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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Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Extended Consent

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We usually consent to some action immediately prior to that action. Sometimes our past consent may be thought to extend into the future....

Friday, 9 November 2012

Prisoners and the Right to Vote

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In the UK prisoners lose the right to vote whilst serving their sentence. In the US , except in Maine and Vermont , prisoners also lose ...

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Biological and Adopted Children

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In a posting on practical ethics Julian Savulescu relates the story of Brad and Melissa’s attempts to have a baby using IVF with PGD. The...

Friday, 5 October 2012

Two Types of Respect; Too Much Respect?

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In these days of political correctness, the idea of respect is important. The idea of respect is also often unclear. In this posting I w...

Friday, 21 September 2012

Happiness and Satisfaction

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In my previous posting I considered happiness in the light of Feldman and Haybron’s concepts. Both concepts differ, but both accept that s...

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Feldman, Haybron and Happy Dispositions

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Normally most people would understand what I meant if I said someone had a happy disposition. In this posting I want to explore the conne...

Friday, 3 August 2012

Olympic Ideals and Winning

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The Olympic Games are upon us and it is often claimed what really matters in the Olympics and sport in general is simply participating rat...

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