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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Monday, 21 July 2014

Superintelligence and Cognitive Enhancement

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My postings usually refer to practical matters but in this posting my concern is of little practical importance, at least in the near fut...

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Marrying for Love?

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In this posting I want to consider love and marriage. In the past couples who married, mostly stayed married, but in the last centu...

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Revenge and Justice

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Anders Herlitz asks whether revenge is an unjust necessity, see practical ethics . In his posting he suggests we have an innate desire t...

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Virtual Morality

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Mike LaBossiere asks whether we should behave morally to virtual beings. He wonders “whether or not we can have moral obligations to such...

Monday, 21 April 2014

Alzheimer’s and Suicide

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There is a new blood test which can predict with 90% accuracy whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s disease in the near future, see bi...

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Gratitude and the Emotions

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Recent research has shown that wisdom and gratitude go hand in hand suggesting it makes sense to be grateful, see is it wise to be gratef...

Monday, 24 February 2014

The Structure of Love and Anti-Love Drugs

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Brian Earp wonders whether it might be right for someone in certain situations to take an anti-love drug, see should we take anti love dr...

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