalisation of Drugs

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Ian Gilmore, former president of the Royal College of Physicians, and one of the UK's leading doctors has argued that the government sho...

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Velleman, Guilt and Love

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David Velleman defines guilt as anxiety about being in an indefensible position which means one might be cut off from social interaction...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Prisoners serving Life Sentences and Assisted Suicide

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In his posting on practical ethics Shlomit Harrosh connects the rights of death row inmates in certain states of the USA to choose the met...

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