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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Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Work, Automation and Happiness

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In a posting in philosophical disquisitions John Danaher wonders whether work makes us happy. Happiness matters to us so this is an impo...

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Is Enhanced Love Fragile Love?

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It appears that it might be possible to enhance love by pharmacological or even genetic means in the near future. Julian Savulescu and ot...

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Sex, Friendship and Consent

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Anne Jacobson wonders whether sexual activity always requires the capacity to consent, see sex in the country of the aged . In this I pos...

Thursday, 9 April 2015

Love and Addiction

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Love or some forms of love can be seen as a type of addiction. It is suggested by Brian Earp, Olga Wudarczyk, Bennett Foddy and Julian Sa...

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Meaning and the Midlife Crisis

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In this posting I want to investigate the midlife crisis and use my investigation to examine what is meant by having meaning in life. The...

Monday, 9 February 2015

Enhancing Soldiers

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In this posting I want to consider the enhancement of soldiers. Such enhancement raises some serious ethical concerns. Concerns such as,...

Monday, 26 January 2015

Tiberius, Well-being, Meaning and Love

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There are two main types of philosophical and psychological theories of well-being. Firstly there are subjective theories based on people...

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