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, 21 January 2014

Meaning and Happiness

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In a recent posting in practical ethics Hannah Maslen considers happiness meaning and well-being . Let us accept that happiness and meani...

Thursday, 9 January 2014

Pharmacological Moral Enhancement

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Joao Fabiano asks us to imagine that in the future humanity makes a major breakthrough, see Practical Ethics . He imagines that society...

Monday, 2 December 2013

What do we mean by true self?

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In this posting I want to examine what we mean by true self, indeed even wether the concept is a meaningful one. Buddhists and David Hume...

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Prisoners serving Life Sentences and Voluntary Euthanasia

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In previous postings I have suggested that prisoners serving life sentences have a right to be assisted to commit suicide, see Prisoners ...

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Is Toleration an Outdated Virtue?

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It is sometimes argued that toleration is an outdated or incoherent virtue. One reason for given for this is John Horton’s example of a to...

Thursday, 29 August 2013

Gay Marriage 2

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It might be suggested that the state has other reasons to promote marriage rather than just that of helping children flourish and I was w...

Monday, 19 August 2013

Gay Marriage

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Someone remarked to me the other day that her daughter would make someone a good wife. Her remark caused me to wonder about the roles of ...

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